Elderly Viagra thief strikes again

laugh of the day

[Shakil]

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - An elderly man has robbed a pharmacy in the southern French city of Marseille for the fourth time in less than a year, each time making off with its full stock of the anti-impotence drug Viagra.

Each time he strikes, he appears at closing time armed with a knife and marches the three female members of staff to the cupboard where they keep the coveted blue pills, Marseille police said.

He then leaves quietly with his stash and the day's takings.

Police said they did not know whether the thief was stealing the Viagra for his personal use, or to resell the pills illegally with a hefty premium.

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Shak

[Brett_Tabke]

I think the moral is, if you are in france, lockup your grandmothers.

[Shakil]

No, this is what happens when the French do NOT allow online pharmacies to operate in their country :)

The lengths these affiliate boys will go to....

Shak

[pmac]

If he gets arrested, I doubt it will stand up in court. :)

[digitalghost]

The court frowns on hardened criminals.

[lawman]

:o

[tbear]

:~

[pmac]

Best he could hope for is a hung jury.

[digitalghost]

And a stiff fine.

[Shakil]

The news story forgets to metion:

"The Three Female assistants leave with Him" with big smiles on their faces.

Shak

[Quinn]

sounds like a hard case.

[jeremy goodrich]

doh. funny stuff.

I'm wondering, is this a hard crime to commit?

It's a bad thing, but perhaps if it was harder, this wouldn't happen again?

he he.

[Shakil]

sounds way to Hard for me.

I am not UP for this sort of behaviour.

Shak

[digitalghost]

He may have a rock solid alibi. If he gets a jury that is soft on crime, he may walk, with a noticeable limp, but freedom makes all men stand taller.

Okay, I'm reaching, time to quite this thread. ;)

[Brett_Tabke]

> freedom makes all men stand taller.

Or point to the north pole - whichever comes first.

[Quinn]

someone should really shut this thread down.

[Quinn]

these puns are getting harder and harder to stomach...

<ducks> <running away>

[Josk]

Thats what happens if you give a dog a bone

[Dante_Maure]

No upstanding citizen would resort to such behaviour.

[Marcia]

>someone should really shut this thread down.

Not a chance, Quinn. This one's even better than the old chicken head thread.

[Nick_W]

Question is: Will they catch him red handed with his pants down?

Nick

[Marcia]

>Will they catch him red handed with his pants down?

No doubt if they do they'll deal with him with a strong hand.

[CuriousWeb]

you lot are cruel

the man is obviously going through hard times

[Shakil]

The Police at a press conference said:

"It just keeps getting Harder & Harder to grab hold of him"

to which the press replied

"Maybe you should try the Soft approach"

Shak

[Shakil]

The problem with this type of criminal is that you never know when he will just get UP and go"

Shak

[jackofalltrades]

Leave the guy alone...

...he was obviously in a depressed state and needed something to raise his spirits...

[CuriousWeb]

hehe

brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'hardened criminal'

[jackofalltrades]

I bet he was up all night <worrying>

JOAT

[Liane]

Interesting that this took place in Marseille. If anyone is familiar with the French national anthom, (La Marseillaise), the first line (which is repeated several times throughout the anthem) is:

"Rise Up Sons of the fatherland, let's stand!"

Seems to me this fellow is simply being patriotic! :)
(added) ... Or perhaps he is planning a new revolutionary war and doesn't want his boys to be too soft on the enemy.

[edited by: Liane at 4:07 pm (utc) on Nov. 22, 2002]

[Shakil]

nice to see that no matter how HARD i try, this post just keeps RISING to the top.

Shak