Quirky Detective Mugs

"You're not getting anything out of me unless you pinch really hard with your thumb and forefinger, then pull."

'How is the water prepared?'

'Of course I'm paranoid and delusional, dummy! -- I was abducted by aliens, for crying out loud!'

Safety Barriers

60 minutes I.Q. test - pick the counterfeit.

'Fancy coming on a man hunt?'

'You are not haunted by the voices of the dead - You are tuned to four extra.'

'You're free to go. Another suspect matching the description of having big ears and a trunk has just been arrested for the circus stampede.'

"Finally, I would just like to reassure the American public that ther is NO 'great U.F.O. cover-up...'."

"I had money problems- forged fivers the wrong colour!"

'Did you see who pushed you?'

"I'm looking for a book on ESP..." "I know..."

'The name's Victoria. I was told I could find a gumshoe here.'

'I've dealt with it - he's sitting on the naughty step thinking about his behaviour.'

'I gather this is your first sting operation.'

'I don't think there's anyone home...Or am I just being naive?...'

The Fifth Annual Crow Convention - "If you ask me, I reckon it looks like a murder!"

"It's okay, I'm actually just a flamboyantly-costumed osteopath."

'I suppose 'how did the mystery serial end? was better than no message at all.'

"Police Dept Agnes 153216 Disorderly Pecking" "Police Dept Agnes 153216 Disorderly Pecking" "Police Dept Bucky 141338 Burglary, Wooden Leg" "Police Dept Bucky 141338 Burglary, Wooden Leg"

"Uh-oh!. . . Look out! Where did he come from? Something spooky is going on in this picture...Can you spot it?"

"Sir, the William Tell burglar has struck again!"

crime

'Do you have any idea how many dryer related cases we get around here?!'

"These older homes are tricky. You never know what kind of pipes you'll find."

Crime scene outline on the floor of a grocery store.

"Getting ready for the auditor again?"

Flea Market

your money or i'll blow

Ghostly apparitions.

"Doesn't seem to matter how carefully you put them back together you always end up with pieces left over."

'I distinctly remember telling you to wear 'sensible flippers'!'

'You are loyal, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient and cheerful...'

Criminal tries to fool the police.

"I thought he would run all sorts of scientific tests."