# Man Dressed As Tetris Box Sought Over Assault

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 28, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029 "2012-03-28T08:18:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029/21 "2012-03-29T07:05:09Z")

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> [@MEBuckner](#):
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> I just want to point out that the OP here is really a thing of beauty.

Why, was he the one millionth person to make the CSI: Miami joke?

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029/22 "2012-03-29T08:59:28Z")

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Well, it was also paired with a nice Tetris joke.

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029/23 "2012-03-29T10:56:19Z")

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I’m pretty sure that the mental image that came to me when I read that the victim had to have plates inserted into his face is not what actually happened.

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**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029/24 "2012-03-29T12:04:33Z")

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> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> I imagine the police line up:
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> “Reverse squiggly”?  
> “Reverse L block”?  
> “T block”?  
> “L block”?  
> "Square:?  
> “Liiiiine piece!”
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> .. Make up your mind sir!

But once they’re in the lineup they’ll all disappear and the police will have to start over again. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-dressed-as-tetris-box-sought-over-assault/617029/25 "2012-03-29T12:59:02Z")

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> [@LeeshaJoy](#):
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> But once they’re in the lineup they’ll all disappear and the police will have to start over again. :smack:

If only the perp had dressed up as the long vertical piece he could have killed four victims at once. Plan ahead, people, sheesh.

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