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Title: German biscuit-maker appeals to "Cookie Monster" thief
Post by: riky on February 01, 2013, 09:00:21 AM
German biscuit-maker appeals to "Cookie Monster" thief

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/german-biscuit-maker-appeals-cookie-monster-thief-170527822.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WBiMzx0g0LYX1Sx3JpCAsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-01-31T170600Z_2_CBRE90U1BH700_RTROPTP_2_GERMANY-BISCUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A handout picture from Hannoverische Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper shows an extortionist dressed as the 'Cookie Monster'" align="left" title="A handout picture from Hannoverische Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper shows an extortionist dressed as the 'Cookie Monster'" border="0" /></a>BERLIN (Reuters) - One of Germany's most famous biscuit-makers has appealed to an extortionist dressed as the &quot;Cookie Monster&quot; to return its prized golden biscuit emblem. The Bahlsen biscuit company's emblem has hung above its headquarters in Hanover since 1913 and was first reported stolen a week ago. Just days after it went missing a ransom note arrived at the local newspaper which included a photo of the thief dressed as the &quot;Cookie Monster&quot; from children's television series &quot;Sesame Street&quot;, pretending to take a bite from the golden biscuit. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

Source: German biscuit-maker appeals to &quot;Cookie Monster&quot; thief (http://news.yahoo.com/german-biscuit-maker-appeals-cookie-monster-thief-170527822.html)