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Robbery bluff was notable failure

A 21-year-old unemployed man, David Morris, attempted to rob three shops in West Croydon to solve his financial issues. He produced a note threatening to shoot if he didn't get cash, but it was a comedic failure. A chemist's assistant misinterpreted his note, a hardware shop assistant couldn't read English, and a takeaway assistant failed to read it because he didn't have his glasses. Afterward, Morris reflected on his failed heist, admitting to the police how foolish he felt about pretending to have a gun.

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Robbery bluff was notable failure

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  1. Robbery bluff was notable failure (from the Daily Mail)

  2. An unemployed man killing time before a date decided to turn to crime to ease his money problems. He wrote out a note reading: “I’ve got a gun in my pocket and I’ll shoot it off unless you hand over the money.”

  3. But David Morris, aged 21, failed to get any cash in spite of going into three shops in London Road, West Croydon. • At a chemist’s a girl assistant refused to accept the note, believing it contained an obscene suggestion. • Next door, in a hardware shop, the Asian assistant said he could not read English.

  4. In desperation, Morris went to a takeaway food shop, but the assistant could not read the note because he did not have glasses.

  5. Morris told the police: “I’ve been a twit. When the judge hears about this he won’t believe anyone could be so stupid. I only pretended to have a gun.”

  6. Vocabulary Explain in English: • turn to crime • hand over the money • fail to get any cash • an obscene suggestion • judge

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