Michael Geoffrey Linn seemed to be one of a dying breed - a gentleman robber. When he robbed a bank recently, he said to the clerk, "I'm sorry miss, I didn't mean to frighten you but I'm very, very desperate." Ah, what a sweetie!

Having carried out his heist, Linn drove to the river front, where he set light to the clothes he had been wearing. Somebody noticed the fire and called the emergency services. However, construction workers got their first, and they put out the fire using their shovels. They rescued the partly burned clothes and some papers, finding Linn's name and address among the remains.

Linn was arrested but said he had given the money to an associate. Then he started walking and officers were bemused by the crackling sound coming from the area of his butt. Further investigation revealed a roll of bank notes protruding from Linn's anus.

The money is to be destroyed. No shit!

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