March 08, 2007

Man dressed as elf robs lingerie shop.
  • Troubles in his marriage, eh? Might it have anything to do with all the LARP? It's a vicious circle -- problems at work, home, do a little LARP to relax, people don't understand your hobby, makes the problems worse, more role play, and soon enough you're an elf heisting panties in downtown Belfast. 'Troubles' afresh...
  • That's just good comedy. thankee katflushto!
  • I like that he was dressed as a particular elf, rather than just an elf in general. I would not know the difference, but I appreciate the news source for pointing it out to me. Yesterday I had a client of mine show up for a jury trial for armed robbery without shoes. He was not in custody. He had bonded out. He chose to come to court for his armed robbery trial not wearing shoes. Among the items he was charged with taking from a convenience store at gunpoint? Shoes. I was considering a defense of, "This man who robbed the store and stole shoes could not possibly be my client. As you can see, he doesn't even WEAR shoes! Why in the world would he steal them?"
  • No large piles of bills around? No money in large sacks? Well... Just a pair of knickers, then, please.
  • He told the court he had been in a role-playing game at the time and may have blurred reality and fantasy.
    I love the use of the word "may" there. I mean, we wouldn't want to jump to conclusions about his mental state at the time he robbed a lingerie store dressed as an elf.
  • He armed himself with a knife Certainly not a common knife, but a Great Dirk +1, +2 vs Muggles. criminal elf Buho I AM THEE OWL WOT STALKS IN THEE KNIGHT! PHEAR MEE! LOLLARPIES
  • chimaera ftw
  • Happy Monkey Panties for Peace So what's not to like?
  • The court proceedings are only the half of it; wait and see what happens when the Underpants Gnomes find he's been muscling in on their turf.
  • Jacobw, that's the quote I was going to post. It's a good un'. Yup, sort of blurs reality and fantasy for me when I put on my elf costume, too.