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Somewhat Off Topic: Pickpockets (& How They Take Your Watch)

Amazing article in the New Yorker about Apollo Robbins, a theatrical pickpocket, but what happens in the theater can happen on the street . . . so be very careful with those nice watches --

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/01/07/130107fa_fact_green

And here's the related video -- http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/01/video-the-art-of-pickpocketing.html

Amazing to see!!

Jeff

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