If At First You Don't Succeed, Try Again 949 More Times!
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again -- even if it takes 949 more times! In Seoul, South Korea, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon FINALLY passed her written exam for a driver's license on her 950th attempt! No kidding. She has taken the test nearly every day since April 2005. The aspiring driver spent more than $4,200 in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points. She finally scored an even 60. Of course now she must pass a driving test before getting her license. (Korea Times)

Too Windy For Windmills?
I'm not quite sure I understand this. The wind-power company First Wind has been eyeing a western Maine site as a possible location for a new field of turbines. But the proposed Longfellow wind farm on Black Mountain looks like it may be a no-go -- because it's too windy up there! Company spokesperson Matthew Kearns told a public meeting in Rumford that their tests show that gusts atop Black Mountain are too strong for turbine engineering to handle. Sorry folks -- you've got too much wind for wind power. (Sun-Journal)

What Is This Retirement Thing You Speak Of?
Retirement plans across the country are drastically changing due to the crummy economy. According to a nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project, nearly four-in-ten adults who are working past the median retirement age of 62 say they have delayed their retirement because of the recession. Of workers ages 50 to 61, 63% say they might have to push back their expected retirement date because of current economic conditions. (Those under the age of 50 asked, "Retirement? What is this retirement thing you speak of?" Yahoo News)

You Go Atlanta!
Ah, the glorious city of Atlanta. Home of the Braves. Home of a wonderful world of southern gentility, a world-class music scene, and oh yeah-- 21,000 tons of environmental waste! Sorry Atlanta -- you may be the crown jewel of the Deep South but you've also just been named the most toxic city in America! That's due to your combination of air pollution and bad atmospheric chemicals. Actually, most major cities suffer from a range of unseen hazards. Contaminants can seep into the ground from bygone chemical spills, invisible leaks at industrial complexes discharge harmful substances into the air, or the normal course of business requires factories to expel toxins that eventually find their way to the water supply. Detroit came in second place and Houston was third. Rounding out the top ten are Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Florida, Baltimore and Portland. (Forbes)

Vanity -- Not A Good Trait For Burglars!
A very vain and very cocky burglar has shocked the local newspaper and authorities by offering up a better picture than his mug shot. In Swansea, Wales, 23-year-old Matthew Maynard said he was not pleased with the mug shot photo the South Wales Evening Post published of him so he first called to complain, then sent in a "better photo" of himself -- amazingly standing next to a police van. But police said Maynard's stunt is likely to backfire as the newspaper printed the photo on its front page. One officer said, "He thinks he is being clever by showing off like this, but we'll have him in soon now." (Sky News)

Taking It All Too Hard
In Lancaster, Ohio, 21-year-old Steven Locke apparently took things a little too hard after a 17-year-old girl rejected his advances for a date. So to retaliate, he went to the gravesite of the girl's mother, and destroyed it with a sledgehammer! The girl's mother, Connie Brown, died in 2002. The girl's grandmother, Mary Brown, says it took her five years to pay for Connie's headstone and now she has no idea how she'll afford a replacement. Locke confessed to the crime and has now been charged with vandalism, but the sheriff says additional charges could be filed. (10 TV News)

Oh No -- Not the Salad Dressing!
In Boise, Idaho, 18-year-old Tiffany M. Wallace was arrested after she allegedly rammed her pickup into another car. But that's not the worst of it. She also -- dare I even say it-- hurled ranch salad dressing at the other vehicle! The driver of the other car told police the encounter began after he was cut off by Wallace. He said she later cut him off again, yelled at him and threw coins and plastic containers of ranch dressing at his car. The victim said Wallace later rammed his car at least three times in a parking lot. Well I at least hope it was "Cool Ranch!" (Idaho Statesman)

Wait A Minute Mr. Robber -- Don't I Know You?
In Erie, Pennsylvania, a man who was robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300 was left with the strange feeling that one of his two muggers looked awfully familiar. That would be because they went to school together about 15 years ago. Police arrested 30-year-old Anthony Williams after the victim pulled out some old yearbooks and figured out they both attended Central Career and Technical School in the mid-1990s. I guess attending Central Career and Technical School doesn't necessarily guarantee one a lucrative and successful career. (Erie Times-News)

