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No thumbprint, no money, U.S. bank tells armless man
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9-8-2009 6:59 AM
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tabsey
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Wouldn't it be horrid to wake up to the news that you had made such a mistake.
'Well, obviously you can't give us a thumbprint',"
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9-9-2009
3:03 PM
clip-on-tie
I'd crack an arm pun, but I'm stumped.
He wasn't there to give the bank any trouble. Anyone could see he was unarmed.
9-9-2009
4:25 PM
lollipop10
ahahaha, soooo funny!
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