A pair of sunglasses worn by actor Steve McQueen have sold for $70,200 (£36,762) at a Los Angeles auction.The tinted glasses, seen in The Thomas Crown Affair, were sold to an anonymous buyer at Bonhams auction house. More than 200 items belonging to the Hollywood legend were being sold by his widow, Barbara, including leather…
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Thai zoo to teach panda to mate with Porn…
The question is…was it Panda Porn…or human porn? I don’t think the story says…but after dinner is probably a nice time for him to watch it… cd BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai zoo, which has hosted a couple of pandas for four years, will play “porn” videos for the male next month to encourage them…
Maybe one day we'll really be able to marry cows…or other mixes.
It’s been a while since my last post/confession. I have sinned and will try to do better. BBC News, Nov. 6, 2006 Researchers from Newcastle University and Kings College, London have asked the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority for a three-year licence. The hybrid human-bovine embryos would be used for stem cell research and would…
You Won't Find This At the Dull Men's Club
Sptted this on Gizmodo this morning…. We’ve seen all sorts of bras before, but this is the first we’ve come across that helps save the environment. Dubbed the No! Shopping Bag Bra, this lacy red undergarment has padded cups that when removed, transform into shopping bags that can be used to carry around your groceries,…
Turning Shit into Shinola
Nature’s Furnace WAUKEE, Iowa – John Kimberlin hopes to light a fire under his idea of using manure to produce heat and electricity. Kimberlin, of Waukee, believes he has perfected a small-scale furnace that can be used on farms, at racetracks, or anywhere else livestock waste piles up. Investors have worked to turn manure and…
The Dull Men's Club– Sorry Women Not Allowed–Too Exciting.
Dull Men’s Club LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters Life) – Looking for safe excitement? November is fig month at the Dull Men’s Club, a place in cyberspace for men who feel “born to be mild” and enjoy watching grass grow and photographing garden sheds. “Figs are good for you. High fiber and high nutritional value ……
Possibly the best spam I've ever recieved….
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All things come to he who waits. Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. The truth shall set you free, or The truth will set you free. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. You can’t free…
Do you ever wonder why you are fat? I have the answer.
It’s not a lie, I actually have the answer, don’t get confused though, an answer isn’t the same thing as a solution. A solution solves the problem, an answer only tells you why it happened. You are fat because we live in a civilization that doesn’t give you a chance to matter. Yes, you heard…
And the most corrupt countries in the world are…… Transparency International's 2006 Corruption Perception Index
And the award for Most Corrupt Country goes to….. Haiti! “Corruption traps millions in poverty,” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle. “Despite a decade of progress in establishing anti-corruption laws and regulations, today’s results indicate that much remains to be done before we see meaningful improvements in the lives of the world’s poorest citizens.” The…
Ivory Coast toxic waste in France
Here’s an UPDATE on the toxic sludge dumped in Ivory Coast back in August. When it proved too costly for a ship run by the Dutch company Trafigura to dispose of the waste in Amsterdam, they continued on to Africa and finally found a company in Ivory Coast that agreed to take the sludge. A…