Southern charm only goes so far.

A polite Florida thief apologetically carjacked a woman, calling her “ma’am” and saying he was sorry.

He put a knife against the woman’s side and said, “I need your keys, ma’am. Please, and you won’t get hurt. I’m sorry.”

He then drove off with her car and her purse.

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A Minnesota man was busted after knocking his quadruple-amputee roommate out of her wheelchair and beating her because she was blocking his view of the TV.

Jacoby Laquan Smith then moved the phone so the victim couldn’t reach it to call 911.

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A California institute is looking for some fashion heavyweights.

The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is putting its money where its mouth is and starting a plus-size fashion scholarship.

The nonprofit’s mission is to fight what it calls size discrimination.

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A Russian judge, “to protect the boy’s interests,” refused to issue a birth certificate to a family wanting to name their son BOCh RVF 26062002.

Russian authorities do allow some leeway, however.

In the past, they’ve allowed parents to name their newborns Leaf Salad, Aviation Dispatcher, Privatization, Viagra and Simply a Hero.

Lukas I. Alpert, Wire Services