tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73122056059380213692024-03-05T16:22:45.919-08:00Florida Keys Crime Report (where it all goes south)Read about how bank robbers escape on bicycle and how drug runners get less jail time than a perp caught with a pinched, undersized, out-of-season lobster. The news story about the girl shaving her private parts while driving is one of my favorites.
carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-24947261099781823352019-01-24T16:32:00.000-08:002019-01-25T09:51:40.418-08:00I spy with my little eye... another DUI!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Some highlights from the individual articles (in no particular order):</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - "he didn't acknowledge the deputies initially as he was busy applying deodorant to his hands and clothing" <span style="color: red;">(the Old Spice trick fools 'em every time)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - "he said he was going home from his company's Christmas party on Harris St, however the officer noted that he actually lived on Harris St"<span style="color: red;"> (the most boring party ever--he had to get out of there)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- "she claimed she was dropping off friends, however she was the only occupant in the vehicle" <span style="color: red;">(not counting her friends Barbara, who died in 1902 and Phyllis, who died in 1897...)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- "the car was missing a side view mirror, the passenger tire was deflated and falling off the rim, there were several deep scratches along the passenger side...and (the driver) denied being involved in a crash. <span style="color: red;">(I believe him.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - "he had bloody knuckles and was crawling on the sidewalk because he was unable to walk"<span style="color: red;"> (we're talking about a human here, right?)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- "he had gotten into a fight with his <b>wife </b>and left the bar, as he was driving, his<b> wife</b> called his cellphone-this distracted him and caused him to crash"<span style="color: red;"> (not the four mixed drinks he drank at the Tutu Tuesday party) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- "he had just left a bar in Big Pine Key and told the officer he was heading to Summerland Key. The deputy noted he was traveling in the wrong direction" <span style="color: red;">(On the positive side, it was noted that he was "extremely cooperative during the stop".)</span></span></div>
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-87610801794498019222018-11-05T11:33:00.000-08:002018-11-05T11:33:42.712-08:00The perp asked incredulously...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I believe his question was answered.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks Key West Citizen Crime Report<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-73334370298765258192018-11-05T11:09:00.001-08:002018-11-05T11:09:14.103-08:00JUST THE FACTS PLEASE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ahhh - okay, now I get it. </span></b></div>
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-68604616187959787592018-11-05T10:52:00.001-08:002018-11-05T10:52:29.589-08:00Again - not an official crime but...It's just a regular Wednesday in Key West:<br />
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-10829015315958145002018-08-09T13:32:00.002-07:002022-03-21T13:24:49.169-07:00Woman tries to run over ex with her car<a href="https://keysnews.com/article/story/woman-tries-to-run-over-ex-with-her-car/">https://keysnews.com/article/story/woman-tries-to-run-over-ex-with-her-car/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is such a common occurrence in Key West, it's taught in Driver's Ed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Considering the amount of training, her results were disappointing.</span><br /><br />
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carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-29751398130779412182018-06-28T07:12:00.001-07:002018-06-28T07:13:28.786-07:00I tried to get access to these criminal photos...<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sorry that I couldn't get these photos. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know this is something we all would like to see as proof of the crime.</span></div>
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carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-11523480772906113152018-06-20T12:14:00.000-07:002018-06-20T12:14:08.270-07:00A merkin is growing on my back door.Not the kind of headline you're used to seeing but it's true. It happens only in Key West.<br />
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Thank you Key West Citizen!carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-57877941407219338582018-05-10T12:15:00.001-07:002022-03-21T13:26:09.819-07:00English speaking drunken man can only speak Spanish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Key West Citizen! 5/9/2018</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this crime report, the police watched a man (Raymond) park his golf cart on the sidewalk on Duval St. When they confronted him he said :</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> - he'd had 6 Captain Morgans 😜😜😜😜😜😜</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - he was on vacation with his wife <span style="color: red;">(fun vacation for her!)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- the police were picking on an old man <span style="color: red;">(he's 57)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- they should be out chasing criminals and crack heads instead of old men<span style="color: red;"> (aka drunk drivers)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> When the officers read him his rights, Ray said, "NO HABLA ENGLISH GRINGO". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the patrol car ride, Ray hypothesized that the arresting officer would arrest his own grandmother for a DUI. When the officer responded that both his grandmothers were deceased, Ray requested the officer dig up their graves so that Ray himself can arrest the officer's deceased grandmothers for a DUI. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a list of MACHETE crimes as reported over the past few years in the Key West Citizen.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I mean, who owns a MACHETE? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A 22-year-old Marathon man was
