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Seriously though, I am fairly sure that if you were up last night carrying this out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm then you wouldnt be on here this morning, but it raises a question, well two maybe...IF it was you, WHAT would you do with all that money (I just heard that it was nearer £40 million) and secondly, IF you knew it was me that did it, how much do you want to keep quiet?

:D

*sticks hand up* It was me!!!(no I'm not sharing)

:fluffle: oh go on......:D

Seriously though, I am fairly sure that if you were up last night carrying this out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm then you wouldnt be on here this morning, but it raises a question, well two maybe...IF it was you, WHAT would you do with all that money (I just heard that it was nearer £40 million) and secondly, IF you knew it was me that did it, how much do you want to keep quiet?

:D

I KNOW it was you, and I want half. Fork it over or I am telling!

Hmm, I would want £10m in order to keep quiet. That should leave us both pretty happy I think.

Seriously though, I am fairly sure that if you were up last night carrying this out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm then you wouldnt be on here this morning, but it raises a question, well two maybe...IF it was you, WHAT would you do with all that money (I just heard that it was nearer £40 million) and secondly, IF you knew it was me that did it, how much do you want to keep quiet?

:D
Of course I'd be here.I need to keep up a pretence for christs sake!!*lights another joint rolled with a 50 note*;)

See how quickly you can get through £40 million? Upper Botswavia wants £20 million, and Peisandros wants £10, that only leaves me with a measly £10 million myself...

*decides to just shoot them both*

Now... Hands up if you want to be in that gang?

*sticks up both hands and jumps up and down* oo yes me!! pick me!!!!

*sticks up both hands and jumps up and down* oo yes me!! pick me!!!!
Sorry, we recruit talented criminals only.

oh.....*walks off downhearted*

Only 25 mil has been confirmed stolen according to the beeb... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm

A massive police search is continuing for the armed gang who stole at least £25m from a security depot in Kent.

They are trying to establish the accuracy of claims that as much as £40m could have been stolen.

And if I had 40million, I'd buy a bugatti veyron. The rest would probably go on insurance for it lol.

Not a Fiesta? or a nice Ford KA? they are very good alternatives that you should consider spending your share on....

Seriously though, I am fairly sure that if you were up last night carrying this out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm then you wouldnt be on here this morning, but it raises a question, well two maybe...IF it was you, WHAT would you do with all that money (I just heard that it was nearer £40 million) and secondly, IF you knew it was me that did it, how much do you want to keep quiet?

:D

If it was me, I'd first have to convert it to US funds. Then, I'm not sure what I'd do (can't go crazy with the money, as that'd be a dead giveaway it was me). How much would I want, to keep quiet? I'd have to say about $10,000. Not enough to kill me over, but enough for me to pay off my truck. :)

Notice it was an armed gang.

Are you sure it wasn't the whole of NS general that did this?

I didn't think of that!

Was I the only one nobody told about it?

*sobs*

On the news they just said AT LEAST £40 million....wow...

From whats been reported, this was well planned and very well executed.
The fact that they were armed and the stakes were so high and no one was shot or injured speaks volumes as to the professionals involved.
There was speculation that they may be caught when trying to spend it, but I have to imagine they already have a solid plan for that as well.

I'm waiting for the movie on this story.

I'm waiting for the movie on this story.

Ocean's 14?

They'd be annoyed if they just stole 40 million Turkish lire.

Biggest ever robbery...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm
I like it the way BBC allows citizens to post on the same page..
I hope CNN/NBC/FOX/etc are taking notes..

The Internet shall democratize the flow of information/opinion.

"As a Tonbridge resident I walk past the Securitas Depot fairly often and I can tell you it is a fortress. I know people who work there and gaining entry, even for them, is a painstakingly laborious task. I struggle to see how the manager would have been able provide an entry point for the criminals, gun-point or not. Also the depot holds a lot more than £40 million, why did they only take that amount and (more importantly) did they know that certain cash was 'safer' to take than some of the other bundles?"
--Peter, Tonbridge, Kent--

Ocean's 14?

