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State police in Arizona aren't chuckling at a driver who triggered Phoenix-area freeway speed cameras more than 80 times in a year while wearing monkey or giraffe masks.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the driver is 47-year-old flight attendant named Dave VonTesmar.

But VonTesmar says authorities can't prove he's the one behind the wheel of his car, and he's vowing to fight every ticket.

By the time police realized the masked man's ploy, more than 50 tickets had been voided because the deadline for prosecution had passed. VonTesmar was served with a summons on 37 tickets last month.




Nearly 4,000 spectators turned out to watch San Diego's pets hit the beach for 'the world's largest dog surfing event'.

The dogs were taking part in the 4th annual Surf Dog Surf-a-Thon in order to raise money for a local animal shelter. The surfers rode waves at North Beach, also known as Dog Beach, in California.

'What could be more fun than playing with your dog in the water?'

Dozer, a 75-pound, 3-year-old bulldog, took first place in the second heat of the extra-large category. He has been surfing for only a year.


A secondary school is forcing all girls to wear trousers because their skirts were getting too short and revealing.

The decision to change the uniform policy was made after complaints about the rising hemlines of pupils.

Fashion-conscious teenagers from Bingley Grammar School in West Yorkshire were even rolling up the skirts to expose more leg and catch the attention of boys.

'There were some complaints from the community and parents were asking for this to be changed because they felt their daughters were increasingly vulnerable.

'A lot of parents brought it to our attention and I think it takes away that peer pressure.'

Got to love the way the world works ...sometimes.