Ridiculous Crime

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Irritating Posh Kid Hijinks: The Dreadnought Hoax Nov 10, 2022

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Pranks! Some are clever. Some are fun. Some are a little lame. And some manage to create an historical thread from Virginia Woolf to Silvio Berlusconi.

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Horsing Around for Millions Nov 08, 2022

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Two great tastes that taste great together: horse racing and fraternity brothers. What happens when three frat bros attempt to rig the biggest horse race in America? They all win a free yet priceless education in how not to commit a crime. And it’s all thanks to a long shot horse named Volponi.

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You're Bacon a Big Mistake: The Tucson Sonoran Hot Dog Turf War Nov 03, 2022

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Regional delicacies are a hot market and a point of pride. Tucson's Sonoran Hot Dogs are a prime example. But are they worthy of extortion and death threats? One guy sure thought so.

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Kids Steal The Darndest Things! Nov 01, 2022

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They can barely see over the steering wheel, they can’t reach the pedals, many can’t even read, but they don’t let that stop them. Kids will steal the dardenest things — like Mom’s SUV. These criming kids all went big, they each tried to drive cross-country!

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More Train Talk: The Great Train Robbery Oct 27, 2022

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Trains. It was an outrageous caper to end all capers: stealing millions from a train (and maybe a little of the train, too). What could go wrong? Well, a lot. But a fair bit also went right. Trains. And thanks to all that, we have a dope television theme song. Makes sense, don't it? And trains.

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A Snowball’s Chance Oct 25, 2022

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2 Texas colleges.
1 two-hundred pound owl.
Mix in 1200 cadets and their bull sergeants versus a team of football players and tracks stars, stir in as many trains, trucks, and cars as can be found, and garnish with two private dicks, one named Snowball.

That’s called a TAMU over Rice.

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Real House Burglars of the UK: The Heist Oct 20, 2022

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This is the true story of five strangers picked to target a mark, work together, and have their lives taped to find out what happens when people stop criming in secret...and start getting loot for the sake of entertainment.

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How To Fake Your Death …and Not Get Away With It! Oct 18, 2022

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David Friedland was a corrupt, mob-connected, LSD-munching, undercover FBI informant and New Jersey state lawmaker, until one day he faked his death and became a scuba diving instructor.

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I Want to Talk to You about Trains: The Brian Robson Story Oct 13, 2022

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Choose a job. Choose Australia. Choose a gross hostel. Choose some friends. Choose a crate. Choose a pee bottle. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got trains?

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Papa, Can You Hear Me: Florida Man Kidnaps Self Oct 11, 2022

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Is it kidnapping if you’re the kid who naps himself? Do FBI informants have a bring your kid to work day? It’s David Hampton Butler Jr. vs David Hampton Butler Sr. in a Florida Man battle of the ages.

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