Bandit Tries To Rob Store With Banana

WJLA TV ^ | 6/25/08

[NRA1995]

Maryland State Police have a strange case to solve: A man walked into a Frederick County 7-11 Wednesday morning and tried to rob it. His weapon of choice? A banana.

The 7-11 on Fingerboard Road in Monrovia has been robbed before, but never like this. At 12:45 a.m., a masked man walked up to the counter and grabbed--a banana. He aimed it at the clerk and demanded cash.

"What's he think he's going to do with a banana?! Ain't much you can do with a banana! Throw the peel down and hope he slips on it," said resident Michael Benton.

Police said the suspect hit the clerk with the fruit, but the clerk fought back with a real weapon. As a surveillance camera rolled, the clerk grabbed a knife and chased the man out of the store.

[jonascord]

The proper way to defend yourself against a man armed with a banana is to shoot him, and then eat the banana, thus disarming him. Red currants, however, are best handled with a 16 ton weight, or a tiger.

[skinkinthegrass]

...however, are best handled with a 16 ton weight, or a tiger....then use, a pointed stick.