Sure-if they dont even catch anyone involved, someone can piece together a thrilling story based on facts, evidence and testimony from the witnesses that were tied up and left at the scene.

People love these stories- Ocean's 11 & 12, The Italian Job, etc... They're always interesting. It could start with the planning, maybe work a female thief in as a love story sideline, the heist itself and then how the money was spent, someone was caught or betrayed and killed for his share or to keep him quiet. There are many possibilities.

And "based on actual events" would certainly boost interest.

I'd watch.

My question is this, WHY would George Clooney be in Tonbridge?

Still, that said....I'd watch too :D

We've actually established that it was Deep Kimchi. He won't share. Bastard.

even if we threaten to tell on him? whar.....

If it was me, I'd first have to convert it to US funds. Then, I'm not sure what I'd do (can't go crazy with the money, as that'd be a dead giveaway it was me). How much would I want, to keep quiet? I'd have to say about $10,000. Not enough to kill me over, but enough for me to pay off my truck. :)


no way US dollars smell, i'd convert it into japanese or chinese currency, turn that 40m into like 800m of whatever they use

Nobody has said WHAT they would spend it on...well apart from the car..

I would go on a LONG LONG holiday, buy a private Island, a house in London, Paris, New York, Toronto and some other places....get nice stuff.....eat chocolate....get liposuction....eat more chocolate.....get more liposuction....

I would be pampered and fauned over an' just live life in utter luxury and decadence.....whilst of course fearing the knock on the door.....oh the horror!

As for what I'd do with the money, well, that's easy. Lots of Katrina victims would get new homes. For myself, I'd probably get a little more RAM for my 'puter so Ironforge doesn't lag so much in World of Warcraft.

oh now I feel bad about spending it all on myself.....


I suppose my spending would help others in a sort of way....


yeah! now I feel better about my totally selfish desires

As for what I'd do with the money, well, that's easy. Lots of Katrina victims would get new homes.
And then after you've spent $200,000 on yurts to assuage your concious, you could get to the real business of meaningless self-indulgence.
That is the sort of money that you retire on, you'll never pull something like that off twice, and simply doing it once should provide you with enough material to get laid anywhere you go for the rest of your life.

That is the sort of money that you retire on, you'll never pull something like that off twice, and simply doing it once should provide you with enough material to get laid anywhere you go for the rest of your life.

why do you need money for that? are you unattractive to the opposite sex unless you pay them or something? No getting sex doesn't involve money, honest...I dont have any money but I have sex all the time

:D

And then after you've spent $200,000 on yurts to assuage your concious, you could get to the real business of meaningless self-indulgence.

I honestly don't think I'd know how to be self-indulgent. I'd have to find a coach.

It was about £4300,000.

I honestly don't think I'd know how to be self-indulgent. I'd have to find a coach.

I'll do it for a small fee.

It was about £43,000.

is that all? they were saying millions earlier...bugger...

*goes out to van and kicks the sacks of cash*

I'd probably get a little more RAM for my 'puter so Ironforge doesn't lag so much in World of Warcraft.

Ironforge is CRAZY. bah.


I'd probably upgrade my harddrive/ graphic card/ RAM, then... neh, who knows. Lotta money.

why do you need money for that? are you unattractive to the opposite sex unless you pay them or something? No getting sex doesn't involve money, honest...I dont have any money but I have sex all the time
And do you have any idea how much more sex you could get, simply by being able to announce that you were involved in the biggest robbery since Rome was sacked and that anyone who wanted to hear more need only join you on your fleet of private yachts?

But I love my Canadian and dont want to have sex with other people even on yachts. :fluffle:

I honestly don't think I'd know how to be self-indulgent. I'd have to find a coach.
I could help you on that. The first step is purchasing a Filly (Filipino child, aged 6-10) and having him carry your stuff and do all your work for you. In the 5 seconds of extra free time that you have gained from not having to make your own instant oat-meal, you can begin studying some deSade, he had a lot of tips on proper sexual decadence.
Oh, and you'll have to take up smoking (only the very best cigars) and remember to always light the cigar with a $100 bill.

