Police confiscated my 150 year old muzzle loader.

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Re: Police confiscated my 150 year old muzzle loader.

#91 Post by snayperskaya »

Sounds as though the 150 year old muzzle loader was the least of his worries!!!
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#92 Post by Mezzer »

Oh dear wtf

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#93 Post by DOGGER2UK »

I'll send him a cake!
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#94 Post by Nick Hulme »

DOGGER2UK wrote:I'll send him a cake!
You forgot the chocolate and cherries ;-)
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#95 Post by Dark Skies »

Poor sod has had quite a run of bad luck by the sound of it. I'm guessing there can't be many ex-lawyers with the same double-barrelled name.
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/8 ... his_story/

Three years for possessing items that never left his property seems a bit on the steep side.
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#96 Post by Nick Hulme »

Dark Skies wrote:Three years for possessing items that never left his property seems a bit on the steep side.
From the judge's comments it sounds like a large part of it was for not having the stuff locked away somewhere secure.
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#97 Post by Mattnall »

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
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Re: Police confiscated my 150 year old muzzle loader.

#98 Post by snayperskaya »

Mattnall wrote:Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
Oi....That's my line! :p
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#99 Post by Nick Hulme »

DOGGER2UK forgot the requested chocolate and cherries,
I was just saying, :run:
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#100 Post by Mattnall »

snayperskaya wrote:
Oi....That's my line! :p
Sorry, I should have put it in quotes. ;)
Here you go:
Mattnall wrote:"Holy thread resurrection, Batman!" as Snayperskaya was once heard to say
Better? O:-)
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