July 11, 2007: Man dressed as tree robs bank

Undertoad · 07-11-2007, 11:49 AM

A rather small image today, as it's a shot from a security cam.

At first you think, what the -- why would a man dress like a tree to rob a bank? If he wants to hide from people outside, that's one thing, but to use it to rob a bank? Maybe from the drive-through window, but from the inside?

Axlrosen sends this Manchester Union Leader story of a man who used duct tape to tape branches and leaves to his body in order to perpetrate his crime.

Sometimes people are just broken, and to laugh at those people is wrong, which is why I personally omit the gent's name. That way it's anonymous, and we can say whatever we like about the dude.

Coign · 07-11-2007, 12:01 PM

Don't laugh, that is his super power. To grow flimsy branches. If that is the only power you have, you would use it to.

Clodfobble · 07-11-2007, 12:02 PM

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Police rake in leafy robbery suspect

Actual headline from the article.

Uisge Beatha · 07-11-2007, 12:04 PM

Well, money doesn't grow on trees, so......

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Sometimes people are just broken, and to laugh at those people is wrong, .

But it's just so funny.

"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man." --Jack Handey

Cicero · 07-11-2007, 12:55 PM

That photo reminds me of something....Oh yea.....
Go to the bank then....
Make like a tree and leaf........

ferret88 · 07-11-2007, 01:03 PM

I wonder ...

did he rob the main bank, or just a branch location?

odie number seven · 07-11-2007, 01:05 PM

From that angle, it looks like a tree dressed as a man.
But still ... why would a tree rob a bank?

Uisge Beatha · 07-11-2007, 01:17 PM

Oh, a bank? He thought the sign said bark.

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 01:28 PM

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dar512 · 07-11-2007, 02:25 PM

And the police captain was named Dick Tracy -- which makes the whole leafy disguise thing somehow more appropriate.

Spexxvet · 07-11-2007, 02:27 PM

If a man dressed as a tree robbed a bank in the woods, and nobody was there, would it make any noise?

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

And the police captain was named Dick Tracy -- which makes the whole leafy disguise thing somehow more appropriate.

Oh lord, no kidding? I should read the article...

Ok, and Cap'n Tracy went on to say:

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Originally Posted by Comic Strip Cop

Tracy said the robber made off with a bag containing less than $1,000. It appears investigators have since recovered most, if not all, of the money, he said.

He was dressed as a tree, with no weapon, and he got some money? He made off with it? They've recovered MOST of it? Sounds more like Barney Fife is on the case.

Edited to add: lol@ Spexx

xoxoxoBruce · 07-11-2007, 03:09 PM

Apparently he wanted to hide from the cameras rather than the people present. Guess he didn't know they had low angle cameras.

David letterman had the ushers search the potted palms in the lobby, as a precaution, last night.

Shawnee123 · 07-11-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

David letterman had the ushers search the potted palms in the lobby, as a precaution, last night.

That's pretty funny. I missed that.

Spexx, did you mean "dressed like a tree" rather than "dressed like a dress."

07-11-2007, 11:49 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 11, 2007: Man dressed as tree robs bank A rather small image today, as it's a shot from a security cam. At first you think, what the -- why would a man dress like a tree to rob a bank? If he wants to hide from people outside, that's one thing, but to use it to rob a bank? Maybe from the drive-through window, but from the inside? Axlrosen sends this Manchester Union Leader story of a man who used duct tape to tape branches and leaves to his body in order to perpetrate his crime. Sometimes people are just broken, and to laugh at those people is wrong, which is why I personally omit the gent's name. That way it's anonymous, and we can say whatever we like about the dude.

07-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#2
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	Don't laugh, that is his super power. To grow flimsy branches. If that is the only power you have, you would use it to. __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

07-11-2007, 01:05 PM	#8
odie number seven A dying breed. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 22	From that angle, it looks like a tree dressed as a man. But still ... why would a tree rob a bank? __________________ odie

07-11-2007, 01:28 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	he was waxing nostalgic . __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:48 AM.

07-11-2007, 02:25 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	And the police captain was named Dick Tracy -- which makes the whole leafy disguise thing somehow more appropriate. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

07-11-2007, 12:04 PM	#4
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Well, money doesn't grow on trees, so......

07-11-2007, 12:55 PM	#6
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	That photo reminds me of something....Oh yea..... Go to the bank then.... Make like a tree and leaf........

07-11-2007, 01:03 PM	#7
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	I wonder ... did he rob the main bank, or just a branch location?

07-11-2007, 01:17 PM	#9
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	Oh, a bank? He thought the sign said bark.

07-11-2007, 02:27 PM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	If a man dressed as a tree robbed a bank in the woods, and nobody was there, would it make any noise? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce Last edited by Spexxvet; 07-11-2007 at 04:56 PM.

07-11-2007, 03:09 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Apparently he wanted to hide from the cameras rather than the people present. Guess he didn't know they had low angle cameras. David letterman had the ushers search the potted palms in the lobby, as a precaution, last night. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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