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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« on: September 21, 2016, 1936 UTC »
In what has been described as one of the most bizarre strings of petty crimes ever recorded, dozens of people in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood have been reporting the theft of their house numbers. Interestingly, in all cases, only the “1” and “0” have been taken, which has earned the yet-to-be-identified thieves the nickname “binary bandits”.

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Re: The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2016, 1945 UTC »
Has Al bought a Greyhound bus pass in the past couple of months? He knows his way around Philly after years of being the Belle of The Winterfest Ball.

They should try stuffed penguins on the porches in Kensington to see if it brings it to a stop.

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Re: The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2016, 0426 UTC »
Beings that I am not too far from Kensington, I can tell you that the liberal college hipster scene is big there. They probably had a contest as to who can commit the most hipster crime- and here's the winner.
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Re: The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2016, 0227 UTC »
Hey Atrain, I'm up here in Mayfair. I just checked my door. All digits accounted for   ;D ;D
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Re: The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2016, 0411 UTC »
I wonder if this has something to do with Toynbee...

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Re: The Mysterious “Binary Bandits” of Philadelphia
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2016, 1650 UTC »
And they've both been termed "mysterious". I think there is something afoot here, Mr. Fansome.

 

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