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Robbers Scared by GTA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the crime-doesn't-pay dept.

HellSpam writes "Some robbers tried to burglarize a poor old lady and her 3 grandsons. Her grandsons happened to be playing Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas, and the sounds of the police from the game scared them away! From the article: "The police in the game were saying, 'Stop, we have you surrounded. This is the police.' The burglar, unknowingly, thought this was the actual police and panicked ... being apprehended by PlayStation." Now, no more saying games are bad for you..."

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  1. Re:"Burglarize" by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 1, Troll

    Someone who burgles is a burglar. It's that simple, just like someone who warbles is a warbler. Distorting the verb form to "burglarize" is silly: you wouldn't say someone who's a warbler warblerizes, would you?

    I wonder how long it'll be until you start calling someone who "burglarizes" a "burglarizer"?

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