The Teen On the Top of the Van: Final Chapter!
Maybe you remember the story we had a few weeks back about the mother in Albertville, Alabama who was arrested after being seen driving with her 13-year-old daughter sitting in a box on top of her mini-van. 37-year-old Jackie Knott reportedly told police the box wouldn't fit inside the van so her daughter was sitting inside to weigh it down on the roof. The teen was not hurt. And apparently the courts decided not to hurt her mom too much either. While the judge gave her 90-days in jail, she'll only have to serve five of those days since it would be such a hardship on her. She'll also have to complete 40 hours of community service, attend a parenting class and driving school followed by two years probation. (WAFF-TV News)

Hey What Are You Guys Doing Here... At My Funeral?
Those attending the funeral of 59-year-old bricklayer Ademir Jorge Goncalves in Brazil got the shock of their lives when Mr. Goncalves showed up! He had been identified him as the victim of a car crash but relatives had trouble identifying the body because it was badly disfigured. Turns out Mr. Goncalves had actually spent the night drinking with his friends. He didn't get word of his funeral until it was already happening so he ran off to stop it. The body was later correctly identified. (Ananova)

A Wedding Cake Catastrophe!
In Pembrey, England, Tony and Aimee West went all out for their wedding cake. They paid $500 bucks for what was supposed to be a three tier sponge cake decorated with white and dark chocolate icing and flowers. But just four hours before the evening reception was due to start Aimee discovered the cake company had forgotten to bake the cake. Aimee said, "They admitted their mistake and said, 'Don't worry, we'll get you a cake'. They turned up that evening and the cake was put on a table for all to see." All seemed to be well until the couple cut into the cake and took their first bites together. Turns out the "cake" was no cake at all. Just a bunch of Styrofoam covered with icing. Both bride and groom began choking -- an experience Aimee said was terribly embarrassing! So they took Creative Cakes to small claims court and were awarded $600 compensation. Karen Williams, who runs Creative Cakes said, "I explained I would be delivering an artificial cake - they are quite common at weddings these days." Really?? Not at any weddings I've been to! Who orders a fake cake? (Ananova)

Now You Can Rename a Desperate Teen!
Not sure if this is genius or just pathetic. In Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 19-year-old Calvin Gosz is unemployed and hard up for money. He's had no luck with the 10 to 15 job applications he's submitted in the last month and a half. So in an effort to raise some cash, he's auctioning off the right to change his legal name in an eBay auction that goes through Sunday. The auction, titled "I will legally change my name to anything," seeks a minimum bid of $5,000. While a handful of people are tracking the page -- so far there have been no bids. Calvin, who moved to Sheboygan from Florida in September said, "I'm hoping that it'll be like some rich guy that like doesn't know what to do with his money and is really bored." (Sheboygan Press)

Wonder What Caused This Accident
More proof that multitasking while driving is never a good idea. A truck driver in Boras, Sweden crashed his 18-wheeler and while fortunately not seriously hurt, he was pinned, immobile, in the wreckage until rescuers could get him out. Nobody knows for sure but police have an idea what caused the accident. When rescuers first saw him, they noted that the trapped driver's genitals were exposed and that his hand was clasped in his genital area. (The Stockholm Local)

I Stole From a 9-Year-Old!
Shame, shame on 56-year-old Evelyn Border and her 35-year-old daughter Tina Griekspoor. They became willing victims of a modern day stockade after agreeing to stand outside the Bedford, Pennsylvania courthouse holding signs that read: I stole from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday! Don't steal or this could happen to you!" The strange sentence was part of a plea-bargain to keep the mom and daughter duo out of jail. Instead they got probation. They apparently swiped a gift card that a 9-year-old girl set on a shelf while a Wal-Mart employee helped her. The girl's mother planned to drive by the courthouse to teach her daughter the importance of obeying the law. And let's be honest -- probably so they could just laugh and laugh and laugh! I know I would! (AHN News)

No More Shout Outs to Prisoners!
Try not to end up at the Van Buren County Jail in Paw Paw, Michigan. One section of the jail is 100-years-old and has no air-conditioning. As a result, its barred windows are opened during warm weather. As the wing stands only a few feet from the sidewalk, separated by a tall chain-link fence crowned by spirals of razor wire, for years friends and loved ones of inmates have been known to stand outside the jail and shout out to them. Sometimes they hold entire conversations together. Not anymore. A new Paw Paw law (yeah that's fun to say) makes giving your favorite inmate a shout out from the sidewalk illegal. Do it and you could be having lots of conversations with them -- from inside the jail -- for 90 days! (myway.com)

