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Courtesy of Chas Blackman and his awesome Must Not Sleep ...(I told you that I was going to yoink it), and the Associated Press:


Drunk man stole snack truck, sought cash for more beer

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- First he stole a potato chip delivery truck, then he tried to sell its cargo for $5 so he could get a beer. That's according to police in Buffalo, New York, where a man was arrested yesterday and charged with driving while intoxicated, grand larceny and other offenses.

Police say the man drove off in a Frito-Lay delivery truck after the driver left the keys in the ignition.

A witness told police that the man stepped out of the truck with a box of chips and offered to sell the whole truck for $20, but said he'd settle for $5 because he wanted a beer.

Officers say the man hit two parked cars before he was apprehended while trying to hide behind a building. Authorities say he had a blood-alcohol content of .26 -- more than three times the legal limit.

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