Man Disguised as Tree Robs New Hampshire Bank

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Man Disguised as Tree Robs New Hampshire Bank

July 7, 2007

Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a New Hampshire bank on Saturday disguised as a tree, according to MyFoxBoston.com.

The suspect walked into the Citizen's Bank in Manchester with tree branches duct taped to his body and demanded money from the teller.

The teller filled a bag with cash and the suspect took off. A dye pack inside the bag exploded, the Web site reported.

Manchester cops described the man as a white male, between 45 and 50 years old, wearing glasses and

[Albion Wilde]

Too bad this wasn’t Seattle and he wasn’t a holiday tree. He could have been thrown out by an offended rabbi and the ACLU before even entering the bank.

[huldah1776]

never fear, we read it right.

[Old Student]

“I had to drop by - knowing FReepers, a thread with a title like this has to be fun.”

Check out http://www.fark.com for their thread on this article. (note that is their main page, not the article.) Some seriously punny responses. I lurk, but do not post, there sometimes.

This tree lumbers into the bank, and...

[Irish Rose]

Thanks for the link.

[small voice in the wilderness]

Have we all learned a good lesson here?

The love of money is the root of all evil.

[Old Professer]

“The boy looked like an overgrown rose bush in a hurricane, all them red petals and green leaves blowin’ off ‘im as ‘E went down the street head over ‘ills”

[ViLaLuz]

That’s a pretty big log.

[al baby]

be carefull sometimes it shoots sap out

[EagleandLiberty]

Hmmm...

Wood you be leaf that the branch was robbed?? I guess the E L F needed $$$.

[Old Student]

Not a prob. I’ve found a few articles on FARK that hadn’t made it to FR, and quite a few more that have. Lot more libs on FARK, but they aren’t so rabid as DU, mostly.