Don't Mess With Me and My Trusty Umbrella
A parking valet in Boston is being heralded a hero thanks to his bravery and his trusty umbrella. Just after he brought 61-year-old Barbara Pero her car, a knife-wielding purse snatcher came out of nowhere and attacked. The guy forced his way into the car and threatened to kill her. Ms. Pero jumped out and screamed. That's when 23-year-old valet Felix Vega sprang into action. He grabbed a wood-handled umbrella from his manager's office and began beating the suspect. The suspect, 48-year-old Richard Morse, fled but was arrested nearby with Ms. Pero's purse. Turns out he had previous convictions for mayhem and armed robbery. Mayhem?? (Boston Globe)

Three Cat Limit!
If you just can't have enough cats in your life, stay clear of Dudley, Massachusetts. Dudley is a small town about 60 miles southwest of Boston and just passed a new ordinance which says it is now illegal to live in Dudley and own more than three cats. That is unless you get a special license. And good luck getting that. Voters at a town meeting made it so in response to a neighborhood feud over the 15 cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards. A neighbor complained that Ms. Richard's cats ruined his yard. Ms. Richards has put her home up for sale and says she plans to move to a "more cat-friendly community." So there! (Telegram & Gazette)

Unfortunately Police Had the Wrong Teletubby!
Maybe the best headline we've seen this year. Halloween took a bizarre turn in London when late Halloween night, a man dressed as a Teletubby robbed a woman at gunpoint. The gun-toting Teletubby confronted the woman just after midnight and demanded cash. She gave him the money and then called police. They indeed stopped a man in the area who fit the description, but then realized they had the wrong Teletubby. The Teletubby who robbed the woman has described as between 6 foot 2 and 6 foot 4, 200 to 240 pounds and a muscular build, short, dark hair and was clean shaven. Apparently Teletubbies are still all the rage on Halloween in London. (Packet and Times)

Ouch! Right in the Wii!
Apparently Judge Marvin Garfinkle of Winnipeg doesn't believe much in being scared straight. He'd rather hit trouble kids where it really hurts -- right in the Wii! He just opted to grant a troublesome 12-year-old boy bail on condition that he surrenders his beloved Nintendo Wii to the court. Judge Garfinkle said, "He is pledging as a security, akin to a cash deposit, his Nintendo Wii. And if he doesn't comply, he loses it." By "comply," the judge means "keeping the peace, appearing for court dates, living with his grandmother and participating in a bail management program." Failure to uphold any of those duties will result in forfeiture of the console. The creative punishment is basically a last ditch effort to curb the boy's bad behavior, which includes smashing windows at his elementary school, punching a classmate in the face, disobeying a court order to stay away from school, hitting another boy with a pool cue and attacking a teacher after a game of dodge ball. (Yahoo News)

But That Cat Is My Mommy!
46-year-old Peter Keonig is serving five-years for armed robberies in Whirl, Germany. And the Buddhist bank robber has been refused permission for his cat to visit him in jail-- even though he says it's the reincarnation of his mother. Buddhists believe that people come back as other animals after death and Pete went to court to demand the right for his cat Gisela to be allowed to visit him in jail "because she is my dead mom". He added, "I need to see her like other prisoners see their wives and children." But the court said forget it and issued a statement which read: "While we respect the religious freedom of individuals, the accused has not been able to furnish proof that his deceased mother has been reborn in a cat. Therefore, the request for visiting rights for the feline is rejected." The court did say Peter would be allowed to write to the cat. (AHN News)

Funniest Halloween Story of 2009!
Okay we concede that there's never anything funny about somebody driving drunk but it's just dang hard to conceal a smile on your face when you hear this one. In Oxford, Ohio, 18-year-old James Miller was pulled over around 1:30am Halloween night. He was driving the wrong way out of the entrance to a one way street and officers found what was left of a case of Bud Light in the passenger front seat and in the trunk. The boy registered a blood-alcohol level of .158, nearly two times the legal limit. Also found were multiple Ohio ID's in his wallet. Fortunately nobody was hurt and what makes all this so amusing was the Halloween costume he had on at the time. James was dressed as a breathalyzer machine! (Fox News)

