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Steal pennies off a dead man's eyes or...

Posted by ESC on July 22, 2008 at 10:15

...steal the brass nuts off a fire hydrant.

Thieves steal the brass nuts off fire hydrants and sell for scrap:

Re: Steal pennies off a dead man's eyes or... James Briggs 22/July/08