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HUMOR - YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

Burglary Chicago style

When Chicago resident Nathan Radlich's house was burgled recently, thieves ignored his wide screen plasma TV, his VCR, and even left his Rolex watch. What they did take, however, was 'a generic white cardboard box filled with a grayish-white powder.'
(That's at least is the way the police report described it.)

A spokesman for the Chicago police said, 'It looked similar to high grade cocaine. They probably thought they'd hit the big time.'

Later, Nathan stood in front of the numerous TV cameras and pleaded with the burglars: 'Please return the cremated remains of my sister, Gertrude. She died three years ago.'

The next morning, the bullet-riddled corpse of a local drug dealer known as Hoochie Pevens was found on Nathan's doorstep. The cardboard box was there too; about half of Gertrude's ashes remained. Scotch-taped to the box was this note which said: 'Hoochie sold us the bogus blow, so we wasted Hoochie. Sorry we snorted your sister. No hard feelings. Have a nice day.'

Posted by Gail Gladstone on 04/02/2008 04:33 PM

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15 Comments on HUMOR - YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

Gail - Hilarious, and I love the "have a nice day" at the end!

04/02/2008 04:41 PM

by Virginia Hepp Mesquite NV REALTOR>> Mesquite NV Real Estate (Mesquite GMAC Real Estate)

Gail,

OMG....I nearly fell off my chair laughing. Where do you find these?

Thanks again for another great break from the normal daily routine.

04/02/2008 04:43 PM

by Kerry "Ski" Polakowski (Century 21 Home & Investment Center)

Wow... You're right. You can't make this sort of stuff up.

Obviously the burglars are burglars for a reason I guess. Poor Hoochie!!

04/02/2008 04:44 PM

by Chris Catanese (Ultimate First Time Buying Guides)

Gail, the criminals in Chicago have have ethics. Thanks for sharing.

04/02/2008 04:46 PM

by Frank Rubi Louisiana Real Estate-Homes for Sale (Specialized Real Estate Services, Inc.)

Is this for real? It is too funny!

04/02/2008 04:48 PM

by Robert Machado, CPM MPM Sacramento Area Property Manager and Property Management (HomePointe Property Management, CRMC)

Gail,

....I hope you do make this stuff up.......hilarious......thanks for the laugh

04/02/2008 06:34 PM

by Julie Chapman Realty Homes Brunswick Georgia

OMG....I'm laughing so hard I think I'm going to wet my pants...that is a good one! Thanks for the laugh. Elizabeth

04/02/2008 09:46 PM

by Huntsville, Alabama Real Estate Agent Elizabeth Ramsey Cooper-Golden (Remax Huntsville/Madison)

Gail, I have to give an OMG also. In all honosty there is nothing funny about this story.

04/02/2008 10:51 PM

by Jimmy McCall~Clarksville's Mortgage Consultant (Legacy Mortgage Services, Inc. ~ Clarksville, Tennessee)

"Sorry we snorted your sister" ?!?!?

You weren't kidding when you said, 'you can't make this stuff up.' I am glad you were able to find it to share with us. (I think I'll google search for the news article - no one will believe me when I share this story!)

04/02/2008 10:56 PM

by Laurie Logan-South Central WI Real Estate (RE/MAX Preferred - Broker Manager)

OMG - that is surreal! thanks

04/02/2008 11:18 PM

by Georgina Hunter Maui Realtor R(S) (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui)

Great one indeed . I once listed a home that had a liquor cabinet . When the seller opened the door to show me the cabinet he said "Oh my gosh there is Aunt Jane!" The vase with her ashes inside was in with the liquor. He had forgotten he was supposed to dump them in a certain body of water.

04/02/2008 11:30 PM

by Trey Thurmond, College Station , Texas Homes (Classic Realty Inc./GMAC Real Estate)

Hope u all had fun with some april fools jokes!

04/02/2008 11:57 PM

by David Miller Spring Hill Middle TN Real Estate (Crye-Leike, Realtors)

Gail, is this a late april fools joke? That can't be for real, is it?

04/03/2008 01:08 AM

by Owensboro KY Real Estate Specialist Vickie McCartney Broker,ASP,ABR (Home Realty GMAC Real Estate Owensboro Kentucky)

No one said crooks were on the upper end of smart.

04/03/2008 08:40 AM

by William Feela Whispering Pines Realty (Whispering Pines Realty)

Love it! Thanks for the laugh.

07/17/2008 11:30 PM

by Trunda Rogers-Dallas County (Summit Realty & Mortgage)

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