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Seven Ways to Tell That You, Mr. Purse Snatcher, Are Not a Man

  • 11/19/08 at 1:40 PM
Seven Ways to Tell That You, Mr. Purse Snatcher, Are Not a Man

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1. You are a purse snatcher.
2. You and two of your friends punched a woman in the face on the 3 train on Sunday and stole her purse.
3. The woman, whose green card was in the bag, chased you out of the subway and caught up with you, grabbing onto your arm.
4. You had to beg the woman to let your accomplices go. "Leave him alone!" you cried. "He's my friend!"
5. The woman hung onto your friends long enough for the cops to come and arrest them.
6. You continued running away and left them behind.
7. You are a purse snatcher.

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