The Dark Side strikes again
Fri 2010/07/23 17:29 JST
Sorry had to post this. ^^;
Man wearing Darth Vader mask and cape robs L.I. bank with gun, shoves customer to floorA lot of robbers use force. This one used the Force.
A bandit decked out in a Darth Vader costume strolled into a Long Island bank yesterday - and walked out with a wad of cash.
The villain looked ready for Halloween, wearing the "Star Wars" scoundrel's signature mask and sweeping black cape.
He lost some authenticity points for a pair of camouflage pants.
The get-up struck one customer as so funny that he started joshing with the Darth Robber after he strode into the Chase bank in Setauket.
Read more at http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/07/22/2010-07-22_darth_vader_robber_and_thats_no_lightsaber_hes_wielding_at_li_bank.html
After the fall of the empire, jobs were quite scarce for ex-imperials, and getting no handouts from his kids, it was hard to make ends meet. He even had to sell his imperial issue trousers, but a man has to eat, and has to do something drastic. (LOL)
He had to sell his real cape, too! He was wearing a cheap blue one when he robbed!
http://gizmodo.com/5594215/darth-vader-robbed-a-bank
The cape was probably nicked off Lando Calrissian.
Emperor Palpatine is pinching pennies again, so his apprentice Darth Vader has to get his walking-around money some other way...
seems that the pension plan is no good...damn that recruiting video! it made everything seem like a dream job in a nutshell.