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From Sandals To Shoes To Sandals In Australia
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 4:07 am
by dales
Relatable Guy Spends $1.5 Million Bank Error On Hookers, Coke And Fast Cars
Tom McParland
Today 2:55pm
· Filed to: Aussie Bros
What would you do if the bank just let you keep taking money out? A 22-year old Australian man took advantage of a bank error that allowed him to withdraw funds up to $1.5 million and spent it how you would expect: on hookers, drugs and cars.
According to the Mirror, Luke Moore stumbled upon a bank glitch that gave him practically unlimited access to all the cash he wanted. He was 22 at the time, and several thousand dollars in debt. So naturally, he took full advantage of the cash infusion and lived out his bachelor fantasies by spending the money on prostitutes and cocaine. Of course, a young baller needs some hot rides to match his lifestyle, so he purchased a Maserati, an Aston Martin and a boat.
He lived the high life for two years before authorities caught up with him and charged him with fraud. After a stint in jail, he successfully appealed his conviction by arguing his actions were “not deceptive.”
Now Moore lives back at home with his mom, drives a cheap car and lives off of Ramen noodles. According to the Mirror, Moore says he’s happier now than he was when he was living off of all that extra cash.
He said: “I pull more chicks now with $20 in my pocket than I did when I was splashing the bank’s cash.
“With age comes wisdom and confidence and I’ve learned money doesn’t buy everything — but it was great while it lasted.”
Having successfully used the precedent of Finders Keepers v. Losers Weepers, Moore is back at school, currently studying criminal law.
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 6:28 am
by Bicycle Bill
"Finders-Keepers", huh? A smart burglar could probably use that line of defense too.
"No, your honor, I did not steal anything. I merely found it before the other guy realized that he had lost it."
-"BB"-
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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:58 pm
by ex-khobar Andy
Reminds me of George Best (RIP) who was the best footballer (soccer player) of his generation. When asked by a reporter where all the money went, he said: "Two thirds of it went on women, booze and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:02 am
by Lord Jim
Now Moore lives back at home with his mom, drives a cheap car and lives off of Ramen noodles. According to the Mirror, Moore says he’s happier now than he was when he was living off of all that extra cash.
He said: “I pull more chicks now with $20 in my pocket than I did when I was splashing the bank’s cash.
That suggests to me that he's switched from coke to hallucinogens...
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:19 am
by BoSoxGal
Aw, c'mon, he's just achieved enlightenment.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:00 pm
by rubato
They may not have meant to, but they did give him the money.
"The quality of mercy is not strained It droppeth as pennies from heaven."
yrs,
rubato
Re: From Sandals To Shoes To Sandals In Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:04 pm
by Sue U
Having successfully used the precedent ... s Weepers,
Alternatively, he might have successfully litigated the matter using this commonly-applied doctrine:
Re: From Sandals To Shoes To Sandals In Australia
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 4:03 pm
by Big RR
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:02 pm
by Lord Jim
Am I the only one who finds a grown man telling a little kid on a playground to "touch my pen" a little creepy?
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:13 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Lord Jim wrote:Am I the only one who finds a grown man telling a little kid on a playground to "touch my pen" a little creepy?
Am I the only one who's never heard of "Touch black, no back"?
-"BB"-
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:30 pm
by kristina
Bicycle Bill wrote:Lord Jim wrote:Am I the only one who finds a grown man telling a little kid on a playground to "touch my pen" a little creepy?
Am I the only one who's never heard of "Touch black, no back"?
-"BB"-
Nope. But I led a somewhat sheltered childhood.
Re: From Sandals To Shoes To Sandals In Australia
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:50 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
I guess there really is a sandal clause
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:01 pm
by Joe Guy
Bicycle Bill wrote:
Am I the only one who's never heard of "Touch black, no back"?
Me neither. The way I heard it was,
"Once you go black, you never go back"...
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:33 pm
by Big RR
I'm not sure where the expression came from (I'd bet it's something racist), but we used it when I grew up in Brooklyn to seal trading deals (like baseball cards) and stop fights about who owned something (of course the black was usually the asphalt in the street; probably wouldn't work as well in the country). Other things I recall--yelling chipsies at the start of a stickball game meant the owner of the ball suffered the risk of loss--"no chipsies" meant the person who was responsible for its loss (in a sewer, on a roof, or in a yard with mean dog) would have to pay for it. These kids' etiquette rules stopped a lot of fights before they began.
Actually, a number of years back I read an article in the NY Times about the etiquette of who gets to ride in the font passenger seat, involving calling "shottie" with a number of tie breakers including blitzing and wrestling among those who called shottie at the same time.
From Sandals To Shoes To Sandals In Australia
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:31 am
by RayThom
Big RR wrote:I'm not sure where the expression came from (I'd bet it's something racist)...
Yeah, probably some kind of derivation like "Eenie meenie miney mo. Touch black, no back."
