Drunken, Unintentional Stealing
About 15 years ago myself and my friend Steve were in the pub on a Friday afternoon drinking session. We finished our last pint of bitter, left the pub and as soon as the fresh summer breeze hit us, it put us in a mild state of drunkenness.

On the way home, I decided to call into the newsagents for a computer mag. I was looking at the magazines whilst Steve was buying some chocolate and a soft drink. He left the shop and I followed him. About two hundred yards down the road, he looked at me and asked, "have you paid for that magazine?"

I looked down at the magazine under my arm and felt the feeling of horror slowly wash over me. I turned tail and legged it towards the newsagent, panicking. I ran through the doorway, straight up to the counter and almost fell over myself trying to apologise.

"I'm so sorry, I picked this magazine up and left with my mate without thinking, I'm so embarrassed!" "Forgive me but it's probably becauae I've been in the pub all afternoon!"

I paid the man who was by this time was laughing uncontrollably at breathless word slurring. I also bought a Mars Bar and some lemonade as a kind of apology and thanks for being good natured about it all.
(Taunting Lunatics Belming at you since, Sat 12 Jan 2008, 19:04, 2 replies)

That was idiotic...
... next time you want to throw money away I'll let you know my PayPal.
(MJPerry was crude but clickable at, Sun 13 Jan 2008, 17:56, closed)

Re: That was idiotic...
I was a sort of regular customer and I wasn't sure if he'd seen me or not. Going in the following week could have been embarrassing if I'd have kept the mag.
(Taunting Lunatics Belming at you since, Tue 15 Jan 2008, 16:27, closed)