Alleged Shoplifters Blame Their Ears

Good try but no: Two Georgia women who were arrested for shoplifting on Friday tried to tell police that it was all a hearing-based misunderstanding. Police say Simone Norris, 26, and Brittany Yawn, 23, stole Ralph Lauren shirts, Nike pants, jackets, jeans, and more from the Von Maur store at Perimeter Mall near Atlanta, according to the Journal-Constitution. When confronted, the women allegedly told police that they misheard Georgia's Tax Free Holiday as "Free Holiday," as in free merchandise.

Police didn't buy it, and the fact that one of the women was allegedly wearing a pair of jeans with sweatpants on top—in the Georgia heat, no less—likely didn't help their case. Norris and Yawn were charged with felony shoplifting and released on bond on Saturday. (Here's another classic bad-excuse story.)