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17 Jul 02 - 01:47 AM (#749468) Subject: Armed Gang of Clowns Rob Bar From: Hagbardr Armed Clown Gang Has Last Laugh Tue Jul 16, 9:52 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Police in the northern city of Manchester appealed for information on Tuesday after a gang of clowns mounted an armed raid on a wine bar. Three men in fancy dress handcuffed a manager and threatened him with a sawn-off shotgun and a knife before escaping with what was described as "a small amount of money." Police were not amused. "This was a highly organized team, who had obviously spent some time planning this robbery," Detective Inspector Darren Shenton said in a statement. The gang made off in a van with police in pursuit, and managed to escape despite being involved in three accidents on the way. Police said witnesses could not have failed to notice the robbers. "There is no doubt that anyone walking along the road at the time the robbers were heading into or out of the building would have spotted them, especially as they were dressed as clowns," the statement said. -------------------------------------------------------- I feel a ballad coming on..... ==Hagbardr
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17 Jul 02 - 04:20 AM (#749502) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Stephen L. Rich Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the universe... |
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17 Jul 02 - 05:55 AM (#749541) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Dave the Gnome Nothing new. That Ronald Mc(deleted for copyright reasons) clown has been robbing us blind for years. And poisoning us in the process...;-) Cheers DtG |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:19 AM (#749548) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: McGrath of Harlow That's more or less how a lot of Morris Dancing and so forth started off. |
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17 Jul 02 - 09:30 AM (#749638) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: C-flat I have visions of the get-away vehicle honking and back-firing as the doors fall off! Meanwhile a line of keystone cops, frantically waving truncheons, snake out behind in hot pursuit. |
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17 Jul 02 - 10:26 AM (#749681) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Amos Seltzer bottle at the ready, his four-foot shoes flopping, orange curls flapping in the wind, the villain strode into the bank and stuck his large red nose through the bars at the teller's window. "Take it easy sister, and nobody gets hurt," he snarled, honking the large red-bulbed Model A horn strapped to his waist. "Mess with me and I'll fill ya full of seltzer, see?" I tell ya ,it was a laugh riot!! :>) A |
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17 Jul 02 - 02:43 PM (#749809) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Lonesome EJ The man in the red polka-dot jumpsuit and giant green shoes approached the astonished bartender. The robber's face was painted with a huge smile, above which a large red nose bobbed as he walked. His hair was an orange wig which stood out in strange curlicues from under a tiny blue bowler hat. From a giant pocket, he produced a black revolver and thrust it in the face of the bartender. "Give me all of your money," he said. "This," said the bartender, "has got to be a joke!" The clown fixed him with a grim look from behind his large fluorescent yellow spectacles and said "I've never been more serious in my life." The clown bagged the loot and exited the wine bar. Outside, a tiny purple getaway car waited, containing 23 of his accomplices. The clown escaped and eluded capture, due to inconsistent and inaccurate descriptions by witnesses to the crime. |
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17 Jul 02 - 02:44 PM (#749810) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Amos ROFLMAO!! A |
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17 Jul 02 - 05:24 PM (#749911) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: GUEST,Claymore It is obviously time to call in the Clown Posse... (armed of course, but then again this was Britain... how very American of them). |
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17 Jul 02 - 05:30 PM (#749915) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: C-flat I wonder if the police checked to see if the circus was in town that day! |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:02 PM (#749931) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Ebbie The clown fixed him with "a huge smile", LEJ? |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:07 PM (#749936) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: CarolC "Armed Gang of Clowns" sounds like a good name for a band. |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:09 PM (#749939) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Liz the Squeak I always knew they weren't the happy go lucky friendly things my parents always told me they were.... am I the only person who hates circuses?? LTS (Oddly enough, there was one on the repeat of ER on Channel 4 today.... Dr Maluchi wouldn't treat him because he was scared of them.... is this an American thing or is it international? I'm not scared of them, I just don't like them.....) |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:11 PM (#749943) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: McGrath of Harlow The Krusty Mob |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:23 PM (#749950) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Hollowfox "Three men in fancy dress" = dressed as clowns? (hmmm....well...) |
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17 Jul 02 - 06:51 PM (#749973) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: GUEST,DW at work Boy, when clowns go bad, they go REAL baaaaaaaaaaad. Reckon they read too much Stephen King? DW |
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17 Jul 02 - 09:24 PM (#750067) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mudlark I find clowns very threatening, tho I must say, the idea of a gang of them robbing a wine bar is a hoot. Next thing you know a gang of mimes will emerge, threatening to bore everyone to death if they don't turn over their cash... |
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17 Jul 02 - 10:10 PM (#750087) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: GUEST,ozmacca May I say that I find the possibilities posed by this revelation endlessly fascinating. I mean, is this a radical new interpretation of "street theatre" becoming more reflective of the real world as art reflects the worldly culture around us, or is it simply an inevitable extension of already widely accepted practice, similar to the demands for payment by itinerant musicians and other exponents of the performing arts in general? And can I get as a job as their advisory critic and script writer? Or at least a share in the proceeds when they hit the big time, and try to knock over the Bank of England with an elastic fire hose, a collapsable extending ladder and three custard pies, making their getaway on unicycles, carrying the safe? |
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17 Jul 02 - 11:16 PM (#750105) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Celtic Soul "Can'tsleepclownwilleatmecan'tsleepclownwilleatmecan'tsleepclownwilleatme" Thank you, Bart Simpson, for recognizing that Clowns *can* go bad. |
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17 Jul 02 - 11:24 PM (#750110) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Chip2447 "Step out of the car. Keep your hands where I can see them. You're next, and you and you and you. Now you, and you and you. Watch that one Joe, he's got the pistol with the big bang flag. Now you and you and you. Frank, keep an eye on the one with the silly grin and the squirt flower. Now you and you, Hey what gives with the tuxedo...."(wait for it) "This one must be the ringleader... Chip2447, clowning around |
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18 Jul 02 - 12:40 AM (#750140) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Amos LOL!!!
