Did you hear the true story about how a woman lured her husband from a self made box that was perched on top of a 72 foot pole? No? Well he’d been up there protesting a looming jail term when his wife lured him down with a topless picture of herself that she’d included in the lunch that she’d sent up to him.

The hope and promise of a romp does it every time it seems.

Fred Gregor, 45 of Germany, was trying to have his 15 month conviction for fraud over turned by staying in his small cubicle which was perched high up on a converted television mast.

When interviewed over the telephone, he told Reuters that he wanted a new trial. His wife Susanne, 25, had originally backed up his protest until she eventually decided she’d had enough. Susanne is a former stripper. No wonder that topless photo worked! Together she and Fred are the parents of five children.

Perhaps now he’ll appeal his conviction just like most other people do when they feel that they’ve been wrongly convicted.

Something I did not know …

In Alabama the topless dancers really aren’t topless. Nope. The dancers are spraying themselves with skin-colored latex.

Alabama has a strict law that regulates exotic dancers, and any skin that would normally be covered by a modest bikini must be swathed in an opaque covering. The law doesn’t specify exactly what material must be used, so many dancers use the latex spray.

A number of strip clubs have challenged the State law, reluctantly went along with the clubs rather than having a federal judge follow through on his threat to throw out the entire statue as being unconstitutional.

Some clubs were covering dancers with latex long before the agreement was filed with the state, says Fred Patterson, who works on the Birmingham vice and narcotics squad.

“You can get it that matches your skin color,” said Patterson. “The only thing I hear from the girls is that it can be kind of irritating.”

Don’t be surprised to hear that the State of Alabama suddenly has a rash of latex allergies. Exposure to this highly allergenic product can bring on allergic reactions. Dangerous stuff to be covering their skin with.

Authorities in China are stopping strippers from performing at funerals.

It comes after five striptease troupe bosses were arrested in east China’s Jiangsu Province after “obscene performances” at a funeral, according to the Xinhua agency.

The arrests, in Donghai county, followed striptease acts at a farmer’s funeral, the agency said.

Two hundred people were said to have attended the event.

A source said: “Striptease used to be a common practice at funerals in Donghai’s rural areas to allure viewers.

“Local villagers believe that the more people who attend the funeral, the more the dead person is honoured.”

Residents are encouraged to report “funeral misdeeds” on a hotline, earning a reward for information.