Filipina Sets Record

Rosa Patron, 32 of Bula, Camarines Sur, Set the world record for smallest distance between stops on a public transportation vehicle on January 5, 2008. Mrs. Patron, mother of 8, broke the previous record of 2’2” held by Jim McKlusky of Neck Creek, Idaho when she got out of a Jeepney only 1’7” past the previous stop (the request to “para” was made at 1’2” but the driver took nearly half a foot to turn her wish into a reality). Mr. McKlusky was gracious in defeat, especially considering it’s the only thing he’s ever won, “I tip my hat to her man, you know, not a lot of people have the gumption and laziness for that kinda move. Darn, I thought I was the best, the most gumption and laze-filled being to ever ride public transportation. Ah well, there’s always yelling at the birds in the park, no foreigner can take that away.” At her award ceremony, January 18th, Mrs. Patron thanked her husband and the Catholic Church for “keeping me always pregnant and therefore unable to walk long distances.”