You be beware a lot of Sponge Bob Square pants stolen!! Now they are selling on Ebay!!!
Beware!!!
SpongeBob squarely in thieves? sights
Giant fry cook ?missing? from Ashwaubenon Burger King, others
By Richard Ryman and The Associated Press
rryman@greenbaypressgazette.com
SpongeBob SquarePants is missing. Call that missing squared.
All over the country, the 9-foot-tall and 9-foot-wide inflatable yellow sponge is mysteriously disappearing from atop Burger King restaurants.
Evil Plankton is an obvious suspect in this whopper of a crime, but landlubbers are more likely to blame for a nationwide rash of SpongeBob-nappings. More than 50 have been reported from Florida to Utah since the pop icon started appearing on fast-food restaurant rooftops in a promotional tie-in with his movie released Nov. 11.
The Burger King on South Oneida Street in Ashwaubenon is among those who?ve found themselves short one giant, yellow fry cook. Jodi Mazola, assistant manager, said she checked the roof Wednesday after being asked if she knew where her SpongeBob was. She discovered she didn?t.
Neither Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob?s tight-fisted employer, nor Burger King Corp. have offered a reward for the missing Bikini Bottom invertebrates.
?We don?t have any theories. SpongeBob SquarePants is kind of a fad. It could be a childhood prank or an adult trying to get a fad item for Christmas,? Putnam, Fla., County sheriff?s Lt. Steve Rose said Wednesday. ?If any leads come across, we will follow up in hopes of making an arrest.?
It doesn?t take Officer Nancy to know these days that the best place to start looking for missing things is on eBay, where the new movie star is selling for as much as $1,000.
As part of the promotion, 4,704 inflatable SpongeBobs, which weigh 50 pounds and are valued at $500, were ordered for restaurants nationwide. The animated movie and TV star is featured on Burger King children?s meals, watches and toys.
Miami-based Burger King Corp. has 7,956 stores in the United States, and about 7,000 participated in the promotion. Not all of them ordered balloons.
As of Wednesday night, the six other area Burger Kings owned by Valley King Inc., are not Bob-less. Valley King representatives chose to go the route of SpongeBob?s neighbor, Squidward, who prefers peace and quiet to SpongeBob-inspired mania, by declining to discuss their missing marketer. The national Burger King office took a similar tack, saying only, ?At the moment, it is sort of a very amusing phenomenon. We hope it is just a prank, and the SpongeBobs come back.?
SpongeBob is all yellow and spongy like. He is known to hang out with a stubby pink starfish named Patrick. He lives in a pineapple under the sea; absorbent and yellow and porous is he.
He was last seen wearing ? uh ? square pants.
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Suffolk, VA, December 2nd, 2004, 3:11 p.m.) SpongeBob thieves have struck again, this time at a Suffolk Burger King.
Suffolk Police say that an inflatable SpongeBob cartoon character was reported stolen Thursday morning. It was last seen November 22nd. Burger King officials say Sponge-nappings have become a national trend, with thefts reported in at least ten states.
So far, some of the characters have been returned, but some have turned up on eBay, selling for up to a-thousand dollars. There also have been reports of ransom notes for missing SpongeBobs.
Suffolk officials are reporting the theft as a grand larceny because Burger King values the inflatable SpongeBob at one thousand dollars.
(Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )
Suffolk, VA, December 2nd, 2004, 3:11 p.m.) SpongeBob thieves have struck again, this time at a Suffolk Burger King.
Suffolk Police say that an inflatable SpongeBob cartoon character was reported stolen Thursday morning. It was last seen November 22nd. Burger King officials say Sponge-nappings have become a national trend, with thefts reported in at least ten states.
So far, some of the characters have been returned, but some have turned up on eBay, selling for up to a-thousand dollars. There also have been reports of ransom notes for missing SpongeBobs.
Suffolk officials are reporting the theft as a grand larceny because Burger King values the inflatable SpongeBob at one thousand dollars.
(Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. )
More Spongebob story!!!
It happening National!!!
When the cartoon character turned up missing, a manager investigated and found evidence of the crime: the ropes holding down the inflatable cartoon character had been sliced.
Burger King officials said Sponge-nappings have become a national trend, with thefts reported in 10 states.
"And the number is going up every day," said a Burger King spokesman in New York.
So far, some of the characters have been returned, but some have turned up on eBay, selling for up to $1,000. After a SpongeBob was stolen from a Burger King in Little Falls, Minn., workers found a ransom note: "We have SpongeBob. Give us 10 crabby patties, fries, and milkshakes."
On Nov. 11, more than 4,700 SpongeBobs began going up on Burger Kings nationwide as part of a promotion tied to the SpongeBob movie. The company that provided the SpongeBobs says between 50 and 100 have been stolen so far.
