What else does a naked man need?

Things have been busy around here, and somehow I had failed to read all the way to the bottom of any of the stories about the rehired (now resigned) cop who the sheriff’s deputies say they found drunk and naked in public — until now.

Two Richland County Sheriff’s deputies said they found Paige naked and
intoxicated in a parking lot on Longcreek Drive in the St. Andrews area
about 11 p.m. Nov. 6, according to a department news release. An
alcoholic drink, a handgun and a plastic bag containing two pairs of
women’s underwear were found in Paige’s truck after he tried to drive
away, according to an incident report.

An
alcoholic drink, a handgun and a plastic bag containing two pairs of
women’s underwear?
Sounds like they’re saying that ol’ boy was only naked in a technical sense. Anybody who’s got all that stuff with him is fully equipped, and ready for anything.

Maybe it was a case of mistaken identity, and this Lenard Paige is getting the blame for what was actually the miraculous return of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.