The US military investigated building a “gay bomb”, which would make enemy soldiers “sexually irresistible” to each other, government papers say. Other weapons that never saw the light of day include one to make soldiers obvious by their bad breath.[BBC]
Christ. I think even Ted Stevens could have found something better to do with $7.5 [...]
No shit. He traveled into the future and took a picture of himself with his cellphone. Seriously, if his future self had an iPhone, I woulda believed it.
I think most of us know the answer to that question. But this article posted recently at [CommonDreams] highlights a fairly egregious example of what amounts to criminal “oversight” by our government when it comes to the organic classification of food products.
A deadline of midnight Friday to come up with a new list of [...]
Thanks to Get Free iTunes Store Downloads!:
The winner of the first “Link & Win” contest is Todd, with his [incredibly cool] site ruptured structure! Congratulations!
(from: Link & Win Contest #1 Winner and Contest #2)
If you have an iPod, bookmark their site. Since I first posted about it I have found a few other [...]
In a video shown at a new museum purporting to demonstrate how God created the universe, actor Eric Linden portrays Adam breathing life’s first breath.A jaunt around the Internet shows Linden posing alongside a drag queen on an explicit Web site he owned called Bedroom Acrobat, the Associated Press reports. The Web site allows its [...]
A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said. “The man spilled his soda pop, but he wasn’t upset,” said Sgt. Kathy Morton of the Michigan State Police.[MS-NBC]
I wonder [...]
Gemmy Industries Corp. Recalls Flashing Eyeball Toys Due to Chemical Hazard
For ages three and up. What harm could a little kerosene do? It’s not like we’re giving it to two-year-olds. First it was melamine-laced pet food, then Mr. Cool toothpaste, and now exploding kerosene eyeballs. The Chinese are trying to destroy us, [...]
Like I need one of those? I just saw this orchid at the farmer’s market this morning, and had to have it, despite the fact that I have never maintained a plant before. The image is a digital cyanotype, made in Adobe Lightroom.
Good wood from black widow venom??
The spider’s bite can kill children and the elderly, but among strong young farmers it leads to erections that can last for days and involve involuntary ejaculations.
At the end of the ordeal, the man is left sexually energized and feels physically stronger, the saying goes.[MS-NBC]
I think I’ll wait for the [...]
In the TB division:
…one curious aspect of Speaker’s case is that his father-in-law is a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and he works on tuberculosis bacteria in his laboratory.[NPR]
Coincidence? If so, it would be a pretty surprising one, IMO.
