But Would You Still Want The Phone? Any time I hear or read anything about Romania I automatically think gypsies. Which makes me think of Sweet and Lowdown with Sean Penn as a guitar virtuoso always on the lookout for his nemesis, Django Rhinehardt.

My suspicion of gypsies was furthered by the fact that there was thievery involved in this story. By the way, did anyone see the pic of Sean Penn wandering around New Orloeans with a shotgun in hand? That was gnarly. Anyway, this story I foung on Ananova and had to post it.

Thief hid phone up her bum

Romanian police caught a female mobile phone thief by dialling the stolen phone - and hearing it ringing from her bum.

Police in Iasi stopped Petronela Brandus, 24, as she tried to get off a bus after other passengers said they saw her steal a mobile phone.

But after a search failed to find the phone, police decided to call the number to see where it was and heard a muffled ringing coming from under the woman's dress.

She was taken to a local police station where a strip search by female police officers revealed she had hidden it up her bottom, local daily 7 Plus reported.

Officer Madalin Taranu said: "We've had people hiding things in their bras and knickers before, but this was a new one.

"The station doctor extracted the phone and we sprayed it with disinfectant before handing it back to its owner."

I love this last line the most. They "sprayed it with disinfectant," what a great line. Nothing good can ever follow the disclosure that something was sprayed with disinfectant. Whatever has been sprayed is still tainted in the mind. Oh well, funny story. Those wacky Romanians!  ¶ 8:18 AM