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    Gorilla Robot Heist

    A stolen eight-foot tall mechanical gorilla was returned to its rightful owner this week, after a series of events involving YouTube hostage videos, a sock puppet named Sammie Longdong and a corn field in Vermont.

    Brian Ries
    by Brian Ries

    Community Contributor

    After the Gorilla was first stolen from a Maine flea market, its owners took to YouTube to proclaim, "America, We Need Your Help". The kidnappers countered with a mysterious video showing the robotic Gorilla as hostage to a sock puppet demanding a Dr. Evilish $1,000,000.

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