arrested earlier this week after he threatened another man with a machete.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A 33-year-old man who attacked
another man with a machete was later arrested in Marathon.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Woman claims man attacked her with
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">KEY WEST — A woman told police
Wednesday morning that her 73-yearold roommate attacked her with a machete, but
police did not find evidence that was the case, according to an incident
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Ramrod man charged with threatening
ex-girlfriend with machete</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">RAMROD KEY - A local man was
arrested last Friday evening for threatening his ex-girlfriend with a machete,
according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">KEY LARGO - A 53-year-old man on
crack cocaine threatened neighbors with a machete Wednesday, according to the
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">CUDJOE KEY- A small get-together
over the weekend turned into an argument in which one alleged victim fended off
the attacker with a machete, the Sheriff's Office reported.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Town roommate argument early Monday morning. But a gun and machete were
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A man accused of attacking a
roommate with a machete during a violent argument Tuesday night is facing an
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machete reportedly jumped out of van and chased a man on North Roosevelt
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carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-79703593988876508592018-04-04T14:03:00.000-07:002018-04-04T14:03:00.624-07:00AND THIS IS WHY I LOVE KEY WEST!<span style="font-size: large;">Each year, the Key West Citizen prints an April Fool's Day Edition. It's insanely believable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The first year we lived here, I have to admit--I was completely duped. I read the paper on April 1st, and told Tom they were building a tunnel from Key West to Cuba and calling it the TUBA. I also reported that the military had taken back the Truman Waterfront in order to construct a 5 star resort for the homeless, complete with 2 Olympic sized pools so the homeless could stay in shape. I was totally sucked in...just too real! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here are a few highlights from the 2018 edition (honestly, there are so many, it was hard to decide).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Almost everyone here has a MACHETE, so this article makes it seem too real. And since it's such a dog friendly island, you know the dog is going to get the burnt roast in the end. Perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">William Hackley does love himself a good salt pond. Could totally be true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or how about this ad?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you Key West Citizen! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I love the April Fool's Day edition and that is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">NO JOKE!</span><br />
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-80679106089541244162018-03-11T08:34:00.002-07:002022-03-21T13:27:12.837-07:00Florida Keys Florida woman wins Keys conch-blowing contest; accepts proposal<span style="font-size: large;">Ummm - If I didn't live in Key West and understand the lingo - I might have misconstrued this headline...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> - it's a CONCH (pronounced in the Keys - konk) SHELL. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida retiree has won the women's division in Key West's annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest — and accepted a marriage proposal from a fellow competitor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Seventy-year-old Mary Lou Smith impressed the judges Saturday with long blasts on the fluted, pink-lined shell. And when 73-year-old Rick Race proposed on stage, she accepted by joining him in a joyous duet.</span></div>
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carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-76897079983460595402018-02-28T11:29:00.002-08:002018-02-28T11:29:26.752-08:00It's a crime if you don't adopt this diaper wearing rooster.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">His name is Mad Max and he wears a diaper.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He's really cute. Don't be a chicken - adopt a rooster (for pet not for coq au vin).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You can get Mad Max at the Florida Keys SPCA. </span><br />
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carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-27894444139061855832018-02-22T12:52:00.000-08:002018-02-22T12:52:09.923-08:00I don't know what it is but I DON'T WANT IT!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-11184314626934504582018-02-19T10:06:00.001-08:002018-02-19T10:06:27.640-08:00What's a little stabbing between friends?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Article from Key West Citizencarriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-17256627210876915662018-02-02T13:34:00.000-08:002018-02-05T12:24:31.908-08:00$550,000 gold bar thieves caught so that we may wear hats again!In 2010, two burglars broke through the bulletproof glass to steal the $550,000 gold bar from Mel Fisher's museum.<br />
