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		Man wins Jeep playing crane game (chicagotribune.com)		43
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Ed Finnerty

2011-10-19 02:15:12 PM

Banned on the Run

2011-10-19 02:16:20 PM

How does a Jeep play the crane game?

CygnusDarius

2011-10-19 02:16:26 PM

I think the rubicon is a beautiful machine.

Noticeably F.A.T.

2011-10-19 02:18:30 PM

Banned on the Run: How does a Jeep play the crane game?

No no no, he won a crane game that plays Jeep.

Current Resident

2011-10-19 02:18:48 PM

"The thief was in and out in six minutes."

Pffft...amateur...
thecia.com.au

cgraves67

2011-10-19 02:19:18 PM

He grabbed it with a claw. That'll tear it up pretty good. Go check the scrapyards.

Smeggy Smurf

2011-10-19 02:21:11 PM

Be on the lookout for a new convertable Jeep

LarryDan43

2011-10-19 02:21:27 PM

If you're playing crane vs jeep and you're in the jeep, you will lose.

ha-ha-guy

2011-10-19 02:21:28 PM

cgraves67: He grabbed it with a claw. That'll tear it up pretty good. Go check the scrapyards.

I'm betting he wanted the snow plow. Dumbass needs to learn to use less traceable equipment though.

Flragnararch

2011-10-19 02:22:41 PM

Jeep's already been chop shopped.

/I can tell by the pixels... I mean retrieval method

bikerbob59

2011-10-19 02:22:43 PM

How the hell could they get a jeep in that thing?

/drfta obviously

Harry Freakstorm

2011-10-19 02:23:24 PM

Someone needed some parts and a snow plow.

Wonder if the aforementioned claw would work on a ATM though. Would have to find one out in the wild without any serious overhead protection.

protectyourlimbs

2011-10-19 02:26:09 PM

Thelyphthoric

2011-10-19 02:26:18 PM

vexle

2011-10-19 02:27:01 PM

ha-ha-guy: cgraves67: He grabbed it with a claw. That'll tear it up pretty good. Go check the scrapyards.

I'm betting he wanted the snow plow. Dumbass needs to learn to use less traceable equipment though.

Was the plow welded to the jeep's frame or something? I thought the point of a plow on a personal vehicle was that you can bolt it on in the winter and take it off in the spring.

Russ1642

2011-10-19 02:27:55 PM

The claw!

cgraves67

2011-10-19 02:27:59 PM

Harry Freakstorm: Someone needed some parts and a snow plow.

Wonder if the aforementioned claw would work on a ATM though. Would have to find one out in the wild without any serious overhead protection.

I would suspect that an attachment exists for skid steers that would be perfect for such an operation. Skid steers being more compact than a crane, it would be easier to hide.

ha-ha-guy

2011-10-19 02:29:09 PM

vexle: ha-ha-guy: cgraves67: He grabbed it with a claw. That'll tear it up pretty good. Go check the scrapyards.

I'm betting he wanted the snow plow. Dumbass needs to learn to use less traceable equipment though.

Was the plow welded to the jeep's frame or something? I thought the point of a plow on a personal vehicle was that you can bolt it on in the winter and take it off in the spring.

He used the crane to lift the jeep over the fence, hauled the Jeep somewhere private and unbolted the plow. Tossed the plow on his personal vehicle and drove off. Odds are they find the Jeep sans plow and some other things in fairly short order.

Raging Thespian

2011-10-19 02:30:26 PM

He knows all there is to know about the crane game
He's had his share of the crane game

First there are winches, then there are prizes
And then before you know where you are
You're sayin' goodbye

One day soon he's gonna tell the police about the crane game
And if they know maybe they'll explain

Why there are handcuffs, why there are tears
And what to do to stop feeling blue
When cars disappear

He knows all there is to know about the crane game
He's had his share of the crane game

macross87

2011-10-19 02:34:27 PM

*kidstuckincranegame.jpg*

tillerman35

2011-10-19 02:40:03 PM

You've read the article, and now it's time to play another game of:

IS IT A NEWS STORY- OR IS IT THE OPENING SCENE FROM AN EPISODE OF "MONK!"

here's how it happened...

