BAZA ZNANJA

Kurs: - Intermediate

Modul: Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Autor: prof. Gordana Matorkić

Naziv jedinice: Famous Idiots

FAMOUS IDIOTS

ANN ARBOR’S IDIOT

Ann Arbor, a journalist, reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 8:50 AM, flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down saying he couldn`t open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered French fries, the clerk said they weren`t available for breakfast. The frustrated man walked out.

KENTUCKY IDIOTS

Two men tried to pull off the front of a cash machine by running a chain from the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off the machine they pulled the bumper off their truck. Scared, they left the scene and drove home... with the chain still attached to the machine.... with their bumper still attached to the chain... with their vehicle`s license plate still attached to the bumper. They had been driving for hours when they finally realized what had happened.

LOUISIANA IDIOT

A man walked into a restaurant, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer was $15.00.

ARKANSAS IDIOT

This guy decided that he`d just throw a brick through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the brick and heaved it over his head at the window. The brick bounced back and hit the thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexi-Glass.

NEW YORK IDIOT

As a female shopper exited a store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the man who had snatched her purse. The police had been running after the thief for about fifteen minutes before they finally caught him. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. The moment he saw the victim he said: "Yes, Officer ... that`s her. That`s the lady I stole the purse from."