An old family story; There was a door-to-door salesman selling encyclopedias in the 1950s. His pitch was to show you a book and say “I want to give you this book for free.” Two cousins lived on the same block. The first cousin got the pitch and refused. He called his cousin to warn him and told him the sales pitch. Second cousin, answered his door when the salesman arrived and right after the salesman said “I want to give you this book for free.” the cousin grabs the book, says “Thank-you” and closes the door. Poor salesman was left distressed for quite awhile before he got the book back…..
Skyler’s not young enough to get away with that one. And he can’t plead ignorance. Though, when I was 5, I was accused of stealing the bottles at the back of the store to trade in for the 2 penny return. The older boys did do that, but not little me.
My life of crime consisted of stealing candy when I was a kid. One lady saw me but didn’t say anything…but she glowered at me through the window as I was leaving…scared me straight!…(kinda like the old Rahway “Scared Straight” program, only it was a little old lady in my case! Lol!)
dadthedawg Premium Member 12 days ago
Sounds like smart economics…..
Charlie Fogwhistle 12 days ago
Looking for a future as a lawyer.
Jayalexander 12 days ago
less than a minute agoHow could you tell which was which? Maybe you could have taken two free ones.
Zykoic 12 days ago
An old family story; There was a door-to-door salesman selling encyclopedias in the 1950s. His pitch was to show you a book and say “I want to give you this book for free.” Two cousins lived on the same block. The first cousin got the pitch and refused. He called his cousin to warn him and told him the sales pitch. Second cousin, answered his door when the salesman arrived and right after the salesman said “I want to give you this book for free.” the cousin grabs the book, says “Thank-you” and closes the door. Poor salesman was left distressed for quite awhile before he got the book back…..
Imagine 12 days ago
Can’t argue with that.
ScottJB 12 days ago
That’s kid logic for you.
krs27 12 days ago
Is that the law firm of Dewey Cheatum and Howe?
preacherman Premium Member 12 days ago
Skyler’s not young enough to get away with that one. And he can’t plead ignorance. Though, when I was 5, I was accused of stealing the bottles at the back of the store to trade in for the 2 penny return. The older boys did do that, but not little me.
Retrac Premium Member 12 days ago
Don’t screw with the tax man! Ya gotta pay.
prrdh 12 days ago
Back in the day, we called that ‘liberating’.
tauyen 12 days ago
Same logic as the current interpretation of the Second Amendment which ignores the phrase ‘A well regulated militia…’
wildlandwaters 12 days ago
My life of crime consisted of stealing candy when I was a kid. One lady saw me but didn’t say anything…but she glowered at me through the window as I was leaving…scared me straight!…(kinda like the old Rahway “Scared Straight” program, only it was a little old lady in my case! Lol!)
razzledazzle295 12 days ago
Loophole.
ArcticFox Premium Member 12 days ago
Skyler’s logic is quite impeccable.
Fuzzy Kombu 12 days ago
It would make sense to me, except that — what’s this about only wanting one candy bar, huh?
mistercatworks 12 days ago
He better hope he nevers comes up before Judge Judy. No receipt = crime.
gopher gofer 12 days ago
same as the guy who made this morning’s news for shoplifting a candy bar, arrested for stealing something worth 170 yen…