Posted on 08/23/2014 12:47:37 PM PDT by mikrofon
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A stolen life-sized statue of United States President Barack Obama was has been returned to its Northern Pennsylvania owner after being discovered on a nearby picnic bench with an empty six-pack of Twisted Tea and a cigarette butt hanging from its mouth.
The statue was a staple of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., neighborhood it was stolen from, where owner Tiffany Bruce prominently displayed it on her porch and decorated it for holidays.
"I peeked my head out the door and Obama's gone and I kind of went into a panic," described a distressed Bruce when the statue was taken on Tuesday. She was not being hyperbolic, as Bruce was literally suffering from a panic attack.
"I couldn't breathe, and I had to go to the hospital."
In addition to being a prized possession, the statue was also a bit of an investment.
"That statue was actually $1,249," Bruce told WNEP.
Upon hearing of the treasonous theft, Ashley Furniture, where Bruce purchased the statue, offered to replace the likeness of President Obama free of charge.
"We all felt for her, and the way it affected her," Ashley Furniture employee told CitizensVoice.com.
"We were all pulling for her."
To the relief of Bruce and the community, the statue of the president was found Thursday on a picnic bench in nearby Bear Creek. Thieves or other vandals arranged the statue with an empty six pack of Twisted Tea and placed a cigarette butt it's mouth.
Bruce says she does not understand why someone would want to steal the statue, and is just to relieved to have it back.
"[My kids] are going to freak. They're going to start jumping all over him."
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for the record Twisted Tea is an alcoholic beverage although their commercials (the few I saw) never seem to state such.
I wonder if it attracts flies?
“In addition to being a prized possession, the statue was also a bit of an investment.”
Now why didn’t Warren Buffett think of that?
“Upon hearing of the treasonous theft”
By what stretch of the imagination was it treasonous?
A B-HO statue in Wilkes-Barre?? More like “Annie Wilkes-Barre”. Yikes!!
This woman blew a lot on money on “her most prized possession”. Is she mentally ill, an idiot or both?
It should have been left face down next to an industrial size tub of Vaseline and a log...
In Quincy MA, the Baby Jesus gets stolen from the Nativity Scene every year, and then is found in strange places. It’s a yearly tradition.
I REALLY hope someone doesn’t ascribe the qualities of Baby Jesus to the Lyin King!
What kind of freak keeps a life sized Obama statue??
Where’s the BS spewing from his MOUTH????
A VERY STUPID WOMAN on WELFARE of SOME kind!
“I couldn’t breathe, and I had to go to the hospital.”
That’s how I felt too. Mine was from laughter.
Can you say Knob Creek....(hint, not the bourbon.)
LMAO!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Only on FR!
You have to be careful speculating, especially about appropriate decorations for Halloween. We don't want to overload the Secret Service - their other work actually matters.
That's probably the truest first sentence that the UPI ever produced.
-PJ
where’s the furry muzzie guy on the couch with him?
#FIRSTWORLDPROBLEMS
Oh man, I thought Rod was in trouble before!
/ kidding.
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