Hey Give Us a Break on the Bells Quasimodo!
An overly zealous bishop has been cited for disturbing the peace after neighbors complained about his habit of playing recordings of church bells every half-hour, every day of the week! Bishop Rick Painter of the newly-opened Cathedral of Christ the King in Phoenix, Arizona has appealed the conviction, saying the court's decision to silence the bells, except for Sundays, is a breach of his constitutional rights. Bishop Painter said, "God is not just God on Sundays." But neighbors are breathing a sigh of relief, saying the bells would start as early as 6am some days. One neighbor, Al Brooks said, "I can't imagine that God in heaven would look down and say that's a good thing to do to your neighbors." (Sky News)

We Don't Like Any of That Playboy Nonsense Down South!
David Fowler, a former Republican state senator who now heads the Family Action Council of Tennessee, is none too happy about the Electric Power Board's expansion into the video business by offering the Playboy Channel and access to adult movies as part of its premium pay-for-view service. Fowler and other critics object to a government-owned utility putting out what they say is pornography. But the E-P-B says it has a free speech mandate not to censure a diverse programming menu, and it has strict limits on underage people accessing adult movies. Under those circumstances, courts have held that government identities CANNOT arbitrarily edit their entertainment offerings. Lord forbid someone down south see a naked woman on the TV. It might lead to... dare I say it... dancing! (The Pulse)

High Tech Holidays Mean It's Back To School For Santa!
It's not easy being a holiday Santa in 2009. Gone are the days when kid's toy requests were relegated to new train sets and baby dolls. Today's in demand high-tech toys mean your average department store Santa may be left baffled by the requests he's getting. So an online training course has been launched to help low-tech Santas get up to speed this year. Santas can call experts and ask for technical advice on computer games, consoles, cameras, and MP3 players. Jeremy Fennell from PC World said, "There are more than 40,000 different gadgets and technologies on sale right now, a great many of which are going to be on children's Christmas lists. The Santas we are training are going to be faced with a very technically literate and technology savvy generation of youngsters over the next two months and we want them to be able to show that they understand what these kids are asking for." Because what could be more depressing than telling Santa what you want for Christmas and finding he doesn't have a clue what you're talking about! (Ananova)

New Meatball World Record! Why Not?
There's a new world record for the planet's biggest meatball -- and the honor goes to the fine folks of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, New Hampshire. Owner Matthew Mitnitsky says that his 222.5-pound meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by state weights and measures officials. A Guinness Book of World Records official confirmed the big meatball as a record breaker and presented Mitnitsky with a plaque. And we might have a real East Coast-West Coast battle brewing here as the previous record of 198.6 pounds was set just over a month ago after Los Angeles-based talk show host Jimmy Kimmel vowed to beat a record set in Mexico. That record - 109 pounds - was set in August. Mitnitsky said he got involved "to bring the meatball back to the East Coast because that's where it originated." Wanna see this thing? Sure you do. Just go to www.worldslargestmeatball.com (Sky News)

Facebook Saves The Day Again!
The search for the owner of a lost camera, which became a Facebook sensation, has finally ended in success! It was set up by Australian Danny Cameron after he found the camera on the Greek island of Mykonos. He hoped his theory that anybody in the world can be contacted within "six degrees of separation" would lead him to find the tourists whose pictures were saved on the memory card. So he posted some of the pictures on a Facebook page called Needle in the Haystack. More than 230,000 Facebook users signed up on the page and at last, three friends, Pierre Paoli, Edouard Hostein and Julien Kopp, have come forward to end the intrigue. Mr. Paoli, who works in London, said, "We were on holiday and our friend Marie Cecile lost her camera." Cameron has now closed the group with one last posting which read: "Congratulations everyone, the camera owner has been found... thanks everyone for taking part... unbelievable effort. I am amazed and in awe of you all." (Facebook.com)

