Jezebel: identity theft

Blah Blah Smart Women Better At Sex • Man Finds Parasitic Twin In Bellybutton

Intern Katy — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• Here's the latest in no shit studies: women with higher "emotional intelligence" have better sex than those who cannot express their feelings. Also: nice picture Daily Mail! •

• Researchers have found a mummified dog at the feet of a human mummy. The puppy-mummy, named "Hapi-Puppy," is an estimated 2,300 years old. • LiveScience has an interesting discussion of the pros and cons of going on the pill. Pros include lower risk of cancer, babies; cons include potential blood-clots and strokes. • A 30-year-old British man went to the hospital complaining of pain and a strange growth from near his bellybutton. Turns out, the pain was caused by a 4cm parasitic twin that had been stuck inside him for the past three decades. • Two women from Ohio have been arrested following an argument over a photograph of President Obama. • This Saturday, a filly, Rachel Alexandra will run in the Preakness. • A new study has found that women are more likely to be victims of identity fraud than men. Researchers say this may be due to differences in purchasing patterns. • Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open on Monday after she was injured in a first round match. • Upon meeting women's basketball player Lisa Leslie, Barack Obama reportedly said: "You know I love tall women, right?" before offering to play her one-on-one. • Click here to watch a fascinating video on conservation efforts to preserve Brazilian wild cats. • In attempts to raise awareness about sex trafficking, a guerrilla group squeezed a live contortionist into a transparent suitcase and placed her on a baggage claim belt. • After losing $13.7 mil in the first quarter of 2009, Playboy is considering "radical changes." And in other Playboy news, Partridge Family mom Shirley Jones, 75, is considering posing nude for the mag. She would be the oldest woman to ever do so. •

Judge Judy Hates Screaming When She Has Laryngitis

Tracie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Sometimes you forget how horrible people people can be to one another. And then you watch Judge Judy and you are reminded of that fact all over again. Today's case involved a woman suing her sister for identity theft. The defendant was involved in a car accident about five years ago, and gave her sister's information instead of her own. Her sister didn't know anything about it until recently, when she got divorced and had to get an apartment of her own, and learned that she couldn't because her credit was all fucked up. The plaintiff managed to track down the other woman involved in the accident and brought her as a surprise witness in front of Judge Judy. That woman had actually saved the original piece of scrap paper that the defendant had scribbled her sister's information on. Stupidly, the scrap paper the defendant had used was a mailed out coupon that had her real name on the reverse side. She was totally caught red-handed! However, she still insisted she'd done nothing wrong, which pissed JJ off even more, because she had to scream at the defendant while also suffering from laryngitis. Clip above.

High School Revisited

Maria — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Did it ever seem like some of the mothers of girls on the cheerleading squad in high school were living vicariously through their teenaged daughters? Well, Wendy Brown of Wisconsin is their new mascot. The 33-year-old stole her 15-year-old daughter's identity to enroll in a local high school and become a cheerleader (her daughter was living with Brown's mother in Nevada). According to the criminal complaint filed against her, Brown wanted to get a high school degree and become a cheerleader because she felt she missed out on the experience growing up. Employees at the school said that Brown looked older than a high schooler but had the timid demeanor of an awkward teenager. A school officer started investigating Brown after she failed to attend school after the first day of classes. We guess Brown learned her lesson: If you're going to falsely enroll in high school, you better show up to class. [AP]