Goofy Crimes is this week’s Mystery Question. Goofy because I can’t imagine anyone attempting any of these crimes…
But first the photo and verse. The photo is one you’ve seen before but I chose it because of the verse. The verse because whenever I turned around these past few days, there it was. It was in my daily Bible readings, also on my on-line devotion, it came in an email and then today, a friend prayed it before we shared a meal with my neighbor who turned 90 today. And yes, I did go off my diet today…(exercising directly lol)
Now for last week’s Mystery Question — All Time Dumbest Crimes. As usual three are true and I made up one. Can you guess which one?
- A defendant on trial for drug possession said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn’t need a warrant because a “bulge” in his jacket could have been a gun. “Nonsense,” said the defendant, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. Unfortunately for him, the judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket.
- A thief, after going through every inch of the house he had broken into, opening all the drawers, and stealing everything of value he could find without leaving any fingerprints, made a fatal mistake by drinking straight from a carton of OJ and leaving the carton in the sink. Of course, police sent it to be checked for DNA. Forensic scientists found a match, and the thief got caught.
- A ten-year-old boy playing with his dad’s old handcuffs cuffed himself to his dad but lost the key. The dad called police to come and unlock the cuffs. Per their routine, police ran the dad through their database and found two arrest warrants outstanding. Shortly after, they re-cuffed him … but it was for real this time.
- After stealing a bottle of vodka from a liquor store, a thief stayed there in order to flirt with the shop clerk. He even gave her his name and number. After that, it wasn’t difficult to trace his whereabouts.
And the answer is…#1. Congrats to all who guessed correctly.
Now for this week’s Mystery Question–Goofy Crimes. As usual three are true and I made one up. Can you guess which one?
- A man walked into a Wal-Mart store and bought a vacuum cleaner and microwave for $476. He then attempted to pay for it with a million-dollar Monoply note. After demanding $999,524 in change, the store manager called police who arrested him.
- Just as a bungling burglar successfully broke into a home, his cell phone alerted him that his phone was going dead. He plugged it into one of the homeowners charging stations and went about the business of burglarizing the house. Then the homeowner returned unexpectantly and he escaped out the window…leaving his phone behind. It wasn’t long before the police tracked him down.
phone on charge at the house of one of his victims. - An author wrote a crime novel that became a bestseller and received a lot of publicity. However, police found many of the details about the murder in the novel eerily similar to what they knew about an unsolved case on their books so they investigated. Turns out the author not only knew the victim but was the last person known to see him alive…in the end the author was convicted of murder.
- A man decided to rob a muffler shop. He entered the store and demanded all the money, but there was a problem. Most of the money was in the safe and only the manager knew the combination and he was out. Being the smart robber he was, the man decided to come back later. To save himself some time, he left his cell phone number with the employees and told them to call when the manager returned.
Okay Super Sleuths, which one did I make up? Leave your answers in the comments and I’ll enter you in a November drawing for a $10 gift card.
And the October winner of a book from my library is…Gail Hollingsworth!
Goofy Crimes is this week's Mystery Question. As usual 4 answers, three true and one made up. Can you guess which one I made up? Leave your answers in the comments and I'll enter you in a drawing for a $10 gift card Click To Tweet
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#3 – I read a book like that not long ago. I loved it.
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We’ll see next week, Mary. 🙂
I say 3
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We’ll see… 😉
4
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We’ll see, BN…
It’s pretty cool that you came across the same verse three times in a row. (Now I have the “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” song running through my head!) I’m guessing number 2 because although it sounds plausible, it made me laugh so hard it gets extra voting points from me.:-)
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I’m glad I made you laugh this morning, Vera! And I have “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” running through my head, too. lol
#1
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We’ll see, Mary!
Love #2, but am going with #3. I always have a hard time remembering you made one up! Lol
God is faithful!!! All the time!
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We’ll see, Barbara…and yes, He is faithful!
#1 seems to crazy to even begin to believe (which probably means it is true -ha, ha)
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I know, Ellen…
These are too funny! I’ll go with #1. Does Monopoly have a 1 million dollar note?
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Probably, Kay… 😉
Thanks for another wonderful verse to put in our minds this morning!
It’s really hard to believe that any of these could be true! I’m going to guess #4.
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I’m glad you enjoyed my verse, L. And it is hard to believe any of them are true!
Love this scripture! I’ll go with 3!
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Thanks, Jackie. We’ll see if it’s the popular #3.
A very encouraging verse from a book full of complaints. But that is what our God is all about: encouragement because we certainly need it. And the sunrise is a good image to encourage us throughout the day.
Good stories as always. I think authors who write murder mysteries have to be really careful 🙂
Because of that, I think you made up #3, Pat.
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Love your logic as always, Tim! We’ll see. And I read Lamentations this year with an eye to what had just happened in Jerusalem, and better understood the complaints. 🙂
As usual, I am guessing. #3 this week.
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We’ll see, Gloria. And if you keep guessing #3…
1. Love these.
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We’ll see, Lynn! 🙂
I’ll go with Author #3.
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Number 3 is very popular, Paula.
I’ll guess #2.
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We’ll see, Megan!
Beautiful photo. I’m going with #2.
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Thanks, Diana! We’ll see next week if it’s #2.
I’ll guess #3
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Hi Gail! I’ll send you a photo of 4 books from my library for you to choose from. 🙂 We’ll see next week if it’s #3.
Craziness! #4 Beautiful photo and scripture. Thank you for sharing. Blessings
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They are crazy, Lucy! lol And thanks! We’ll see next week if it’s #4.
Yay, I finally got back in the “win column” last week. Seems most of my guesses have been off in recent months.
Great picture and verses. I agree you had to choose a picture like this one for those particular verses. And of course, we know the hymn that came from that last verse.
I’m wondering if these people were arrested for crimes or for being goofballs. LOL! I think #2 is made up. Something about that sentence fragment at the end makes me think the writer was struggling with how to word it and ended up with some repetition. Of course, I see things like that in the newspaper almost every day if I read much of it, so it may be real. But I’m staying with that one.
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Great logic, Edward! We’ll see if it gets you the right answer this week…Glad you enjoyed my photo and verse!
So happy to see I got the answer correct from last week! 😀 There are some truly dumb criminals out there.
As for this week, I’m going wit #4…who would be dumb enough to leave a phone number with an employee? Dumb robbers that’s who, lol!
Love the verse and picture! I often remind myself every morning of the new compassion God has for me each day, it sure helps me get through. 🙂
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I love that verse, Trixi. And congrats on getting it right last week…we’ll see about this week next Tuesday…
4
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We’ll see, Deb…
Congrats Gail! I will go with #3 this time!
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We’ll see, Shelia!
#3
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Three is very popular, MS Barb!
#3 for me. I have to confess, there was a Dateline or 46 Hours show based on this.
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We’ll see, DJ!