AshCampbell

2011-10-19 02:41:00 PM

Must be part of Hero Squad (new window)

Clearly his reward from Army.

nakedcritic

2011-10-19 02:41:20 PM

I personally enjoyed the hell out of that headline.

snowybunting

2011-10-19 02:45:05 PM

lolwut?

jimpapa

2011-10-19 02:45:06 PM

great headline subby

tillerman35

2011-10-19 02:52:53 PM

Jeep Jeep Bo Beep Banana Fanna Fo Feep. Me My Mo Meep Jeep. Jeep.

bikerbob59

2011-10-19 02:59:46 PM

tillerman35: Jeep Jeep Bo Beep Banana Fanna Fo Feep. Me My Mo Meep Jeep. Jeep.

You magnificent bastard, you.

BarbadoSlim

2011-10-19 03:03:08 PM

Russ1642: The claw!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

MythDragon

2011-10-19 03:03:40 PM

"Dah sah naaaaay !"

Lando Lincoln

2011-10-19 03:09:08 PM

Best case scenario, all that would need to be replaced are the doors, removable hard top and roll cage. Still a pretty penny to fix all of that, but...hey, free Jeep. Hot, but free.

Parallax

2011-10-19 03:14:52 PM

He was a Jeep wrangler, or more specifically, a "Wrangler wrangler."

Surprised it took this long.

justanotherfarkinfarker

2011-10-19 03:44:02 PM

Parts. Like other farkers said.

Does Chrysler serial# everything? Likely on the newer ones, but really who is gonna check a bumper or rim.

Random Anonymous Blackmail

2011-10-19 03:52:50 PM

Would like to see the video. Jeep Wranglers have removable doors, roof and windsheilds, now if he bent anything else I would be concerned.

LordOfThePings

2011-10-19 03:58:20 PM

Oblig

interluder

2011-10-19 04:32:21 PM

Someone wants their dog back ?
www.popeyefreshfoods.com

el_mocoso

2011-10-19 04:33:57 PM

Craning Jeeps makes a man hungry. I wonder if they stopped off for some snacks after the heist.

Easy Reader

2011-10-19 04:50:07 PM

I never got that lobster harmonica.

Acrox

2011-10-19 05:02:55 PM

Easy Reader: I never got that lobster harmonica.

Came for that, leaving satisfied.

Baloo Uriza

2011-10-19 05:52:31 PM

Cue the "video game made me do it" defense in 3...2...1...

ka1axy

2011-10-19 06:06:12 PM

ha-ha-guy: vexle: ha-ha-guy: cgraves67: He grabbed it with a claw. That'll tear it up pretty good. Go check the scrapyards.

I'm betting he wanted the snow plow. Dumbass needs to learn to use less traceable equipment though.

Was the plow welded to the jeep's frame or something? I thought the point of a plow on a personal vehicle was that you can bolt it on in the winter and take it off in the spring.

He used the crane to lift the jeep over the fence, hauled the Jeep somewhere private and unbolted the plow. Tossed the plow on his personal vehicle and drove off. Odds are they find the Jeep sans plow and some other things in fairly short order.

Plow's the cheap part. The frame mount, hydraulic pump, hoses and fittings are gonna cost him twice what the plow would have.

Jon H

2011-10-19 06:09:26 PM

There's free ATMs in there?

/What kind of service charge is there?

farscape

2011-10-19 06:11:41 PM

el_mocoso: [www.commonwealthfoundation.org image 500x509]

Craning Jeeps makes a man hungry. I wonder if they stopped off for some snacks after the heist.

They're laughing with me Michael.

stuffy

2011-10-19 10:53:06 PM

And I can't even get a crappy Stuffed Bear out of those things.

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