Suitcase theif got more than he bargained for

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I thought I would share a bizzare story that happened to a friend of my mothers. I don't know the woman, but my mother really has no reason to make this stuff up.

This young lady was pet-sitting the family's labrador while her parents were away for two weeks. Sadly, during the first week the dog died suddenly and unexpectedly. She phoned the vet up who said that if they brought the dog in, they would take care of disposing the body.

Living in London, she had no car so decided to pack the dog in an old suitcase so she could transport it on the tube. :confused: She couldn't get to the vet that day so took the next day off work and went over to collect the dog in the suitcase.

Struggling with the dead dog, she was trying to carry the case up the stairs when a gentleman offered to help with the bag. She accepted the offer. Nearing the top the man asked what was in the case to make it so heavy. Panicing, she said it was a musical instrument. With this, as soon as they got to the top, the man noticed no one was around, knocked her to one side and legged it with the case. Fortunately she was not harmed, but is reluctant to report it to the police because she'd have to admit carrying a 2 day old canine corpse around on the tube and she doesn't really want it back. Imagine the shock the thief got when he opened the case. :eek:
 
Reported by the Metro (here) but obviously false.

The story has been repeated many times (sometimes with a cat instead of a dog) and dates from at least 1997 (see Snopes link here).

Edit: damn, beaten to the punch! :(
 
http://www.b3ta.com/questions/mugged/post56870

that's where it was. so he heard that story from somewhere, and posted it 3 years ago.
i wish i remembered more stuff from school, rather than crap like this :o

b3ta said:
Can't remember where i heard it...
But it was a story about a lass in New York. Her dog had ****ed on it's last car tyre, and died at home durnig the night...

In order to get rid of the stiff Hound she opted to take it to the vet's and use thier big wheelie-bin marked "Pets only". The nearest Vet' was a good way away, so, lacking her own wheels, she opted to pack Lassie into an old suitcase, and cart pooch around NY on the subway.

Dogs usually carry themsleves, therefore weight is not really a consideration for most owners. This one wasn't small, and post-mortem, this dog was following the generally standard trend of being immobile. The lass was seen struggling with the dead weight when a passer-by asked if she required help, and she thankfully accepted.

"Wow, this is heavy... what've you got in here?"

Thinking fast, she responds "Erm, My computer and a few books"

Thinking with similar speed, the oppertunistic arse punches the lass, and makes off with the "computer".

Instant Karma.
(I helped save b3ta! Humpty Dumpty was Pushed is reposting for all he's worth, Thu 15 Jun 2006, 16:34, closed)
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Amazing how it is always "a friend of a friend", never someone you know ;)
 
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