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American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
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The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
This is mighty peculiar. Apparently, you can now rob banks at the drive-through.
A bank robber behind the wheel of his car on Tuesday sent a note through a vacuum tube to the teller at the drive-through window at a branch of Chicago’s LaSalle Bank and the teller obliged, returning an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
It makes me think: My own bank has started a practice where you have to fill out your name, address and zip code, whenever you deposit a check. You deposit a check into two accounts, you have to fill out your address twice. So it gives me cause to wonder. When you rob a bank through the little pneumatic air tube, how many times do you have to fill out your address and zip code? Does it depend on how many accounts the cashier has to empty in order to get the amount of cash you demanded in your note?
The FBI said it was investigating the drive-through theft.
Oh yeah, do get back to us on what you found out. Inquiring minds want to know.
UPDATE: The amount of money involved was about $56,000. It would appear no further facts are forthcoming to make this story make some kind of sense, as I was hoping — thus far, it remains as simple as it sounded at first. Schooop! In goes a note. Schooop! Out comes the money. Vroom! Off they go.
Police say a man drove up to a LaSalle bank at 3301 N. Ashland about 8 a.m. Tuesday and slid a note demanding money to the teller through a tube at the window.
The teller complied, shooting back about $56,000, Belmont District police said.
C’mon…c’mon…there’s got to be more to it than that.
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