Diogenes: Oakwood police have a warrant for his arrest with a charge of theft by taking.

As opposed to the much more difficult maneuver, theft by leaving.

Don't joke. A friend of mine was once arrested for murder by killing.

His heart is most assuredly two sizes to small.

Ah, the old Santa Swap. Smart crooked Santas bring a replacement bucket so no one notices.

With Friday as a big day for giving at the Walmart location, Salvation Army officials estimate the bucket probably contained $200-$400 by the time Jackson took off in the car. At 40 hours on minimum wage for the next three weeks, Jackson likely would have earned about $900 for ringing the bell.

See article below about poor education in this country.

At 15, I rang the bell for the salvation army, for 1 season, I made enough money to buy a 1541 disk drive, and an alphacom 42 thermal printer for my vic 20.

No Florida tag?

Derp derp derp

He has a new job as a mall Santa........

He's a minority? SHOCKING

This is why I donate directly, morons probably make as much as they take in change.

Ernest Andrea Jackson, 41, who applied for a paid bell ringer position as Ernest Andrea Mize

or as the natives called him, Maize.

a man with no arms applied to be a bell ringer in the church tower. when asked by the priest on how he was going to ring the bell, he stated with his head and then demonstrated. first day on the job he ran towards the bell, missed, fell out of the tower and died on impact. when people asked who he was, no one knew, only said that his face rang a bell.

on the day of his funeral his brother, while sobbing uncontrollably, asked if he could ring the bell in remembrance of his brother. the priest gave the okay. due to the tears that were making it difficult to see when he attempted to ring the bell he missed grabbing onto it and fell down the shaft of the tower and died instantly. the people of the town asked who he was, and again, no one knew, only stated that he was a dead ringer for his brother.

/so not related to the story
//don't care
///Salvation Army bell ringers are as annoying as the Jehovah's Witnesses that come knocking on my door

dead_dangler: Don't joke. A friend of mine was once arrested for murder by killing.

You're friends with Lemmy? (new window)

Bo Giggity: He's a minority? SHOCKING

If you knew anything about Gainesville, GA, you'd be shocked that it wasn't a Mexican.

Sybarite: Nooo, he be stealin' their bucket!

BUKKET THREAD BUKKET THREAD! It's been too long since the last one.

Asinine? Really? Is the Florida tag on holiday?

javaguy78: Asinine? Really? Is the Florida tag on holiday?

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The Salvation Army is a church, not a charity.

Your donations go to the church first, and the church gives its leftovers to charity.

tekmo: The Salvation Army is a church, not a charity. Your donations go to the church first, and the church gives its leftovers to charity.

Having served on the Board of Directors for a Salvation Army church in a small Minnesota community, I can tell you the bulk of the money goes to helping people who need help. The Captain (minister) and his wife are paid starvation wages, and have to be totally devoited to the good works they do. Next time you see one of the red kettles, throw a $20 bill in and feel good about yourself.

snake822: javaguy78: Asinine? Really? Is the Florida tag on holiday?

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My God...it's like the herpes on America's wang is infecting the rest of the body.

FTA: Ernest Andrea Jackson, 41, who applied for a paid bell ringer position as Ernest Andrea Mize...

I can't believe a clever plan like that didn't work

planes: tekmo: The Salvation Army is a church, not a charity. Your donations go to the church first, and the church gives its leftovers to charity.

Having served on the Board of Directors for a Salvation Army church in a small Minnesota community, I can tell you the bulk of the money goes to helping people who need help. The Captain (minister) and his wife are paid starvation wages, and have to be totally devoited to the good works they do. Next time you see one of the red kettles, throw a $20 bill in and feel good about yourself.

This. The Sally Ann is, IMO, one of the least irritating group of religious people out there, and they do spend a large portion of the money on good works.

Well, what do you expect when you hire someone who's half cluster lizard?

tekmo: The Salvation Army is a church, not a charity.

Your donations go to the church first, and the church gives its leftovers to charity.

hence my remark with the relationship of the Salvation Army to the Jehovah's Witnesses stopping by my house..

Frau Farbissina, head of the militant wing of the Salvation Army.

One of them was outside Fry's the other day singing really, really loudly and off-key. Obese and sitting on a bench 10 feet from the kettle, too. The poor guys pushing the carts and manning the displays at the front of the store all looked like they were contemplating murdering her. She was probably having a decent negative impact on donations that way.

The bucket? It's mize.

planes: tekmo: The Salvation Army is a church, not a charity. Your donations go to the church first, and the church gives its leftovers to charity.

Having served on the Board of Directors for a Salvation Army church in a small Minnesota community, I can tell you the bulk of the money goes to helping people who need help. The Captain (minister) and his wife are paid starvation wages, and have to be totally devoited to the good works they do. Next time you see one of the red kettles, throw a $20 bill in and feel good about yourself.

I'm about as religious as Dawkins, and even being the cold-hearted hellbound religion-hating cynical bastard I am, I still donate to these people. I don't think there's any finer people on the planet of any creed, they're the ones who are there for people who don't have anyone else.
/ok, back to anti-religious cynical bastard mode.