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Jul 07 2004 4 Comments

Spending more than a penny

The old expression, spending a penny, unfortunately didn’t ring true for a 66-year-old Aichi Prefecture native. As last Sunday, whilst relieving himself at the side of a road, a thief approached the old man from behind, blindfolded him with a towel, and stole his wallet.

Sadly for the weak-bladdered pensioner, the wallet contained more than a penny. Considerably more in fact. He had been planning to pay off a loan that day, and so had a hefty 1.1 million yen (5,500 pounds) stuffed in his wallet.

Perhaps the only bit of good news for the victim is that the robber was described as being 25-years-old, 170 cms tall, and crucially for the police, wearing white slippers. Now unless the donning of white slippers in public places is common in Aichi, it surely can’t be long before this unfashionable felon is safely behind bars.

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Some white slippers yesterday.

Categorized: Fashion, General

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  1. billy says

    7/8/2004 at 12:22 am

    …those are you slippers aren’t they :^)…go on admit it :^)…

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  2. em says

    7/8/2004 at 4:11 am

    ah, the getaway slippers…

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  3. Lee says

    7/8/2004 at 9:53 am

    Billy, do you really think I have slippers with sheep on them?

    No, mine have dogs on them. Far more manly!

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  4. テッド says

    7/9/2004 at 7:08 am

    Seems like the most popular would be slippers with Miss Suikappu’s…um…well you know what I mean.

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