Patriotic Muggers Return Soldier's Wallet

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law, Weapons & War on November 12, 2009 at 2:55 pm

You’ve got to hand it to Wisconsin’s muggers. They may be criminals, but darn it, they’re patriotic criminals!

A Milwaukee Army reservist’s military identification earned him some street cred Tuesday, when he says four men who mugged him at gunpoint returned his belongings and thanked him for his service after finding the ID.

The 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student said he was walking home from work about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday when he was pulled into an alley and told to lay face down and with a gun to his neck. Four men took his wallet, $16, keys, his cell phone and even a PowerBar wrapper from his pants pockets, he said.

But the hostile tone quickly changed when one of the robbers, whom the reservist presumed was the leader, saw an Army ID in the wallet. The robber told the others to return the items and they put most of his belongings on the ground next to him, including the wrapper, the reservist said.

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American Bacon

Posted by Alex in Food & Drinks, Funny on July 4, 2009 at 4:47 pm


Image: xenonofarcticus [Flickr], modified from bacon photo by Yogma

Just in time for Fourth of July, here’s American Bacon by Chris Hanson of Pocket Bacon. Who says that pork products can’t be patriotic?

 
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The Saturday Evening Posts' Fourth of July Covers Throughout the Decades

Posted by Alex in Book & Lit on July 4, 2009 at 4:47 pm

If the American Bacon above isn’t for you, then perhaps this is more your alley: a collection of Fourth of July covers of The Saturday Evening Post throughout the decades: Link

Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

 
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