Flowerpot + ingenuity = stolen $221K Porsche


	Flowerpot + ingenuity = stolen $221K Porsche

enbar

12-7-2007 12:35 AM

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enbar says:

What genius dreamed this up? A German thief jammed a flowerpot under the tire of a Porsche. When the driver got out to remove it, the thief jumped in the car and drove it away. You gotta admit, that's creative.

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12-7-2007 1:05 AM

laceym

Thanks. I'll be driving a new Audi RS4 by this time tomorrow.

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