We're Really Sorry That Your Kid's Such a Brat!
Southwest Airlines has apologized to a mother who was booted off a plane last Monday after her two-year-old son was deemed too unruly for flight. The flight crew asked Pamela Root and her 2-year-old son Adam to leave the plane bound for San Jose, California, because flight attendants couldn't deliver the pre-flight safety instructions over the Adam's constant loud screams. Already out on the tarmac, Southwest Flight 637 was called back to the gate, where flight attendants asked Root to leave the plane. Ms. Root then found herself stuck in Amarillo, Texas without her luggage and had to buy more diapers and a portable crib to stay an unexpected extra night with her parents. She said the flight attendant told her they wouldn't be able to tolerate the anxious child's screams for two hours. I don't know. I'm kind of with Southwest on this one. And I've got small kids too! It ain't that hard to keep 'em quiet. A little Jack Daniels in the milk just before takeoff works wonders! Unnecessary Joke Disclaimer: Okay you freaks. CLEARLY that was a joke! I don't want to see any Social Services workers knocking at my door! And stop taking everything so seriously! (San Jose Mercury News)

What's Up With All The Feet Floating To Canada?
Feet -- yes, human feet -- seem to keep finding their way to Canada's Pacific coast. Another human foot was discovered near Vancouver, the EIGHTH one in the last two years. Two men walking along the beach spotted the lone foot, which was still wearing a size 8 ½ Nike running shoe. Authorities are conducting forensic tests to see if the foot matches any missing persons. As for the other seven washed up feet, one was found to belong to a missing man who was depressed, but the unidentified feet include a female pair, a male pair and a male right foot. Scientists predict the feet could've drifted anywhere from dozens to thousands of miles, as human body parts will remain intact in water for years if protected by shoes or sturdy clothing. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say they don't suspect foul play in the foot discoveries, but that it appears all the feet separated naturally from their bodies. WTF? (AHN News)

Don't Blame Me! It's That Damn Jack Daniels Sauce!
In Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 23-year-old Ian A. Baker is facing his fourth drunken driving charge after failing a breathalyzer test-but he says this time it's not his fault! His defense is that the failed test is not the result of him drinking alcohol, but rather eating a steak with Jack Daniels sauce. He swears he didn't consume any alcohol, just a Jack Daniels steak! His .07 blood-alcohol level makes police think otherwise. And sadly for Ian, the Jack Daniels web site clearly states that their trademark Jack Daniels barbecue and steak sauces, which are made by Heinz, contain NO alcohol whatsoever. (AHN News)

Bad Driving? It's In Your DNA!
Might as well stop cursing at that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you. According to new research from the University of California Irvine -- he can't help it -- it's in his genes! The study found that people with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people with a different DNA sequence. That may explain why there are so many bad drivers out there because about 30% of Americans have the variant. Dr. Steven Cramer, who led the study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex said, "These people make more errors from the get-go, and they forget more of what they learned after time away." Ironically, the research team had not set out to discover insights into driving but chose the driving test because it uses common skills. Cramer said he'd love to do new research and find out how many people involved in car crashes have the gene variant. (Reuters)

Don't Pull This Lever!
It was a rookie mistake -- but a big one. A novice pilot was doing aerobatic maneuvers when he accidentally pulled on the black and yellow emergency handle between his legs. That's not the emergency brake. Nope-- that's the ejector lever and our boy suddenly found himself shooting 100 meters into the air by the plane's rocket-powered emergency chair. This all went down in near Cape Town, South Africa, and authorities have not released the pilot's name. But they did say he's lucky to be alive. The lever is fitted as standard in the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II jets to allow pilots and their passengers to eject from the aircraft in the event of an emergency. The pilot floated back down to Earth on a parachute which opened automatically. (Daily Telegraph)

Gandalf Blamed For New Trend of Bible Defacing!
Any Lord of the Rings fan is familiar with Sir Ian McKellen who plays Gandalf. And it seems his penchant for ripping out pages of the Bibles he finds in hotel rooms has caught on. Fans have started sending him sections of text they've removed from hotel bibles. McKellen is openly gay and has admitted to tearing out a section of Leviticus, which condemns homosexuality, whenever he finds the good book in hotel suites. It now seems his small-scale vandalism has inspired others to do the same. In an interview with Details magazine Sir Ian says, "I'm not proudly defacing the book, but it's a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible. I received a package of 40 of those pages that had been torn out by a married couple I know. They put them on a bit of string so that I could hang it up in the bathroom." (WENN News)

