Ever wonder what happens to those things you put in the washer and they disappear?

dinoman · #1 03/28/2007, 06:05 AM

Well wonder no more!

I saw this and knew it had to be lounge material...

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Police: Man swiped 1,500 women's undies

PULLMAN, Washington (AP) -- A man was charged with theft and burglary after police said they found 93 pounds of women's panties, brassieres and other underwear at his home.

Investigators believe Garth M. Flaherty, 24, took as many as 1,500 undergarments from apartment complex laundry rooms before he was caught, police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said.

A man was seen taking underwear from two laundry rooms Saturday, a witness recorded his license number, and Flaherty was identified from photographs, Tennant said.

Police found enough underwear in his bedroom to fill five garbage bags, Tennant said.

"He said he had a problem," Tennant said.

Flaherty has been jailed on 12 counts of second-degree burglary and one of first-degree theft.

Police had previously received 12 reports of underwear thefts in the northeast part of town, where Washington State University is located.

"We were kind of concerned about how to match up bras and panties with victims," Tennant said. "Based on the unique descriptions from a couple of women, we can tie him to those thefts."

The underwear will be held as evidence until the case is resolved, after which their disposition is uncertain, Tennant said.

"Would you really want them back?" he asked. "I would say not."

Nina51 · #2 03/28/2007, 06:34 AM

i saw this story on the news last night. they said all of the underwear he took was clean so i guess he can't be too awful perverted. right?

dinoman · #3 03/28/2007, 06:52 AM

I'm sure he has a PERFECTLY reasonable explanation as to why he has more underwear than many clothing department stores. Such as going for a new world record for the largest ball of underwear!

TheBimbo · #4 03/28/2007, 07:32 AM

okay, yeah this is weird even for The Lounge... Can you imagine the jokes from this one???

If he ends up in jail there will be alot of prisoners walkin' around guchieless b/c they'll toss them all into his cell

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Christy...

chrisstie · #5 03/28/2007, 07:41 AM

So that's how you spell the actual unabbreviated word for bra.

Maybe he was going to ebay it all?

wizardgus® · #6 03/28/2007, 07:53 AM

How tall was he? Maybe he was one of the gnomes?

Step 1: Steal underwear
Step 2:
Step 3: Profit!

Just business.

Sk8r · #7 03/28/2007, 09:49 AM

OMG he's local...sigh.

We get the Railway Killer, the Sunset Rapist, the Green River Killer, and the underwear thief...

His explanation: "I just have this compulsion..."

Yea-ah!

ecugman · #8 03/28/2007, 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by wizardgus®
How tall was he? Maybe he was one of the gnomes?

Step 1: Steal underwear
Step 2:
Step 3: Profit!

Just business.

I remember that scene, but can't remember what show it was on...help me out wizardgus! Was it southpark? It was hilarious!

Man, I'm getting old....CRS is creeping in.

wizardgus® · #9 03/28/2007, 11:20 AM

Yup, Southpark with the Underwear Gnomes. They didn't have step 2 figured out yet. I used the same model in my business!

zenguitar · #10 03/28/2007, 11:47 AM

I wonder if the police department will send all the underwear to the State surplus auction! hehehehehe.