See, Blogapathy had stopped by for a bit, nothing was really exciting out there. Then, I ran across a charter member of Idiots R’ Us:
A man got a prison term longer than prosecutors and defense attorneys had agreed to — all because of Larry Bird.
The lawyers reached a plea agreement Tuesday for a 30-year term for a man accused of shooting with an intent to kill and robbery. But Eric James Torpy wanted his prison term to match Bird’s jersey number 33. (emphasis mine)
"He said if he was going to go down, he was going to go down in Larry Bird’s jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott said Wednesday. "We accommodated his request and he was just as happy as he could be.
When asked, Bird stated "I haven’t seen that bonedheaded a move since Chris Weber called a time out that he didn’t have and lost the game. That, and people who are Flyers fans."
There she is! I wondered where that little tramp wandered off to. She doesn’t even have the grace to post herself at my blog anymore.