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Here are a list of things I have spent time and/or money on that have been a complete waste of time and/or money:
- University
- Women
- A burrito I had after dinner but before a night out just because gluttony got the better of me - it rendered me wildly bloated and unattractive to the opposite sex
- Gambling on a Monday night
- A Bastille gig
- When I paid to see Australia at the cinema not once, not twice but THREE fucking times
- A mrpimpgoodgame t-shirt
Now, here's what the police wasted a load of time and money on:
- A 10-hour armed standoff with an empty house
Nah, for real, that actually happened.
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Surrey Police admitted that more than 150 officers attended the stand-off outside the £350,000 home of suspected drug dealer Paul Hodge.
Officers wearing riot gear were armed with assault rifles expecting a gunman to be inside but it turned out that absolutely nobody was there at all.
However, when asked whether it was possible that Hodge escaped via a back entrance, a spokesperson said: "Yes, it is possible. We don't know for certain. It isn't completely clear."
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The police also has no idea how much the operation will have cost the force but that question 'will be answered in time'.
Hodge's wife and two sons were both arrested but the drug dealer himself is said to still be at large.
Anyone with any information should of course call Surrey Police on 999 immediately.
Neighbours slammed the 10-hour operation as a 'complete joke'.
Which, to be fair, it is.
Words by George Pavlou
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