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Karate monks stop thief
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| 12/15/2004
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Posted on 12/15/2004 7:10:02 AM PST by Red Badger
A Croatian thief got more than he bargained for when he ran into a pair of karate-trained monks as he tried to rob a monastery. The 35-year-old thief had posed as a beggar looking for a place to stay at a monastery in Zagreb but instead broke into an office there and stole almost £1,500 that had been donated by locals, Vecernji List reported. But he failed to make it out of the monastery after monks Pejo Orkic, 40, and Ivan Pajtak, 51, cornered him and used karate to first fend off his attacks and then force him to the ground where they held him until police arrived. The man has been charged with attempted theft and remanded in custody.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: karate; monks
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To: TChris
Is "kid hell" anything like "Kid Rock"? ;-) I don't think so!
To: Red Badger
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:27:03 AM PST
by
4mycountry
("We don't have 'Happy Holidays' aroud here. We have MERRY DADBURN CHRISTMAS!" - Chris Kirk)
To: Semper Paratus
Sounds like the pilot of a new TV show.
Sounds like the plot of an old TV show.
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:27:59 AM PST
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: Red Badger; martin_fierro; Lazamataz
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:28:25 AM PST
by
4mycountry
("We don't have 'Happy Holidays' aroud here. We have MERRY DADBURN CHRISTMAS!" - Chris Kirk)
To: Red Badger
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Sarge?
No! Rosemary, the telephone operator?
No.
Penry, the mild-mannered janitor?
Could Be!
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Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye.
He's got style, a groovy style, and a car that just won't stop.
When the going gets rough, he's super tough, with a Hong Kong Phooey chop!!!
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Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye
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To: Red Badger
This reminds of one of those "Caught on Tape" shows. A hooker was being beat by her pimp in the middle of the street and some white guy came to defend her. The pimp took a swing at the white guy who easily slipped it and placed a quick picture perfect side kick to the pimp's face. Knocked him out cold. He folded up like an old lawn chair. About half a dozen other black guys came up, stood around menacingly and talking crap, but not a one of them made a move. It turned out that the white guy was a stunt double for Chuck Norris on "Walker: Texas Ranger." He would do all of the high and jumping kicks for Chuck. In other words, the pimp took a swing at the guy who could do WHAT CHUCK NORRIS COULDN'T DO!
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:32:38 AM PST
by
speed_addiction
(Ninja's last words, "Hey guys. Watch me just flip out on that big dude over there!")
To: Red Badger
Reminds me of the NZ black belt who kicked the crap out of 4 muggers. He gave them the immortal line:
"Do you want karate?"
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:36:18 AM PST
by
ko_kyi
To: TChris
Picky, Picky! You knew all along that I meant kick.
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:36:54 AM PST
by
Piquaboy
(22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
To: Red Badger
"OoooaaaaaiiiAAaaYOW!
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:41:54 AM PST
by
Eastbound
("Neither a Scrooge nor a Patsy be")
To: Mr. Mojo
I just firther visualized your scenario and saw the bloodied thief being expelled from the monastary into the snow. A dragon burned on is booty, too. :)
To: ko_kyi
I am told that "KARATE" means "Empty Hands". That's what the guy got.......
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:43:58 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: speed_addiction
WHAT CHUCK NORRIS COULDN'T DO! WHAT CHUCK NORRIS WOULDN'T DO!.....If I made that kind of money I wouldn't want to get hurt making it, either. Besides, I'm sure he COULD do it except for the UNION RULES......
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:46:15 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Red Badger
WHAT CHUCK NORRIS WOULDN'T DO!.....If I made that kind of money I wouldn't want to get hurt making it, either. Besides, I'm sure he COULD do it except for the UNION RULES......
No, its what he COULDN'T DO anymore. He spoke about it in an interview about how more and more, stunt doubles were having to take over some of the more demanding stuff. Especially jumping spinning moves because his back really couldn't take it anymore.
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posted on
12/15/2004 7:51:59 AM PST
by
speed_addiction
(Ninja's last words, "Hey guys. Watch me just flip out on that big dude over there!")
To: Reagan is King
You just have to wonder whether Carradine felt like a dork when he was posing for pictures like that.
To: AndyStevenson
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posted on
12/15/2004 8:23:08 AM PST
by
Psycho_Bunny
(“I know a greag deal about the Middle East because I’ve been raising Arabian horses" Patrick Swazey)
To: speed_addiction
I can't do a lot of stuff I could do when I was.........nevermind.......AND STOP THINKING WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!.......You KNOW you are!......
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posted on
12/15/2004 8:27:16 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: ARCADIA
I can recall about 25 movies where this is the actual plot!
To: Bluegrass Conservative
I can't believe it took 9 posts to get a Bulletproof Monk reference in.
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posted on
12/15/2004 8:43:50 AM PST
by
Terabitten
(Alpha Male of the Free Republic wolfpack)
To: Bluegrass Conservative
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posted on
12/15/2004 8:44:44 AM PST
by
Terabitten
(Alpha Male of the Free Republic wolfpack)
To: Red Badger
"Steerin mahney, maddah fakkah? Now you die horeeble debt!"
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posted on
12/15/2004 8:50:06 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
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