Woman, 80, fights off pair of robbers with MANGOES and a bag of apples

[Are_grits_groceries]

An 80-year-old woman fought off a pair of robbers by hurling mangoes and a bag of apples at them.
Otilia Martins pelted the fruit at Eduardo Torres-Lopez, 22, and Jesse DosSantos, 24, when they demanded cash from a clerk at the Continental Market in New Bedford, Massachusetts owned by the elderly woman's daughter Maria Nogueria and son-in-law, Manny.

The men were arrested for being armed and for related robbery charges after Ms Martins chased the men outside and Mr Nogueria identified them to police.
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Guns- Meh!
Give me produce and a good arm!

[xchrom]

1. don't mess with old women named Otilia.

my grandma -- Otillia -- she'd come at ya with the lawn mower.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. Wonder if she's called 'Hon' as an endearment? nt

[xchrom]

4. people didn't call my grandma -- hon or cute little things.

mostly -- cause -- well -- it woulda been a lie.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. Otilia the Hon. Going for the bad pun. nt

[xchrom]

7. i'm an idiot.

and you rang the bad pun bell.

[Honeycombe8]

3. She is very lucky those criminals didn't want to hurt her. Still,

what a spunky 80 year old. I hope I'm like that, when I'm that age!

[dipsydoodle]

5. Good job the attackers were not aware of Monty Python

[Bigmack]

10. The thing I hate about DU is that no matter how fast and clever ...

... I think I am, somebody always gets there before me.

I thought about the same thing... just a little later.

"Suppose I am attacked by a man with a banana."

[dipsydoodle]

11. I do have slight advantage on the subject

I'm English and can remember the original broadcasts here.

[whathehell]

8. Go on with your bad self!

Otilia

[KansDem]

12. The word is out!

"Don't tango with her mango!"

[whathehell]

13. "Don't tango with her mango"....LOL!

[Le Taz Hot]

9. It says that one of the robbers

hit her with the butt of his gun. Do you have any idea what kind of response that's going to get in the county jail? Hitting and 80-year-old? Oh man!

[Lint Head]

14. We all have the right to bear fruit and vegetables!