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Old 02-04-2009, 05:52 PM   #16
Bungleau
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Man boldly robs Colo. store with Star Trek sword

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado police say a man with too much "Star Trek" on his mind used a sword modeled after the weapon carried by Klingon warriors to demand money from two convenience stores.

Investigators say the man took an unknown amount of cash from a 7-Eleven store Wednesday but left empty-handed when he tried to rob another store about 25 minutes later.

Police Lt. David Whitlock says no one was injured.

The StarTrek.com Web site says the double-pointed sword used by the Klingons on "Star Trek" is crescent-shaped and about a yard long. Police did not specify what material it was made of.

No one has been charged in the incident.

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Yep... Geeks are out there, but apparently, not in the news reporting ranks. Else they would have known what a bat'leth is... or at least how to google for it

Of course, there is no honor in stealing... or in coming away empty-handed from an attempted robbery....
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