How Great Thou Art!
Amazing what some people consider as art and are willing to pay a pretty penny for. At Christie's Auction House in New York City, London artist Gavin Turk recently sold an empty, nondescript cardboard box-- about the size of an ordinary moving-company box -- for a whopping $16,000! It was actually a sculpture designed to look exactly like an empty, nondescript cardboard box. I think I may have just figured out a new way to replace all the money I lost in my 401K! (New York Post)

If There's No Market For Your Product, Create One!
In Johnson City, Tennessee, police have arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls for working a little too hard at drumming up business. Walls allegedly disabled cars parked at area restaurants, then waited for the owners to try to start them. When the cars wouldn't start, Walls stepped in to offer his services as a mechanic and was reportedly making between $40 and $200 a pop! He's currently only charged with two counts of theft under $500, but police suspect there are other victims and urge anyone else who thinks they were scammed to call them. (myway.com)

Bad McDonald's Rap!
Note to self: Rapping at the McDonald's drive thru will give you a bad rap with the law. In American Fork, Utah, four teenagers thought it might be fun and cool to rap their order at the McDonald's drive thru. They rapped their order, which began with, "I need a double cheeseburger and hold the lettuce ..." once quickly before repeating it more slowly. 18-year-old Spenser Dauwalder was leading the group and while employees said he and his three 17-year-old friends were holding up the line, he says nobody else was in line. So they left without buying anything but the manager wrote down their license plate number and called police. They were later given a ticket by officers at a high school parking lot outside a volleyball match-- because police in American Fork just don't have very much to do. Sharon Dauwalder, Spenser's mother, said they will fight the ticket in court. As she sees it, it was just some kids having a little fun and nobody was hurt. (myway.com)

You'll Eat Pizza and You'll Like It!
Usually middle school kids can't get enough pizza. But in Deltona, Florida, one kid did not like it and now a teacher's assistant has been suspended for allegedly trying to force the poor kid to eat it. 60-year-old Daniel Marquis reportedly held the pizza to the student's mouth and continued trying to force him to eat it until another staff member stepped in. Marquis also told the student that he "was spoiled and his mother does not make him try any food." According to the report, Marquis then yelled at another worker in front of the students. Marquis' version is that he politely asked the student to try the pizza, and stopped offering it when the student refused. The school board didn't see it that way and suspended him without pay for three days. (13 Central Florida News)

How Easy Is It To Get a Gun Into Disney World?
This is scary. Apparently it's a whole lot easier to get a gun into Disney World than most of us would like to believe. Police arrested 24-year-old Frankie Gonzalez at Downtown Disney after an off-duty deputy sheriff saw him flashing gang hand signs and noticed the outline of a gun in his waistband. Several deputies stopped Gonzalez but he pulled away and his 9mm loaded Glock fell from his waistband. One of the deputies unloaded the magazine, which contained 14 rounds. Turns out the gun had been reported lost. Earlier that night, a witness in a Disney restroom stall saw the gun, which apparently had been left behind, and also saw Gonzalez return to the stall and retrieve the weapon. Gonzalez was charged with carrying a concealed firearm -- as he does not have the required license -- and resisting arrest. (Orlando Sentinel)

Axe Spray Didn't Work For Me! You Owe Me $40,000!
In India, 26-year-old Vaibhav Bedi is suing the company Lynx which produces the popular "Axe" men's body washes, shampoos, antiperspirants, hair gels and body sprays. Bedi says he used all the products for years but still couldn't attract any women. Axe is famous for its saucy ads showing barely clothed women throwing themselves at men. In his court petition, Bedi says, "The company cheated me because in its advertisements, it says women will be attracted to you if you use Axe. I used it for seven years but no girl came to me." He wants $40,000 for his lonely heart. (Ananova)

Now That's Some Phillies Fan!
43-year-old Susan Finkelstein may be the biggest Phillies fan in the world. She was arrested and charged with offering sex for World Series tickets on website Craigslist. But Finkelstein says, "I didn't do anything wrong, so I'm not embarrassed about my actions. I'm embarrassed about how I was arrested." The University of Pennsylvania graduate said she had wanted to take her husband to a game to see their beloved Phillies. Her lawyer William J Brennan said his client was merely "a nice lady overcome with Phillies fever". He also says while she might have dropped a few double entendres in her Craigslist advertisement, she never explicitly offered sex. Brennan hopes to get the misdemeanor charge of promoting prostitution dismissed. (Ananova)