A senior citizen with a healthy dose of spunk fends off naked intruder

@jerzgirl (9291)

United States

January 1, 2009 11:39am CST

Ya gotta love this lady - she knew where the family jewels were and she made sure she got a good grip on the situation.

Unfortunately, those jewels were HIS and he decided he preferfed to keep them to staying in her house. Good for her!!!

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/weird/Elderly-Woman-Plays-the-Nutcracker-Suite-for-Brazen-Burglar.html The woman went for the brass ring and got gold, didn't she?? I love it! That "nut" deserves to be vice gripped, I think. Don't you?

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@Wordplay (239)

• Canada

1 Jan 09

You go, Girl! Too many people in her situation would have been too frightened or intimidated to do anything. But she saw the opportunity and grabbed it (literally!) All naughty jokes aside, I think she did just what anyone should do in the situation. Decorum be damned...she wasn't exactly dealing with royalty here. Despite the presence of the crown jewels (sorry, I couldn't resist). And speaking of which, why was this burgler naked anyway? Why leave yourself vulnerable? If he's that stupid then he got what he deserved.

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@thebeaddoodler (4262)

• Lubbock, Texas

1 Jan 09

ROFLMBO Serves him right! That'll teach him to harass old people.

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@eaforeman6 (8979)

• United States

1 Jan 09

I saw this on the news and I am so glad that she was able to fend off her attacker. A very brave and smart woman. I am sure he had alot of pain and learned his lesson the hard way lol Its not smart to mess with the ole timers because they dont put up with much at all.

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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)

• United States

2 Jan 09

good for her is right!! u got to watch us little ol' ladies. i love it!!

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@Opal26 (17679)

• United States

2 Jan 09

Hey jerz! Good for her! I hear about this on the news! She was pretty brave! I'm not sure that I would have been quite as quick thinking or smart! And they got the guy too! Serves him right the moron! He's going to try to rob the place naked! WTF was he NOT thinking! Or he was planning on attacking an 88 year old woman? Either way he loses! I hope she got him real good! I guess she did because he ran like hell!

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@dreamweaverjan (3471)

• United States

2 Jan 09

Hey Jerz! I heard about this story on the news, I thought good for you darlin!!! I hope they throw the book at him for trying to rob her!! what a brave lady!!

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@scarlet_woman (23463)

• United States

8 Jan 09

heh..good for her.maybe that guy will learn to stay out of other people's houses. brave,that one.

@iriscot (1289)

• United States

1 Jan 09

OH Man!!! That had to hurt... but he deserved it. Good for her! Happy New Year everyone!!!

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• United States

1 Jan 09

I saw that on the news and thought that this lady might be old, but definately not a coward. I'll bet he won't be back. They should give her a medal for bravery...and community service; Taking a scumbag out of commission.

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@TessWhite (3146)

• United States

2 Jan 09

LOL Good for her!

Thats definitely a way to get a guy to back off. I remember once in high school one of the older guys (who was a real bully) shoved me into a wall and started to choke me. First thing I did was bring my knee up. Hard. His buddies had to carry him out and he was missing from school for a few days. Funny thing is he never bothered me again. LOL

@fasttalker (2796)

• United States

2 Jan 09

Hmmm I bet he's not wondering what "respect your elders" means anymore! I think it's great that she was able to fend him off. And just think if the police had not found him close to the house. He may have just been preparing for the second round. I think they should have self defense classes for elderly people that have to be alone or not alone for that matter.