Let Me Hear Your Big Boy Theft Stories - D Magazine
In our July issue, I wrote a little ditty about the time a couple of my high school buddies and I stole a Kip’s Big Boy. And if you have something you, too, would like to get off your chest, the comments are open for your own personal Big Boy stories. Our target was the Big Boy at Belt Line and 75. We pre-loosened the bolts and made sure we had a long-bed truck to handle the load. The plan for the Big Boy was to use an intricate pulley system to get him to the top of Berkner High School and then fill him with cement, making him weigh close to 2 tons (we figured) and requiring significant heavy machinery. The Big Boy spent one night in my backyard and then made his way to a party where he spent the evening in a hot tub. Someone’s mom ratted us out to the Richardson PD. The Big Boy, it turns out, is valued at $6,000 and falls under the same laws as auto theft. Kip’s (or whoever the parent company is) had a guy whose whole job was driving around, looking for and dealing with stolen Big Boys. After completing 6 months of hard time at McDonalds in my hometown of Amarillo, I decided that if they ever left the flags up at night I was going to score me a big red M flag for time served. No where near as courageous as stealing Ron himself or a big boy, but a story none the less. Source: frontburner.dmagazine.com