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The security cameras have footage of the theft, so I'm assuming that the escape must have been something VERY crafty, since it took the Feds EIGHT years to find them. I'm sorry to have to keep reminding you - Key West is an ISLAND.<br />
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Post theft, Mel Fisher's museum requires all visitors to take off their hats before they're allowed to enter.<br />
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It's worked so far - no hat-less person has stolen any gold.<br />
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From the Key West Citizen.<br />
<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-21531802452968072122018-01-11T05:48:00.001-08:002018-01-11T05:48:47.143-08:00A crime fun fact...<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that before it was outlawed in 1937, hemp was used to make sail canvas?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that the word "canvas" is derived from the word "cannabis"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not surprisingly, Key West had a thriving hemp farming industry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course, William R. Hackley was ALL OVER that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Especially before he "called on all the ladies."</span><br />
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Key West Citizen reports.carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-47025388474565403922018-01-05T10:13:00.000-08:002018-01-05T10:13:05.113-08:00KEY WEST ISSUES EMERGENCY ORDER HALTING EMERGENCIESUntil the life-flight helicopter(s) are back in service--NO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ALLOWED.<br />
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Kudos to the couple - they were able to make money on selling shrimp on FB after purchasing the shrimp from a random guy on a bicycle who probably bought his shrimp from a random guy on a skateboard.<br />
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So, $4 in 1855 is the equivalent to $100 in today's money. Even though he's getting three injection fittings for one price, it's just not worth it.<br />
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<br />carriejohowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00936436670805971422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312205605938021369.post-9282111532914870162017-07-14T10:45:00.004-07:002022-03-21T13:28:03.845-07:00We're getting a NEW CORONER!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Pinched in their prime --so many lost souls.</h3>
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Nothing gripes my bottom like a poacher pincher. This father and son outing ended poorly.<br />
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- 586 first-degree misdemeanor counts - possession of out-of-seasonn lobster and wrung tails<br />
- 2 third degree felony counts - possession of more than 100 <i>undersized </i>lobsters<br />
- 14 second degree misdemeanor counts - possession of speared lobster out-of-season, stone crab, undersized stone crab and reef fish not landed in whole condition<br />
- unscheduled outing to the Monroe County Detention Center<br />
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<b>I can just imagine the phone call to the mother after the arrest. Probably something like:</b><br />
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Son: "Hi Mom."<br />
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Mom: "Hi Honey, how's the Dad bonding fishing trip going?"<br />
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Son: "Not so good."<br />
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Mom: "What's wrong?"<br />
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Son: "Well...we're bonding alright. More like bail bonding."<br />
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Mom: "What are you talking about? What did you do? Where's your father?"<br />
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Son: "He's here. Uhhh, Dad...Mom wants to talk to you."<br />
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<i>Muffled male voice that sounds something like,"Ahhhhh. I don't want to talk to her."</i><br />
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Son: "Here's Dad."<br />
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<i>Silence</i><br />
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Dad: "Hi Sweetie."<br />
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Mom: "I don't think you should be sweetying me right now. What is going on? Where are you?"<br />
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Dad: "I'll explain everything when I get home, but right now I need you to move some cash out of our 401K to the regular checking account."<br />
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Mom: "What? Why?"<br />
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Dad: "We need to get out of jail. Apparently it's illegal to spear undersized, out-of-season, lobsters. It's also unfortunate that we decided to pinch their heads off while still on the boat--also against the law. I believe that some of them were berried."<br />
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Mom: "Lobsters? Berried? What does that mean?"<br />
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Dad: "Pregnant"<br />
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Mom: "My God. You beasts. How many lobsters did you kill?"<br />
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<i>Silence</i><br />
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Dad: "Better sell some of the mutual funds too."<br />
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