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	Bungling burglar dangling by his shoelaces

hitchhiker08

8-24-2008 10:34 AM

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dumb, burglar, thief, robbery, dartford, kent, uk, police

hitchhiker08 says:

I've heard of people squeezing out of situations by the skin of their teeth - this must be nature's way of showing the opposite...dangling upside down by one's shoelaces?!

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8-24-2008 12:15 PM

tanyamm

That's too funny!

8-24-2008 12:17 PM

ratilfar

Moron!

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