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Quick Thinking | Names in the News

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By News of the Weird

Published April 8, 2021

Quick Thinking |  Names in the News

An unnamed maskless woman waiting in line at a Pick 'n' Pay supermarket in South Africa was caught on cellphone video being confronted by a store guard who demanded she put on a mask or be thrown out of the store.

On the video, she is next seen reaching up under her dress, pulling out her underwear -- a black thong -- and placing it on her face, the New York Post reported. Witnesses were mixed in their reaction.

"Good lord," one shopper was heard saying. "Brilliant," said another. [New York Post, 2/26/2021]

Shoe Zone, a footwear retailer with stores throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, announced March 8 that Terry Boot has been named its next chief financial officer effective immediately, according to the Evening Standard.

Mr. Boot takes over the role after the unexpected departure in February of Peter Foot, who had been with the company for seven months. [Evening Standard, 3/8/2021]