# Three-Item Purchase

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 2, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813 "2003-07-02T17:09:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/61 "2003-07-31T13:29:43Z")

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BUMPITY-BUMP

Did anybody see this morning’s article about the guy whose kids have been missing, and he’s suspected of killing them? He’s confessed to shooting them in his van, and then driving to a Wal-Mart and buying

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> a shovel, pick axe, scissors, plastic sheeting, duct tape and cutting blades.

That list reminded me of this thread, and not in a good way. I have to wonder if THAT clerk was creeped out.

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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/62 "2003-07-31T15:30:46Z")

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Playgirl, Condoms and Fresh Carrots

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**Author:** ![fotosbyfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@fotosbyfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fotosbyfrank)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/63 "2003-07-31T15:51:22Z")

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Razor blades, rat poison, apples

Especially on Halloween!

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