It isn't often that a man asks for sympathy because he is addicted to pornographic Web sites. That might be a good because it's revealing such an addiction is more likely to generate disgust than sympathy. Except if the sex addict was feeding his habit at work while being paid by his employer to work. Then such an addiction is likely to generate unemployment, as was the case with an American working for IBM. When James Pacenza, 58, was caught using an online sex chat room at work, IBM fired him. But Pacenza, a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, claims IBM should have kept him on and given him sympathy instead of giving him a pink slip.

A 46-year-old volunteer firefighter, wearing a woman's wig and a string bikini, was charged with taking a drunken afternoon romp through Heritage Oak Park in Mason in Ohio. Steven S. Cole, who pleaded not guilty to the charges of drunken driving, public indecency and disorderly conduct; said he was on his way to a Dayton bar to compete in a contest where the top prize was $10,000. Cole, a fireman from Waynesville thus put on a blonde wig, pink sandals, and a string bikini filled out with tan water balloons.

A 4-year-old girl, who dyed her hair in pink for the school parade, was not allowed to enter her Texas pre-school because of the color. When Natalyn Gracia dyed her hair in October, she liked it so much that she went to school with that. The toddler's father, Ricardo Gracia, even touched up the color over the Christmas break, after the initial October application.

Brandy the Chihuahua holds the record for being the smallest dog in the world in the 2006 Guinness book. She is 6 inches long and tips the scale at less than two pounds. Brandy's owner, Paulette Keller, takes her around in a sheepskin-lined purse and sometimes dresses her in a pink Hawaiian dress for fun.

The police in Lancashire, England plan to introduce pink lighting in several towns in the county in an effort to stop juveniles from committing crimes. The plan was introduced after it was found that aside from creating a calming atmosphere, pink lights also show up spots on the skin.