Friday, January 30, 2009
And in London: Human Barbells Bring Weightlifting to Life...
If you find lifting steel weights boring, a London gym has an answer. It’s introduced human “barbells” that strength trainers can lift. Warm up by using a handle and pulley system to hoist Arti, a 65-lb midget; move up to Mike, who weighs 120 lb; and finish with Matt, who will challenge you with 340...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
And in Nigeria: Goat Suspect a Result of Black Magic...
Police have detained a goat after they were tipped off by local vigilantes. The vigilantes allege that the goat is actually a man, who through the art of black magic has transformed himself into the cloven-hoofed suspect after trying to steal a Mazda 232. “The goat is in our custody,” a police...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
And in South Carolina: Just You Watch Your Language...
If South Carolina Senator Robert Ford gets his way, uttering a profanity will be punishable by up to $5,000 in fines and/or up to five years in jail. (John Sakamoto, Toronto Star, Jan 25, 2009 ) That’s after your mouth has been washed out with soap...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
And in Tampa: Lingerie Bowl Scrapped...
Lingerie Bowl VI, the annual half-time pay-per-view diversion for certain mouth-breathing fans has been scrapped. It wasn’t necessarily economics that shut it down. It turns out that when organizers – who call themselves, no kidding, the Lingerie Football League – couldn’t obtain the proper permits...
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Monday, January 26, 2009
And Everywhere: Breakfast Sex...
Remember the news reports last April that eating a good breakfast around the time of conception increased the chance a woman would conceive a boy? “Boys are made of bananas and cereal,” pronounced one national newspaper. CTV stuck the item at the end of the main newscast, explaining that “women who...
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Sunday, January 25, 2009
And in New Zealand: Of Dildos, Doobies and Raffle Tickets...
“On Dec. 6 we published a letter that suggested Mayor Parker was a friend of David Henderson and that the mayor had been photographed brandishing dildos and ‘doobies’ or marijuana joints. Through legal counsel Mayor Parker confirmed, and we accept, that he is not and never has been a friend of Mr....
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
And in France: Rubbing a President the Right Way...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy keeps up a relentless work schedule and whirlwind love life [yeah, I know, he’s married, but he’s also French!], yet still manages to indulge passions for jogging and late-night karaoke sessions. Now the secret for the hyper-President’s phenomenal energy level is...
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Friday, January 23, 2009
And in the US: Today’s Special – Inauguration Ice Cream...
Commemorating Barack Obama’s arrival at the White House, Ben and Jerry’s has produced a special ice cream flavour called Yes Pecan, playing on Obama’s famous upbeat campaign slogan. Basically a rebranding of butter pecan, the ice cream is being offered for a limited time and carries a photo of the...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
And in Hollywood: A different Kind of Stimulus Package...
Porn peddlers Larry Flint, owner of Hustler, and Joe Francis, of the Girls Gone Wild franchise, say that tough economic times have imperilled their normally lucrative industry, and that the government should lend a hand, so to speak. Flint told Hollywood gossip-mongers TMZ, “With all this economic...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
And in Britain: Twin Babies are Heroes Before they’re born...
Alice and Harriet Stepney are the toast of the British media for their pre-birth heroics. Doctors found that the twins’ incessant kicking while inside mother Michelle’s womb actually kicked a cancerous tumour off her cervix, possibly saving her life. The situation required immediate chemotherapy,...
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