A waiter in Fort Lauderdale, FL who ran out of the restaurant to rescue a woman being carjacked was fired when he came back to work on Monday. Juan Canales who many call a hero for his quick thinking is now left stunned by his unemployment status - however employers are coming to his aide with job offers, including his old boss at 84 Thai restaurant. According to police reports 22-year-old Massiel Marquartdt was being attacked by a man wielding a knife outside the 84 Thai Food restaurant in the Southland Shopping Center on Monday.

A life-sized Homer Simpson statue has been recovered and returned to the movie theater from which it was stolen, located in a popular suburban shopping mall near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's largest city. "This case has been solved," Mazlan Mansor, police chief of Malaysia's central Petaling Jaya district, told the Associated Press. The culprits, tracked down by local police, were allegedly just overzealous fans of "The Simpsons. "

Funny Signs Plumber: "We repair what your husband fixed. " Pizza shop slogan: "7 days without pizza makes one weak. " At a tire shop in Milwaukee: "Invite us to your next blow out. " Door of a plastic surgeons office: "Hello, can we pick your nose?" Sign at the psychic's hotline: "Don't call us, we'll call you. " In a funeral parlor: "Ask about our layaway plan. " In a clothing store: "Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks. " In a Tacoma, Washington men's clothing store: "15 men's wool suits, $10. They won't last an hour!" On a shopping mall marquee: "Archery Tournament -- Ears pierced" Outside a country shop: "We buy junk and sell antiques. " In the window of an Oregon store: "Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here?" In a Maine restaurant: "Open 7 days a week and weekends. " On a radiator repair garage: "Best place to take a leak. " In the vestry of a New England church: "Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished. " In a Pennsylvania cemetery: "Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves. " In the window of a Kentucky appliance store: "Don't kill your wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work. " On a roller coaster: "Watch your head. " On the grounds of a public school: "No trespassing without permission. " On a Tennessee highway: "When this sign is under water, this road is impassable. " Similarly, in front of a New Hampshire car wash: "If you can't read this, it's time to wash your car. " ------------------------ Giggle for healthy life From: GigglePedia. com

A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl won $25,000 after typing "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from "Mary Poppins" on her cell phone in less time than 200 other competitors in a text-messaging competition. Morgan Pozgar typed the Disney classic's "biggest word I ever heard" in only 15 seconds, beating out the former national text-messaging champ, 21-year-old Eli Tirosh of Los Angeles. Morgan, who estimated she sends more than 8,000 text messages every month, described her phone as "pretty worn in," according to UPI.

A couple seeking a comfortable ride for their cats and cabbie in the pursuit of good memories have come along for a 2,400 mile ride across several states to reach Arizona. After their retirement Betty and Bob Matas had decided to move to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers the couple do not drive causing them to worry about the comfortable transportation of their beloved cats. The couple, however, found the solution to their problem several weeks ago during a round of shopping trip when they jokingly asked the cabbie they hailed whether he will be interested in making the long trip.