I would have loved to hear a tape recording of this exchange:

Amtrak spokesman Dan Stessel said the man brandished what he said was a grenade and asked for $20.
But the clerk, according to accounts, apparently did not believe that the grenade was a live weapon and refused to comply.
According to accounts provided by Amtrak, the man left the store empty-handed.

The dude is clearly not right in the head. I mean, $20 will barely buy you dinner in DC.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 9:46 AM