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ALEX TREBEK ON CRUTCHES AFTER CHASING SAN FANCISCO HOTEL BURGLAR

gregg75

gregg75

So basically a guy who's worth millions of dollars is risking his life to catch a old petty thief. Way to go Alex, if you had died, I bet that would've really fixed her up good :)
 
Mark said:
So basically a guy who's worth millions of dollars is risking his life to catch a old petty thief. Way to go Alex...
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I would think that anyone would do the same, regardless of how much money they have.
 
Mark said:
So basically a guy who's worth millions of dollars is risking his life to catch a old petty thief. Way to go Alex, if you had died, I bet that would've really fixed her up good :)
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So what's the magic threshold at which someone is supposed to roll over and just accept being the victim of a crime? A million dollars net worth? Two million? A quarter million?

What's more, the cash value of what's stolen may be one thing; if there was a particularly cherished possession, regardless of what it could be sold for, was among the items taken (and it appears it was in this case based on one clip), then why shouldn't anyone do their best to fight back?
 
The thresh is when you're worth millions of dollars and your ego is such that you risk injury to chase down a petty thief.

He's old, you know when older people break things they don't heal quickly sometimes never. I volunteer at a retirement home which is full of older people who fell doing things they should've known better, now they will never be 100% functional again.

I worked with a lady who was very overweight, she ran for a bus and fell and broke her ankle. She knows she's not in any shape to do that, and another bus would be along in 15 minutes. She lost a lot of money being off of work, to save time, which she didn't save anyway.

I doubt the clip was worth anything and he will always have the memory of it, even if it was gone. If he had dropped the clip down a sewer and it was washed out to sea, would he go into a deep depression. No he'd have said, "Too bad, I'll get over it" and moved on.

This was a lucky ending for Alex.
 
Ah, so now we pretend to know it's an ego thing, and not, you know, being unwilling to be victimized. Because a poor person who chased a so-called "petty theif" wouldn't be doing it for ego. And if you have millions of dollars, anything you do must be because of your alleged ego.

Makes much more sense that way. About as much as equating accidental loss with someone taking something of value from you. ::)
 
Now it comes out tonight on one of the 7:30 entertainment shows that Alex sleeps in
the nude!!! He said he had to get up and put his underware on to chase the thief.
 
There's got to be more to this story. ???

How in the heck did she get into his hotel room?

Is Trebek not smart enough to lock the deadbolt? I also wonder how she got past the electronic keycard lock on the door? Trebek also said his wife was with him at the time. I'm surprised neither of them heard her enter the room.

Maybe the Trebeks were into some weird stuff that night in San Francisco!

Inquiring minds want to know!!!
 
With Jeopardy's long range taping, I wonder how long will it be before Alex appears on camera with crutches? He'll probably be healed by then!
 
She was stealing his stuff, so I can't blame him for wanting to chase her.
He probably could tell it was a 56-year-old woman, so I can't blame him for chasing her.
I got robbed one time, by a dude shooting a gun, but he couldn't shoot straight (didn't even hit some walls near us), so I hopped in the car and followed him long enough to be able to identify what I could about him, his car, his friends, etc. so I can't blame him for chasing her.
He was already in Jeopardy because she was in his room uninvited (if that's the true story), he was just trying to get out of Jeopardy. ;D
 
To tell the truth, chasing someone can lead to a pitfall if you're not in a state of (classic) concentration. (We could go on and on with puns from his resume.)
 
I suppose the judge that oversees any court case stemming from this incident will declare "final jeopardy" on the perp.
 
imhomerjay said:
To tell the truth, chasing someone can lead to a pitfall if you're not in a state of (classic) concentration. (We could go on and on with puns from his resume.)
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Particularly true, since he's a high roller.
 
formeraa said:
imhomerjay said:
To tell the truth, chasing someone can lead to a pitfall if you're not in a state of (classic) concentration. (We could go on and on with puns from his resume.)
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Particularly true, since he's a high roller.
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Jep! (even though he didn't host it...)
 
quadraphonic said:
I got robbed one time, by a dude shooting a gun, but he couldn't shoot straight (didn't even hit some walls near us), so I hopped in the car and followed him long enough to be able to identify what I could about him, his car, his friends, etc. so I can't blame him for chasing her.
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This anecdote warrants a question, so allow me... What is, was your robber ever brought to justice, and did you ever get what he stole back?

ixnay
 
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