This Guy is a Hardcore Fan
This was published by the Associated Press on October 20, 2005...
"Man requests longer prison sentence to match Bird's jersey number"
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- 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.
``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.
``I've never seen anything like this in 26 years in the courthouse. But, I know the DA is happy about it.''
----------------By the way, did you notice what he was convicted of? "Shooting..."
Looks like he scored.
posted by Erin Light @ 6:42 PM
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I don't know...I find the many a little looney tunes...you know what I mean?
i meant to write "i find the MAN a little looney tunes" but I messed up. So that kind of makes my funny not really funny anymore, huh?
However, I believe if you were to go in lock up...you would choose 30 years, 31 years, or 18 years.
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