Even though the heat are waiting,
Just so we stay musical about this you understand.... :>) A
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18 Jul 02 - 04:40 AM (#750212) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Nigel Parsons A man walks into the bank and tells the cashier: "Give me all your money, this is a cock up!" "Don't you mean a stick up?" "No, I forgot my gun" Gangster:"Right, all of you, lie on the floor" Manager:"No, Miss Jones, face down, this is a robbery, not the ofice party!" Nigel |
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18 Jul 02 - 05:16 AM (#750226) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mr Happy cannibals won't eat clowns because they taste funny! |
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18 Jul 02 - 05:30 AM (#750233) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Steve Parkes Remember when the Marcel Marceau look-alikes mimed "Murder on the Orient Express" at the French "Le Boring" festival? Steve |
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18 Jul 02 - 06:31 AM (#750260) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Dave Bryant Just to be pedantic. From the description, these robbers were dressed as "Augustes" - the "Clown" is the one in the pointed hat and usually white, sequined costume, who never gets wet or dirty inspite of all the Augustes' attempts. |
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18 Jul 02 - 08:51 AM (#750329) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: GUEST,Claymore This whole incident, "huge smiles from armed clowns",etc merely prove the old American adage; "You can get more with a smile and a gun, than you can with just a smile". I knew this United Europe thing was going to end up like America II; crime, racial problems and all. Europe is going to eventually look like a big New York, except everybody will have really bad accents ;) |
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18 Jul 02 - 09:06 AM (#750336) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: MMario Europe of course has never had any crime or racial problems before this, right? ;) Killer Clowns from Outer Space obviously another incursion. |
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18 Jul 02 - 09:22 AM (#750351) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Pied Piper No Liz you're not the only one. I went to a Circus as a chiled and hated it (full of people who were clearly insane). All the best PP. |
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18 Jul 02 - 02:41 PM (#750586) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Liz the Squeak I did like the tigers though, but thought they looked sad in their cages.... only went the once. Won't take Bratling to one, that's daddy's job. I don't do the clown thing any more. Today's useless information - Marcel Marceau had his only speaking role in Mel Brookes' "Silent Movie" - he said the only word spoken in the entire film; 'non'. LTS |
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18 Jul 02 - 03:56 PM (#750623) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Brían Go ahead, squeeze the wheeze. Many people like to.... Brían |
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18 Jul 02 - 04:09 PM (#750638) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Lonesome EJ honk! There! You see? It doesn't hurt me a bit. |
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18 Jul 02 - 05:31 PM (#750676) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mountain Dog Somehow, I just knew we were all Bozos on this bus... |
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18 Jul 02 - 10:18 PM (#750812) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mudlark Always Leave 'em Laughing
Bozo the clown was a clown of renown
"A bank!" suggested Chuckles, cracking his knuckles
"I've got an idear," says Bozo from the rear
Dressed in clothes of wild hues, clown wigs and clown shoes
They agreed in one voice on the weapon of choice
With big shoes flapping, and grins fixed in place
They got clean away, and it's said they're free to this day
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18 Jul 02 - 10:46 PM (#750819) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Amos LOL, Mudlark!! One for the books!! A |
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19 Jul 02 - 03:42 AM (#750913) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Steve Parkes ... and they laughed all the way to the bank! |
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19 Jul 02 - 05:21 AM (#750934) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Dave Bryant Why the police really want them is that they entertained people - without a PEL ! |
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19 Jul 02 - 05:32 AM (#750939) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mr Happy dave b rotflmao!! |
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19 Jul 02 - 05:58 AM (#750949) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: fogie Wait a minute I didnt know that clowns were a race! How long has this been known? |
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19 Jul 02 - 07:44 AM (#750983) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Bullfrog Jones Are they the same gang who stole that shipment of viagara? If so, they're hardened criminals! Boom, boom! BJ |
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19 Jul 02 - 12:45 PM (#751127) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Mudlark LOLOLOLOL...... |
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19 Jul 02 - 01:21 PM (#751142) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: Amos A subspecies -- homo chortlensis -- the diagnostic traits include extra wide lip membranes with typically bright pigmentation, and the unusual ovoid nasal cartilege structure; secondary identification can be made by measurement of the extended pedal extremities and, in some cases, the eyebrow arch. A |
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19 Jul 02 - 01:28 PM (#751146) Subject: RE: BS: Armed Gangs of Clowns From: The Walrus at work Claymore,
"...Europe is going to eventually look like a big New York, except everybody will have really bad accents ;) ..."
No, that *IS* New York, Walrus [1] The French brew lousy beer - Great wine but lousy beer. |