In St. Mary's County in Maryland, Steven Simon and his friend, Conrad "C.J." Mercure Jr., both 18, were arrested Friday and charged with misdemeanor theft of goods worth less than $500 for stealing a SpongeBob from a local Burger King.
AP Image
Inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants figure on roof of a Burger King in Miami, Fla.
Mercure and Simon had no car, so they called a cab -- which had even police laughing. "They had to pay for three fares, not just two," said Cpl. John Shoemaker of the county sheriff's office.
Bill Cocimano, general manager of the Burger King, said he was initially angry when he found out that his restaurant's SpongeBob was stolen on Nov. 19.
But the next day, an employee told him that "somebody is running his mouth at Great Mills High School that he has SpongeBob in his bedroom. I told them, 'You get me a name, I'll give you 20 bucks."'
Within three hours, police had SpongeBob, Cocimano said. But Cocimano said that when he tried to restore SpongeBob to his perch Friday, the inflatable was too badly damaged to hold the air.
Simon and Mercure have a court appearance Dec. 15, authorities said. The offense is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $500 fine.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
It happening National!!!
When the cartoon character turned up missing, a manager investigated and found evidence of the crime: the ropes holding down the inflatable cartoon character had been sliced.
Burger King officials said Sponge-nappings have become a national trend, with thefts reported in 10 states.
"And the number is going up every day," said a Burger King spokesman in New York.
So far, some of the characters have been returned, but some have turned up on eBay, selling for up to $1,000. After a SpongeBob was stolen from a Burger King in Little Falls, Minn., workers found a ransom note: "We have SpongeBob. Give us 10 crabby patties, fries, and milkshakes."
On Nov. 11, more than 4,700 SpongeBobs began going up on Burger Kings nationwide as part of a promotion tied to the SpongeBob movie. The company that provided the SpongeBobs says between 50 and 100 have been stolen so far.
In St. Mary's County in Maryland, Steven Simon and his friend, Conrad "C.J." Mercure Jr., both 18, were arrested Friday and charged with misdemeanor theft of goods worth less than $500 for stealing a SpongeBob from a local Burger King.
AP Image
Inflatable SpongeBob SquarePants figure on roof of a Burger King in Miami, Fla.
Mercure and Simon had no car, so they called a cab -- which had even police laughing. "They had to pay for three fares, not just two," said Cpl. John Shoemaker of the county sheriff's office.
Bill Cocimano, general manager of the Burger King, said he was initially angry when he found out that his restaurant's SpongeBob was stolen on Nov. 19.
But the next day, an employee told him that "somebody is running his mouth at Great Mills High School that he has SpongeBob in his bedroom. I told them, 'You get me a name, I'll give you 20 bucks."'
Within three hours, police had SpongeBob, Cocimano said. But Cocimano said that when he tried to restore SpongeBob to his perch Friday, the inflatable was too badly damaged to hold the air.
Simon and Mercure have a court appearance Dec. 15, authorities said. The offense is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $500 fine.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
SICK PEOPLE SELLING SPONGEBOB ON EBAY!!!
BUT IT IS STOLEN!!!
BUT IT IS STOLEN!!!
You can definitely tell when days are slow for reporters...
...They mentioned it a little while ago here that two had been stolen from our local Burger Kings. I think that's tonights top story.
...They mentioned it a little while ago here that two had been stolen from our local Burger Kings. I think that's tonights top story.
QUOTE(starplanet @ Dec 3 2004, 01:33 AM)
You can definitely tell when days are slow for reporters...
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lol you can say that again!!!
Jeesh, nothing else going on?
QUOTE(Pia @ Dec 2 2004, 04:58 PM)
lol you can say that again!!!
Jeesh, nothing else going on?
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Jeesh, nothing else going on?
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Maybe it will show up in bright red on CNN's Breaking News...
They had it on the little breaking news ticker on one station the other night.
QUOTE(davidbugs @ Dec 3 2004, 08:21 AM)
SICK PEOPLE SELLING SPONGEBOB ON EBAY!!!
BUT IT IS STOLEN!!!
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BUT IT IS STOLEN!!!
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Spongebob Squarepants is the biggest pile of hi anyway.
Did you read People Are Selling Spongebob Stole Item on Ebay.
Did u know How much 1,000 dollars each!!!
Did u know How much 1,000 dollars each!!!
QUOTE(davidbugs @ Dec 2 2004, 09:07 PM)
Did you read People Are Selling Spongebob Stole Item on Ebay.
Did u know How much 1,000 dollars each!!!
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Did u know How much 1,000 dollars each!!!
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Well this is sure good PR for them.
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