Product Description

Police arrived on the scene of a recreational vehicle park to discover a very sick man vomiting and complaining of stomach cramps. The man admitted he had attempted to siphon gas from a motor home but inadvertently put the siphon tube in the wrong tank. Instead of gasoline, the man sucked out the contents of the sewage holding tank. If stupidity were lethal, all of the criminals highlighted in The Stupid Crook Book would be dead. This latest book from highly successful author Leland H. Gregory III captures hilarious tales of captured criminals who are so dumb you almost feel sorry for them. Almost.This lineup of criminal bozos includes:o Michael Anthony Silver, who made a $250 call to a 1-900 psychic hotline in the course of robbing a home. When the phone bill came later that month the homeowners called the police, who traced the call back to the hotline. It turns out Silver used his real name with the psychic.o A would-be bank robber who fainted when a bank teller told him she had no money. The police later found his getaway car and discovered the key locked inside it.o Tony Bariteau, who was arrested and pled guilty to breaking into the Deja Vu store in Troy, Alabama-twice! He was arrested because the same witness spotted him smashing the same window and stealing much of the same merchandise. Deja vu indeed.o A wanted fugitive from Maryland who was running low on cash and stopped by a police station in Texas to ask for gas money. The police saved him the expense and gave him a free ride back to prison.The Stupid Crook Book builds on the successful trail Gregory blazed with America's Dumbest Criminals, the book he coauthored that spent 17 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #397074 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

About the Author
Leland Gregory is the author of Andrews McMeel Publishing's What's the Number for 911? and What's the Number for 911 Again?, which have sold more than 60,000 copies combined. Other books he's penned include the best-seller America's Dumbest Criminals, Great Government Goofs!, Presumed Ignorant, and Presidential Indiscretion. Leland also writes for television, radio, film, and magazines. He lives in Nashville with his wife and son.

Customer Reviews

The stories are funny but the packaging is so-so
The thing here is to not confuse the real-life stupid (and funny) stories with the packaging that these stories are delivered to us.

While each story is condensed to about a page there is a regular attempt on each and every account to hide some little fact at the start of the story, use that hidden fact as the punch line, and then finish the story with some poor pun on the crimial being caught, spending time behind bars, etc.

On any given item it works, but it quickly becomes tedious when reading the book cover to cover.

I think this book is best taken by reading no more than 3 or 4 stories at a time, or for reading one aloud and your next gathering of friends.

The cover price is a little high in my estimation. Get it at a discount and you'll do ok.

A total crackup!
One story is funnier than the next. This is one of those laugh-out-loud books that you want to share with a friend (or anyone who happens to be nearby)! Never thought I'd get such a kick out of crime! Fun little book to give to friends.

Hilarious!
These idiot crook out-takes are belly-achingly funny. Some of these criminals are so stupid it's unbelievable, but that's what makes it so funny. Not one to miss!