Pair Arrested in Samurai Sword Robbery

foxnews ^ | 08/16/07 | AP

[TornadoAlley3]

PLOVER, Wis. —

A couple were thwarted in their effort to leave this small central Wisconsin town when they were arrested for robbing a gas station with a samurai sword.

Renee Ferreri, 22, told police that she and Brian A. Schmid, 24, "were tired of their lives, and they just 'gave up,'" according to a criminal complaint.

The couple needed money to leave town, so they stole a 2000 Mercury Sable on Aug. 8 from the Jeepers Gin Mill and drove to their home to pick up the sword and two stocking caps, police said.

[JillValentine]

Too bad the clerk wasn’t armed with a gun.

Foolish are they who bring a sword to a gunfight, and think that Quentin Tarantino movies equal reality.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

The couple needed money to leave town, so they stole a 2000 Mercury Sable on Aug. 8 from the Jeepers Gin Mill

It just lacks the romantic wistfulness of a lovestruck young couple stowing away on a train to join the circus...

These Zorros are Zeroes. Perhaps they were going to cut and run?


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[Enterprise]

These two are definitely not a cut above the average dull blades in the crime world. I’m surprised they didn’t try to escape on a chopper.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

“not a cut above” = undercuttings of the underworld?

[dynachrome]

“from the Jeepers Gin Mill”
Sounds like my kind of place!

[higgmeister]

I thought Ando and Hiro are supposed to be on the side of good!

[mikrofon]

The couple needed money to leave town, so they stole a 2000 Mercury Sable

You'd think they would have swiped a different vehicle, like a Buick LeSabre or Olds Cutlass.

At least their caper was foiled before they could get away and try to fence anything...

[Larry Lucido]

They stole a Sable? They should have stoled a Le Sabre.

[dighton]

Touché!

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

O thou of rapier wit, well done.

The Sable stole was no mink, which is what most women pre-fur when they are fashion accessories to a crime.

I understand the engine was a Swiss Army Light Saber unit with eight blades (A Lacerate).

[yorkie]

"Gimme all the money in your register! And, Oh! Gimme all your canned cat food and crackers! We're gonna party hardy!"

[potlatch]

Watch out for;

SAMURAI SQUIRREL

[JillValentine]

Hey, I coulda done that!

[devolve]

.

LOL!

Great graphic potlatch!

[potlatch]

Thanks, didn’t bother to put a name as there isn’t much use for something like that!

[NicknamedBob]

Don’t ever bring a samurai sword to a

“He buys a gun and he steals a car,
He tries to run but he don’t get far ...”

reenactment ceremony.

[Larry Lucido]

I didn’t even catch the “stole a sable” pun. Have I told you of the time I stole a sable stole?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

I recall that lucidly, Larry.

And vividly, Vivian.

And Ruthlessly — I wonder where Ruthie was? (old Firesign Theatre joke)

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

So basically, you’re saying that Ferreri stole a Sable from Jeepers using Le Saber?