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Actor Tom Hanks alerts New York City police to parked car with slew of tickets
FNC - Entertainment ^ | May 21, 2017 | AP

Posted on 05/21/2017 7:27:26 AM PDT by Boomer

Actor Tom Hanks is on the beat in New York City, using Twitter to alert police to a car with a slew of tickets on its windshield.

Turns out the tickets were paid.

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TOPICS: Humor; Local News; Music/Entertainment; Travel
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It's a sad world when letting your car get a pile of parking tickets is cheaper than finding a close enough place to park your car. I bet this guy is looking forward to the day when driverless cars are zipping around.
1 posted on 05/21/2017 7:27:26 AM PDT by Boomer
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To: Boomer

It offended Tom Hanx sensibilities. Twit. Think the police would’ve followed up on anyone else’s tweet?


2 posted on 05/21/2017 7:30:03 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: Boomer

Tom must have a lot of spare time these days.
His last three movies have been big bombs.
Every dog has his day. Maybe Tom’s acting persona was more in vogue a decade or two ago. Same with Will Smith. Both pleasant guys and forever wealthy, but somewhat limited in the roles they can convincingly play.


3 posted on 05/21/2017 7:35:55 AM PDT by lee martell
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Verifies the total and utter lawlessness of leftists/liberals. Doesn't matter if they are elites or street thugs - they are all anti-cop.
4 posted on 05/21/2017 7:37:43 AM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: Boomer

Senator Cory Booker used to do a lot of ‘Here I Come To Save The Day!!’ scenarios like this some years ago.


5 posted on 05/21/2017 7:38:34 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Boomer

To be fair, in NYC it is not out of the realm of possibility that the car hasn’t been moved because there’s a dead body inside.

But usually, the cars are towed long before a “slew” occurs


6 posted on 05/21/2017 7:39:19 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: Boomer

Hanks Twitters, “why not just have the chauffeur take the car back to the garage?”


7 posted on 05/21/2017 7:39:57 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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Let me guess, was it because all those trees died for the paper?


8 posted on 05/21/2017 7:41:17 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Boomer

A parked car with slew of unpaid tickets belongs to someone at the UN ,LOL


9 posted on 05/21/2017 7:43:55 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Good chance the NYPD monitors their Twitter account (s) & responds. Hanks has gone off the Left edge, mainly I believe b/c of the influence of his wretched wife. Doing “broken windows” reporting to law enforcement is ok, IMO. Citizen vigilance is critical to maintaining safe communities. I will give credit to Hanks for his support in getting the WWII Memorial funded & built...as uninspiring and unworthy of the Greatest Generation as it may be.


10 posted on 05/21/2017 7:44:05 AM PDT by nickedknack
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Maybe Tom’s acting persona was more in vogue a decade or two ago. Same with Will Smith. Both pleasant guys and forever wealthy, but somewhat limited in the roles they can convincingly play.

Seriously???

Did you see Forest Gump, Apollo 13, Castaway, The Green Mile, Bachelor Party, Big???

11 posted on 05/21/2017 7:46:53 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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The Jerk. That was my car!


12 posted on 05/21/2017 7:50:13 AM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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Gotta agree with mountn man — Hanks has proved himself to be a versatile actor, despite his drift to the Left. He really is one of only a handful artists who compare favorably with Golden Age actors. To me, Hanks matches up with such as Spencer Tracy or Paul Muni.


13 posted on 05/21/2017 7:54:47 AM PDT by nickedknack
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At Wash St U, back in the day, this maroon Jaguar sedan would park in no parking zones and always had tickets under the wipers.

It was the car of the only Amish on the B-Ball team.


14 posted on 05/21/2017 7:56:29 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
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I might disagree with his politics, but think he is probably one of the best actors of this generation, and an equal of many of the golden age, as you said.


15 posted on 05/21/2017 7:59:57 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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Yes say what you will, but Hanks has had a tremendous career and variety of roles both in acting and producing. Also “Saving Pvt. Ryan”, “The Polar Express” and even “Bosom Buddies”. Just to name a few others.


16 posted on 05/21/2017 8:01:05 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Wall- Yes, PP -No, NPR-No,PBS-No)
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To: nickedknack

Paul Muni I had never heard of until today. A six time Academy Award Nominee. Most active during the 30’s and 40’s. Died almost 50 years ago.


17 posted on 05/21/2017 8:04:26 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: FreedomGuru

Don’t forget his best work, “Bachelor Party.”


18 posted on 05/21/2017 8:04:34 AM PDT by dfwgator
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If it were a group of muslims carrying bombs and other weapons, Tom would not want to offend them and he would probably not alert the police.


19 posted on 05/21/2017 8:06:07 AM PDT by boycott
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He is a good actor, his movies are mostly entertaining to me. And that is all he needs to be recognized for, he is an entertainer, same as a good clown at a circus. The recent movie, “Hologram for the King” was awful though. I could not get past the first 30 minutes.


20 posted on 05/21/2017 8:14:06 AM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death)
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