https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/06/actual-headline-nyc-iphone-owner-tricks-thief-using-dating-app-and-gets-phone-back-with-subterfuge-and-hammer/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:17:25 -0400<![CDATA[You can read the story here. The gist: A musician realized he left his phone in a cab, and the guy who found it started sending emails to women using a dating app that was on it. So the musician used a lure to get the guy to bring his phone back, where the musician was waiting with a pair of choices: A $20 bill and a hammer. No word on whether the phrase &#8220;Hammer time&#8221; was deployed.]]>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:20:21 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2013/01/06/actual-headline-nyc-iphone-owner-tricks-thief-using-dating-app-and-gets-phone-back-with-subterfuge-and-hammer-n175835