Far be it from me to mess with TGG hubris-wise, but I thought she might take delight when she again graces these hallowed halls to find we had not been idle in remembering her inspiration.

To that end, I offer the following tidbit, with its deep resonances of love, lust, life and crime all rolled into one neat story. Let us see what miracles of innovation can be raised to meet this one, Challengers!

New York Convict's Sperm Saga Ends
 





 

 
      

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A saga over the frozen sperm of a
reputed New York mobster who smuggled it out of prison to
impregnate his wife has come to an end with its destruction, a
prosecutor said this week.

Antonino Parlavecchio was one of several inmates at
Allenwood prison in northern Pennsylvania indicted for bribing
guards to traffic the sperm, Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne
Samuelson said Thursday.

"This was an organized crime thing," Samuelson said. "I
have never encountered anything quite like it."
Parlavecchio, his wife, Maria, and Troy Kemmerer, a guard
at Allenwood, were tried and convicted for their roles in the
plot in 2002.

Parlavecchio, who was serving a sentence for loan-sharking
and racketeering, was sentenced to an additional six months.
His wife pleaded guilty and is serving a year of probation.
Kemmerer was sentenced to 27 months in prison.

Regards,

A