While nobody ever said armed robbers are very smart, did they say anything about funny? The AP reports of a masked robber, Edward Blaine, who robbed a Virginia bank. His getaway included classic slapstick comedy maneuvers such as:

1. Dropping half the money on the way out.
2. Locking his keys in the car.
3. Abandoning said car after angry townspeople give chase.
4. And an old favorite, trying to shoot said angry townspeople and inadvertently shooting himself in the leg.

Blaine, who had previously served 20 years after an armed bank robbery conviction in 1963, will undoubtedly be returned to the bosom of the Virginia penal system.