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Old Jan 4th, 2003, 01:01 AM
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Bat Boy Steals MINI Cooper !!! Detroit MINI2ers Beware

Just got the January 14 issue of Weekly World News. Seems Bat Boy, "half bat , half boy" has stolen a red / white MINI Cooper from a Detroit dealership as it was being delivered. Bat Boy had learned to drive while working with the US military combating terrorism in Afghanistan. After he returned stateside he escaped government custody and became a fugitive. The owner said, "I hope Bat Boy learns his lesson and turns himself in...I just want my MINI Cooper back."

Anybody seen Bat Boy?

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Old Jan 4th, 2003, 08:57 PM
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Bat Boy Steals MINI!!!!!

Barky at MCO posted this scan of the latest cover of the Weekly World News. Phenomenal! I had to run right out and buy one (first time ever).


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Not surprisingly, WWN has kept up with the times, and has a website. But no mention of Bat Boy stealing a Cooper.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/wwn/newsstand.cfm

But they do mention that Bat Boy supported Al Gore in the last election.

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Old Jan 5th, 2003, 02:20 AM
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OH,

That explains everything!

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Old Jan 6th, 2003, 12:34 AM
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Not surprisingly, WWN has kept up with the times, and has a website. But no mention of Bat Boy stealing a Cooper.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/wwn/newsstand.cfm

But they do mention that Bat Boy supported Al Gore in the last election.

Chip H.

See Bat Boy's not so off base...after all Gore got almost 1,000,000 more votes!

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Old Jan 6th, 2003, 02:35 PM
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See Bat Boy's not so off base...after all Gore got almost 1,000,000 more votes!

In a total coincidence, that's the same figure as the Weekly World News' annual circulation.

Vote for Gore! Just like the other supermarket tabloid readers!

I've heard that Al Sharpton is considering a run for president. That ought to be amusing.

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Old Jan 15th, 2003, 09:56 PM
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yeah...haha, i was checking out at our local publix...and in the line they were selling this one. i HAD to buy it...so i have it in my room now, hanging up on the wall along with all the other MINI related articles and media photos etc. but man it was expensive! like...2 bucks or something like that. it was worth it for the MINI tho :-0
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I think I passed him yesterday in a beige subaru forester-he must have caught on to all the publicity and ditched the MINI.
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Old Jan 15th, 2003, 10:06 PM
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I paid 3 bucks, it's worth the knowledge, we need to take the measures needed against any would be, anti-terrorist BatBoys.
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Not surprisingly, WWN has kept up with the times, and has a website. But no mention of Bat Boy stealing a Cooper.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/wwn/newsstand.cfm

But they do mention that Bat Boy supported Al Gore in the last election.

Chip H.

Dubya's illigitimate love child getting back at Daddy by voting for Gore.
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Old Jan 16th, 2003, 02:42 PM
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Dubya's illigitimate love child getting back at Daddy by voting for Gore.

I'll have to re-read the article:


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It was just a test drive

I didn't steal it!
It was just a test drive!

OK, I admit that i am not the most attractive person in the world, and i'm sorry i'm not better looking, but why is everyone making such a big deal about this? It's not my fault it was shift change when i drove past the police station!
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