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Jul 19 2004 5 Comments

Trouser trouble

Police in Osaka have launched a manhunt for a knife wielding trouser thief. Now whilst stealing trousers may not seem like the worst crime in the world, it’s a little worrying when they are taken from someone who happened to be wearing them at the time.

Last Tuesday night, an unsuspecting 18-year-old cook was leaving a public toilet when he was confronted by the thief. At knife point the young man was forced to remove his trousers (which also contained a mobile phone and 10,000 yen [50 pounds] in cash), and give them to the armed criminal. After being handed the trousers, the plunderer, who was described as about 30, fled the scene clutching his ill-gotten leg wear.

Unfortunately this left the victim trouserless in a city centre public toilet. Not an ideal situation to say the least. After hiding out in the restroom for a while, the cook eventually mustered up the courage to venture out and rushed to a nearby store where he somehow managed to borrow a pair of trousers. Unfortunately the report didn’t give any details about how he explained his predicament, but one can only imagine how embarrassing the whole situation must have been.

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Some cooks with trousers yesterday

Categorized: General, Odd

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  1. billy says

    7/19/2004 at 6:08 pm

    …do you set off to write *every* post with a picture of women at the end or do the pictures inspire you to write :^)…

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  2. Lee says

    7/19/2004 at 8:05 pm

    It just sort of happens…

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  3. Dinky Chickenshorts says

    7/20/2004 at 12:21 am

    Keep it up, Lee. That’s why I come here.

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  4. Dinky Chickenshorts says

    7/20/2004 at 12:22 am

    Keep it up, Lee. That’s why I come here.

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  5. pam says

    7/21/2004 at 5:37 am

    If the mugger had tried that in San Francisco, it could have been considered a marriage proposal.

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