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16 January 2009

In what may be the fishiest case of shoplifting ever, a Long Island man stole a shark from a pet store's tank by putting it under his coat and sneaking away, cops said yesterday.

post by: jason's_planet at: 15:34 | 5 comments

Fish. Pants. Well, close.

posted by BitterOldPunk 16 January | 16:15

It was the label on the tank saying "Sea Kitten" that confused him. He really wanted a cat.

posted by essexjan 16 January | 17:08

OMG! Sharks can live for 10 minutes in someone's shirt with no water!

Also, he stole the eel from Parrots of the World, which is this guy's store

posted by rmless2 16 January | 17:19

I thought quonsar lived in Michigan.

posted by jonmc 16 January | 17:20

"Was there a shark in your pants or are you really just not that into me?"

posted by mudpuppie 16 January | 17:54

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