F. M. Orchard’s home has been robbed many times. Published a “want ad:” “Mr. Burglar, please write. State what you want, and we will prepare it, but don’t muss up the house.”
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Dear Mr. Burglar: Thank you for stealing our Acme Burglar alarm cabinet. The slightest jar – even a cat fart – started it ringing and I couldn’t shut the damned thing up, yet you managed to drive a forklift into my living room and steal it, without it making a peep. My neighbors might actually start speaking to me again. Thank you for taking that thing out of my “reech”.
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Dear Mr. Burglar:
Thank you for stealing our Acme Burglar alarm cabinet. The slightest jar – even a cat fart – started it ringing and I couldn’t shut the damned thing up, yet you managed to drive a forklift into my living room and steal it, without it making a peep. My neighbors might actually start speaking to me again. Thank you for taking that thing out of my “reech”.