Won't you be my valentine? I even bathed!
By TIMES WIRES
Published February 14, 2007
A professor of psychology at the University of Buffalo has posited a new theory on how best to attract a Valentine. According to Mark Kristal, you should be able to skip the chocolates and flowers, because the most romantic thing you can do is take a bath. And he's not even talking about one of those sexy hot tub scenes with the Barry White soundtrack. He goes into a long explanation of pheromones and peptides and neurochemical processes and blah blah blah blah blah. But the upshot is, take a bath, and it's all good. In case you weren't sure.
Hostel disaster is 'pleasant smelling'
Speaking of smelliness, a group of young women in Germany in a youth hostel were clearly concerned about potentially offensive odors that may emanate from their person. So they started hitting the spray deodorant heavy, and in unison. Enough that the fumes set off the fire alarm, causing the fire department to respond. "The fumes of the pleasant-smelling deodorant were so intense that they drifted up to the ceiling and set off a fire detector," Volker Buttgereit of the Buesum police told Reuters. "Hopefully the girls will get by with a little less spray next time."
Live at one of Angela's places: Burt Bacharach!
Crook's consumption was conspicuous
Angela Buckborough Platt, 43, pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $6.9-million from her company, J&J Materials in Rehobeth, Mass. Here is how she stealthily hid her crime: She bought a life-sized statue of Al Capone, six talking trees modeled after Wizard of Oz characters, a 20-foot-tall smoke-breathing dragon, a ranch in Vermont, a house in Rhode Island and more than 35 vehicles, including a replica Model T Ford customized to look like a green goblin. Oh, and a private concert by Burt Bacharach. Which would have been a lifestyle difficult to maintain on her $40,000 salary. Under the plea, she has to pay all the money back and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Love the cheetahs, but don't pet them
An animal lover who was apparently not aware of the nature of the beast was mauled to death by cheetahs at a zoo in northern Belgium on Sunday. Police think Karen Aerts, 37, hid in the park until it closed and then entered the cage of the cheetahs, who apparently were unaware that Aerts loved them. "Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," said zoo spokesman Jan Libot. We're not sure why he's not on the cheetah's side. An animal rights group wants to close the zoo, saying it is unsafe for visitors or the cats, apparently unaware that people who don't sneak into cages don't tend to get eaten.