Theives Steal 70,000 of Easter Eggs

[Si Hunt]

Not a good year for Cadbury is it...

A lorry containing Cadbury chocolate eggs worth an estimated 70,000 has been stolen in Staffordshire.

Three thieves tricked the driver, who had stopped in a lay-by on the A38 near Lichfield, by telling him the van was shedding its load.

When he got out of his cab to investigate, some of the thieves jumped in and made off with the eggs.

The lorry had been taking the eggs north after collecting them from the factory in Bournville, Birmingham.



The driver thought he'd shed his load


The rest of the gang made off in a grey Subaru Impreza following the theft on Monday.

Police said one of the suspects is white, aged between 25 and 30, about 5ft 10ins tall and with short hair.

Si.

[Dirk Gently]

So are the Police conducting an Easter Egg hunt?

[Rob McCow]

I'll be there to egg them on.

[Dirk Gently]

Do you think that if the Police don't find them that there will be egg on their faces?

[Si Hunt]

Are we all hoping for lots of Easter Eggs this year?

Si.

[Rob McCow]

I'm hoping for a 'Myrtle Moo' from Marks and Spencers.

The lorry driver was reportedly in a state of choc after the incident.

[Ralph]

Must have been desperate it's not egactly going to be an easy thing to shift.

Unless of course they stole them to try for a new obesity record.

[SiHart]

They'll have no problem shifting them- hundreds of thousands of units are shifted each year. Go to nay local market and you'll find them there for sale at knock down prices. That's where they'll end up.

Si xx

[Dirk Gently]

Are we all hoping for lots of Easter Eggs this year?

Si.

I got a TARDIS and a Dalek easter egg last year. I'm hoping for similar this year.









(And yes, I am sad enough to have kept the boxes.)

[Captain Tancredi]

Must have been desperate it's not egactly going to be an easy thing to shift.

Unless of course they stole them to try for a new obesity record.

They'll be on market stalls for 1 each within days.

[Pip Madeley]

They're 1 in ASDA anyway, so they'll have to sell them dirt cheap...

[Rob McCow]

Surely you mean 'dirt cheep?'

Are they sure it was guys who stole the lorry? One of them might have been a chick.

[Pip Madeley]

I bet the driver wasn't seeing the yolk.

[Darren]

Maybe they didn't want to shell out at Tesco.

[Larry]

theives steal 70,000 worth of easter eggs they must be one hell of a chocoholic...

[Wayne]

In other news:
Dawn French is considering reprising her role from The Young Ones episode: 'Time', where she played the Easter Bunny. Ms French is said to be in training for the part.

[Pip Madeley]

She (and the rest of the village) played the Easter Bunny in 'The Vicar of Dibley'.

[Wayne]

She (and the rest of the village)

Must've been one big mother of a bunny!

[Dave Lewis]

"I" before "e" except after "c".

That's what my dealer tells me.

[Dirk Gently]

Except for those exceptions. Bloody exceptions!

[Dirk Gently]

They're 1 in ASDA anyway, so they'll have to sell them dirt cheap...

I think I may have worked out who nicked those easter eggs...?

[Anthony Williams]

they must REALLY like chocolate...

Ant x

[Stuart Wallis]

*burp*

'Scuse me!

[Larry]

well if they try eating 70,000 worth of cream eggs they going to be very sick indeed,.

[Pip Madeley]

They're not Creme Eggs, but I think they could manage about twenty-five quid's worth.