But I love my Canadian and dont want to have sex with other people even on yachts. :fluffle:
Orgy on a yacht > Canadian on land

Orgy on a yacht > Canadian on land

I agree with you, jolly well.

Orgy on a yacht > Canadian on land

No, because if I did sex things with other people on the yacht then the Canadian wouldnt want to do sex things with me on the land would he?

It was about £4300,000.
I'm not even sure what kind of number that's supposed to be :p, but they just said on the news it was "between 40 and 75 million Euro", which is something like 27 to 51 million GBP. Which really is a rather wide range... But eh, I'd take it.

The way it was done sounds very similar to the £26.5 bank robbery in Belfast in 2004.

The way it was done sounds very similar to the £26.5 bank robbery in Belfast in 2004.
Well, if it's the same guys they sure go through their money fast. :eek:

Well, if it's the same guys they sure go through their money fast. :eek:
Well....they did have Sinn Fein's election campaign to fund...

Well....they did have Sinn Fein's election campaign to fund...

No, they went straight to Vegas.

"25 million on black!"
"Red's the winner"
"Damn it! Boys, break out the Kent plan"

lol that is probably exactly what happend!

I now hear its nearer £53 million...BUT two people have been taken in 'for questioning' SO the question I have is this...who isn't online today that should be hmmm? OWN UP!

:D

Seriously though, I am fairly sure that if you were up last night carrying this out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/4742064.stm then you wouldnt be on here this morning, but it raises a question, well two maybe...IF it was you, WHAT would you do with all that money (I just heard that it was nearer £40 million) and secondly, IF you knew it was me that did it, how much do you want to keep quiet?

:D
So it WASN'T Deep "International Poster of Mystery" Kimchi?

Notice it was an armed gang.

Are you sure it wasn't the whole of NS general that did this?
The only thing i've heard they're good at is schooling like pirhanas on conservative posters. I heard that, i think, from someone who was considering their political position on this forum to be a ... uhm, conservative.
It was hilarious.
I'll repost it if this is on tomorrow.

Is Deep "International Poster of Mystery" Kimchi online this morning?

If not then I suppose it just might be........

Is Deep "International Poster of Mystery" Kimchi online this morning?

If not then I suppose it just might be........
He had the fortitude to post a thread saying something like "I Swear It Wasn't Me", or something along those lines.
His traipse' abroad makes it a reasonable conclusion ....
If he was on this morning, he was trying to goad Fass into agreeing to "engage" in some tongue/otherpart research with him, of some sort.
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10485383&postcount=64

Probably looking for an alibi. *nods*

Well maybe they let him use the interenet in the police station WHILE they question him....maybe he can't function properly without it...

*nods and gives a knowing look*

Well maybe they let him use the interenet in the police station WHILE they question him....maybe he can't function properly without it...

*nods and gives a knowing look*Well, he does lead one on to conclude he has connections .... even if i have the wrong idea of what he meant.

yes, it's easy to get the wrong idea about connections.

I once assumed that I knew what it meant, but I was WRONG

*nods wide eyed and mildy horrified*

I heard that it was around 50 mil, and there is a 2 mil bounty on them.

Some 'expert' on the BBC said that the pile of notes would be 40 storeys..whoa!

A lot of cash would be hard to get rid of without people noticing, I mean you can't go into a car showroom now with a suitcase full of money wthout them thinking 'hmmm big robbery, lots of cash stolen, person purchses car with cash...hmmm'

:D

As for the film of it, who can think of a more glamorous location for a robbery film! Forget Las vegas, they have KENT!

Kent is just SO Hollywood don't you think?

Some 'expert' on the BBC said that the pile of notes would be 40 storeys..whoa!

That's every note stacked on top of the other. In reality, It's no bigger than a small van.