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A policeman with the name ‘Rob Banks’ has gone viral, for obvious reason

Published 20:50 18 Jan 2019 GMT

Updated 17:53 20 Jan 2019 GMT

Wil Jones
A policeman with the name ‘Rob Banks’ has gone viral, for obvious reason

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Do you remember those crap author jokes you'd see in joke books as a kid?

Fake books, where the writer's name would be a pun - like Get Rich Quick by Robin Banks. Well, we've got a real-life version of that, only with an ironic twist. A policeman called Rob Banks has become an internet hit, because his name is literally 'Rob Banks'. He appeared on a special edition of ITV News West Country, about the Avon and Somerset force. Someone took a screenshot of him, and internet fame quickly followed. https://twitter.com/sethdarby/status/1085997947316097024 That's..... well, that's it. That's the whole joke. His name is Rob Banks, but he is a policeman so he doesn't rob banks, it is his job to stop people who rob banks. Look, the world is a bit of a mess at the moment, ok? Just let people have their fun with a policeman with a funny name. https://twitter.com/itvwestcountry/status/1086206875778117632 If you want to watch the whole episode and watch Mr Banks in action, it is on Facebook here.

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