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Michigan great-grandmothers win doubles title to become state bowling champions

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Who says younger is better in sports, these to ladies proved that handicap and good bowling beats youth and better averages!   Nice Job

bowlingGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two great-grandmothers from Grand Rapids have become state bowling champions. The women are 86-year-old Emma Dausman and 69-year-old Judy Conner. They won a Division 2 doubles title at the U.S. Bowling Congress’ Women’s Bowling Association state tournament.

Dausman carried a 125 average but the octogenarian rolled games of 192, 189 and 173 for a personal-best 554 series in the tournament, which ended last month.

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Fla. city tells workers to wear underwear, use deodorant, in new dress code stressing hygiene

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

I don’t know about everyone reading this but I thought this was pretty much common sense, I am glad the city council can stay busy though!

manBROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant.

The city council in Brooksville north of Tampa recently approved a dress code that instructs employees to observe “strict personal hygiene.”

It also prohibits exposed underwear, clothing with foul language, “sexually provocative” clothes and piercings anywhere except the ears.

Repeat offenders can be fired.

The city council approved the dress code 4-1 as part of a wider effort to update existing policies and ordinances.

The one vote in opposition came from Mayor Joe Bernadini. He said the underwear edict “takes away freedom of choice.”

Information from: The Tampa Tribune, http://www.tampatrib.com

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Man arrested after being accused of snatching 88 pieces of underwear!

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
I think he needs to do his time in Arizona if found convicted!

I think he needs to do his time in Arizona if found convicted!

You’d think after the 50th or so piece of underwear he’d get bored with the collection, I give this guy an A+ for stick-with-it-ness!

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico police said they have arrested a man accused of snatching 88 pieces of underwear from a neighbor’s clothesline. The man was charged with theft and illegal appropriation. Police said Wednesday that he returned all $1,000 worth of underwear to the woman.

They said he stole the items from his 29-year-old neighbor over a period of several months in the rural town of Orocovis. She apparently had to keep buying more to replace those that vanished from her line.

He was jailed Tuesday pending a $20,000 bond.

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NY police say fire-alarm-red dye job led to arrest of burglary suspect

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
I say it could've been anyone

I say it could've been anyone

I say if you are going to be a burgler at least stand out, no need to be anonymous when committing a crime!

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Hair the color of a clown’s wig has helped police just north of New York City capture a burglary suspect. Police said a resident of Peekskill was startled awake Tuesday by a burglar who escaped with camera and computer equipment. The victim’s description of the invader – including hair dyed a very bright red – was sent to neighboring police departments.

Peekskill Lt. Eric Johansen says 21-year-old Eduardo Lazcano got off a bus near his home in nearby Ossining several hours later and his fire-alarm-red hair immediately caught the attention of Ossining police officers.

Lazcano was arrested and charged with burglary and grand larceny. He is being represented by Legal Aid, which did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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