Only in Florida 8/14/2013

     No matter how perfect you may think a persons body is, chances are there is something about it they don't like. Maybe they think they are too short, or maybe too tall. One of the big worries in our culture is about how much we weigh. And while we do have an obesity epidemic, we also have a fairly large number of people who struggle with bulimia and anorexia. Thanks to some of the wonders of medical technology, some issues that people have with their bodies can be managed or reversed. However, these procedures can often be expensive. One woman in Pensacola took to the streets in a novel way to try and raise money for her operation of choice: a boob job.

     Christina Andrews took her homemade sign to a busy intersection on Thursday, August 8th. "I just want bigger boobs, because I'm not happy with the ones that I have. And I figured this was a good way to do it. People put out signs that they're homeless. I'm not, haha, so I'm just being honest," said Andrews. At least she does get some credit for being honest I guess.

    Public reaction was mixed however. One flabbergasted man, who apparently thought that Andrews was only wearing the sign up top said, "I hope she don't drop that sign". Another man who was interviewed said that Andrews and her sign was one of, "the most uncommon" signs he had seen for raising money.

     Andrews reported that the reactions she got were more positive than expected. "I thought people would just laugh and keep riding, but they're like hey here's some money," Andrews said. "Gotten a lot of smiles out of people too!"


Other stories in brief:

Officers say man threatened to kill their families if he went to jail - Yeah, that'll work.

Mom, son and daughter hurt in drunken brawl, police say - At least they kept it in the family.

Asked to leave gathering, Boca Raton man strikes person with shovel, stomps on head, police say - "You'll like me, even if I have to beat it into you!"