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Bikini Kill

A close shave on the roads of Florida.

A woman driver caused a pile-up after becoming distracted while shaving her bikini line.

Megan Mariah Barnes, 37, crashed into the back of a truck in the Florida Keys after giving her ex-husband the wheel as she shaved her private parts.

Barnes was driving to meet her boyfriend in Key West and told police she wanted to be “ready for the visit,” website WJZ.com reported.

This is why I don’t do fiction — you can’t make this stuff up.

(thanks Karl)

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6 Responses to “Bikini Kill”

  1. Andy Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    Whoa what?! She gives the Ex the wheel so she can look good for her new boyfriend? Something just seem very odd about this situation!

  2. Paul Souders Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    Wait, her EX HUSBAND was holding the wheel so she could shave her coochie for the NEW GUY? That is one broad-minded dude.

  3. ToddBS Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    He’s either her pimp or just really stupid. I can understand how he would have gotten distracted though.

  4. Josh R Says:
    March 9th, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    Very very strange. I can’t imagine wanting to shave your nether regions in a moving car, let alone all of the other details. Maybe the roads in FL are very smooth, as opposed to the bomb crater pocked trails we have here in MN at the end of the winter. Try shaving down there on our roads and you’ll need exploratory surgery to find your razor again…

  5. Jim PE Says:
    March 10th, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    How about this one? Not quite as salacious, but it still falls under driving while stupid.

    Troopers: Driver, passenger tried to switch places in moving car

    According to State Police spokeswoman Trooper Maureen Tuffey, the officer began following Schult’s car and witnessed it swerve, almost hit a guardrail, then swerve again and hit another car. The car was going more than 80 mph, Tuffey said.

    Schult’s passenger, Hilary A. Sawyer, 20, of Wilton, allegedly tried to switch seats with Schult after they realized the trooper was behind them. Schult has a suspended license, Tuffey said.

    Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=909724#ixzz0hopO2bxo

  6. Fritz Says:
    March 16th, 2010 at 9:01 am

    http://keywestmugshots.com/84482
    http://keywestmugshots.com/115367

    It _seems_ to be the same person… someon who has had other problems with the traffic law. Something needs to be done about repeat offenders.

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