You can't con an honest man...

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   ..but you can con Bob Hoskins.

A few years back and it twas
a splendid day, and I was off to work passing the Liffey as it sparkled
in the early summer sun, I passed the tall buildings of the IFSC and
headed along towards the Point depot, as jolly as could be.

Up pulled a carraige from Waterford. Two, as I was later to learn, cads stopped in distress

CADS: "Oh excuse us kind sir, but could you help us weary travellers out."

BOB: "Oh but certainly, how can I be of service" I emplored rather worringly.

CADS:
"Oh but myself Taidgh O'Driscoll and my brother Enda O'Driscoll are up
for the day on a visit to the big city to see the sites, such as
Nelson's pillar, Kilmainham gaol and finally a stroll along Dun
Loaghaire with a famous Coopers ice-cream"

BOB: "And what a fine day that would make, I've done the same manys a time, but please how can I help you fine gentleman out?"

CADS:
"Oh so kind of you to say sir, Well you see were after getting a
telegram from the boss farmer O'Donnel, that the mother has taken a
turn for the purse and is in the local hospital"

BOB: "Oh my, I do hope she is alright, if there is anything I can do to help" 

CADS:
"Well  you see were stuck and we'll have to go back and we'll need some
pounds to pay the doctor bills ....and we'll need to make cash, so we'd
like to offer you sir this modern lap-top"

BOB: "Oh I see well it does look like a splendid model, does it work?" 

CADS: "Oh
but it does, what do you take us for some highway robbery men?. Look
ill put the fire in it and make the laptop come alive. You see it works
like a trick" 

BOB: "Oh I beg your pardon, I din't mean to offend, your jolly well right this is a splendid model, how much does it cost?"

CADS: "200"

BOB: "Oh I dont have that money"

CADS: "Well look it we can also give you this image recorder device too sir. I
don't like to be pushy, as you know, but were riddled with worry for
the mother, especially since the fadder has run off with Packie
Sheldons sister, and she been two years younger than ourselves, sos you
can imagine the shame and the distress the mother is under with all the
locals tithering uder the sleeves"

BOB: "Oh my, well I only have 170, I'd jolly well like to give you more your story has broken my heart"

CADS: "Your a kind fellow sir, and we'll take the 170. Just let my brother Enda put the lap-top into a computer bag for you."

they tore off while I had  the best ever lap-top bag and two argos catologues

Ok folks spill the beans on you STORIES getting grifted.

ps: the speal about sick mothers didn't happen it was a just a good rube conning a boob