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Monday, April 2, 2007

I Wonder If There Were Lice Involved...

‘Ferris Griggs is suing Josie Garcia in Kansas City, MO, claiming Garcia, a transvestite, defrauded him by pretending to be a female. Garcia told a judge he doesn’t understand how Griggs could make the mistake, given they had sex. Griggs denied they had sex and said Garcia blackmailed him into... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Of Lice and Men

Humans acquired pubic lice from gorillas about 3.3 million years ago, but this seemingly seedy connection does not mean that monkey business went on with the great apes, a new University of Florida study finds. Rather than close encounters of the intimate kind, humans most likely got the gorilla’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

"Finally, A Running Bra Designed For Women."

(A Nike ad in Runner's World, March 2007) Of course! It had to happen! When my buddies and I were running in our running bras designed for men, many a woman came up, pointing and saying, 'What's that?' 'Oh, that's a running bra.' 'Do they have those for women?' 'Sorry, for men only'...and they would... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Dragan – or Dracula?

‘Ten years ago, Dragan Drorjevic got special dispensation from authorities in the village of Grbavce to bury his grandmother in his backyard because the nearest cemetery was too far away. “I could visit her grave more often,” he says. After that, neighbors asked to inter their loved ones there also,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

And here’s the latest on Michael Jackson...

Just in time to tie in nicely with my other Blog (you know, Views, the boring one, lol), I found this tidbit that I absolutely must share with you. It’s titled, ‘Most Improved – Michael Jackson’ and goes on to say: ‘The troubled singer has reportedly converted to Islam. His brother, Jermaine,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Political Correctness (?), Kenya Style...

The following item caught my eye, and caused a raised eyebrow. Under the heading of 'SCHOOL CUTBACKS, Male Students Sent Home', it says: 'Twenty students enrolled for only three days at Kiriani Boys high school in eastern Kenya were told to leave until they get circumcised. A letter to parents said,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Let's Hear It For Sensitive Cheese...

"Briton's are clamoring for unpasteurized cheddar cheese that's been aged 24 months. With its dry, hard texture, akin to parmesan, it's produced in small amounts because it can easily go bad during maturation, or turn out tasting disagreeable. Says cheese maker James Montgomery:'We don't try to make... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Perhaps he should have chucked it out instead...

"In 1938 DuPont Chemist Roy Plunkett opened a dud canister of tetrafluoroethylene gas and discovered an amazing, nearly friction-free white powder. He named it Teflon. In 2005 the Environmental Protection Agency identified a Teflon ingredient, perfluorooctanoic acid, as a 'likely carcinogen.' It is... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Sex Anyone?

What is happiness? “The basic modern assumptions about how to be happy are nonsense.” Take sex. “A century ago, an average man who had not had sex in three years might have felt proud of his health and forbearance, and a woman might have praised herself for the health and happiness benefits of ten... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

...it does so rot the mind...

“Violent, shoot-em-up video games could be good for you. Far from rotting the mind, they can improve visual acuity by 20 per cent when played for two hours per day, according to a new study.’ Action video-game play changes the way our brains process visual information’, says Daphne Bavelier,... Sign in to see full entry.

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