Australian Recipe: Cuckoo Dough

Lady Dragonfly · Post by **Lady Dragonfly** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:36 am

That's right, it is all about dough. Read on to learn how they make it in Australia.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Two Australian robbers thought they were hauling away a big sack of cash from the Cuckoo Restaurant, but it turned out to be bread rolls — and one of them accidentally shot the other in the buttocks during the heist.

Benjamin Jorgensen, 38, and his accomplice Donna Hayes, 36, were sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to robbing the restaurant in the southern Australian city of Melbourne on April 1 last year.

During the April Fools Day holdup, Jorgensen grabbed what he believed was a bag with the Cuckoo's daily take of about U.S. $26,000 in cash, but later found it was full of bread rolls, the Victorian County Court heard.

He also fired his gun accidentally during the heist, shooting Hayes in the buttocks.

Judge Roland Williams told the robbers they were a "pair of fools," before sentencing Hayes to eight years in prison and Jorgensen to seven.

Earlier this week, defense lawyer Greg Thomas said Jorgensen had been under the influence of drugs at the time, had made a full admission to police and was remorseful, News Ltd. newspapers reported.

Hard to tell what is more amusing: the image of two armed citizens hauling a bag of bread rolls or the fact that there is a restaurant called Cuckoo somewhere in Australia.

Fiberfar · Post by **Fiberfar** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:56 am

If the robber who got shot had died during the heist, it'd qualify for the Darwin Awards....

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:52 pm

This is brilliant, it even appeared on my national newpaper.

Reminded me of the show "Fun with Dick and Jane." :laugh:

Ode to a Grasshopper · Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:59 pm

The footage of one of their sisters getting mad at everyone laughing at him was priceless.

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:08 pm

One word: Funny. Kind of remind me of a Reader Digest article about stupid criminals 2 years ago.

Loki[D.d.G] wrote: Reminded me of the show "Fun with Dick and Jane." :laugh:

I didn't like that movie.

Lady Dragonfly · Post by **Lady Dragonfly** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:45 pm

Have you ever been to that Cuckoo restaurant, Odie?

According to their website, the Cuckoo offers a "delicious smorgasbord with live floor show which may include cow bell ringing, slap dancing and yodelling" as well as German beer on tap which definitely adds to the "wonderful Bavarian atmosphere" in the Cuckoo. But wait, there is more: "If you are lucky Elvis may make a visit as part of the unique floor show".

German beer, cow bell ringing and Elvis. A perfect backdrop to the bread rolls heist.

Ode to a Grasshopper · Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:13 am

Wrong side of Oz, I'm afraid. Looking at the description I might pass on that one, apart from the beer it's not really my kind of scene.

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:28 pm

I thought they even tried to get away in the wrong getaway car? Or do I have my facts wrong?

Taco Magus · Post by **Taco Magus** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:53 am

sounds something that may be in one of many bars here in fl or alabama

except maybe the german beer :d it would be replaced with bud lite :d

I was expecting some dough cracks after reading that they stole dough instead of dough oO