Seems a dimwitted burglar was spooked out of committing his crime early one Monday morning after he heard a motion-activated "Big Mouth Billy Bass" start singing, "Take Me to the River."
As reported by Goldstein, "Cops in Rochester, Minn., say the terrified thief bashed in the door at Hooked on Fishing when the animatronic, wall-mounted bass began to thrash about and belt out a variation of the Al Green classic. The startled would-be thief took off without any of the cash lying in plain sight or any products, though he caused $700 in damage to the small shop.
"'When I saw Billy Bass on the floor, I knew something was really up,' store-owner Tom Allen told KXLT-TV. ' And when I tried to close the door, and it wouldn't close at all, I just knew that Billy Bass had done his job and let somebody know that it wasn't just empty or something.'
"The singing fish," continued Goldstein, "designed to look like a wall-mounted trophy catch, were wildly popular in 2000. The shine wore off, like any fad, though.
"Said Olmsted County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Claymon, 'Allen's still-hanging bass burglar alarm took one for the team. There were plenty of things to take, but nothing was missing...other than Billy's pride."
If you would like to read the full story about how the robotic singing fish, otherwise known as "Big Mouth Billy Bass," made $100m in one year, just click on the following link: thehustle.co/big-mouth-billy-bass-story.
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