Sex

"Women need a reason to have sex.

Men need a place."

Oh oh.

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Latvians take to the water on milk cartons

 "The annual event gathered a record number of participants - 36 teams took part in the competition and 45 000 empty milk cartons were used to make boats.
The only design guidelines is, the more attractive - the better. There is no limit to the size of the boat or number of rowers, provided that the boat stays above keeps above water.
Despite the race distance being only 50 meters to the bridge pier, many of the crafts struggled going against a strong head wind.
The boat 'Small galley' won the speed contest, while the 'Swimming pool' boat was awarded the most attractive team."
Video: Latvians take to the water on milk cartons - Telegraph

Why Jesus has undergone a macho makeover

The new, tattooed and gym-ripped Jesus. Photograph: Copyright Stephen Sawyer/ART4GOD.com

"When you hear the name Jesus, is the first image that comes to mind a dewy-eyed pretty boy with flowing locks? If so, think again. After 2,000 years, the Messiah is getting a makeover.

This time he's less "gentle Jesus, meek and mild" and more of a kick-ass action hero – a Chuck Norris in sandals.

No more cissy Kumbaya stuff. In this testosterone-fuelled theology, the Saviour finally has the rippling biceps he would have developed as a carpenter from a working-class home in Nazareth.

The macho Jesus movement has been bolstered by books like No More Mr Christian Nice Guy and The Church Impotent – the Feminisation of Christianity. But it's artist Stephen Sawyer, whose paintings of the Son of God as a tattooed biker and boxer have captured the imagination of Christian men searching for a more manly role model."
By Tanith Carey The Guardian/continue reading

A man canoes to try get a newspaper in Soho on West Broadway in lower Manhattan

 Flooding hits lower Manhattan as the eye of Irene bears down on New York 

The Mental Toll of Libya's War

 Benghazi Psychiatric Hospital has seen a rise in new patients with post traumatic stress from the ongoing battles in Libya.
 Time Video
 

If I Go

Bad ass cartoonist-Ali Ferzat

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New Yorkers play in the rain as Hurricane Irene nears

In Time Square dozens of people braved the bad weather to play hockey and slide in the flooded streets as the slow-moving storm approaches.
Video: New Yorkers play in the rain as Hurricane Irene nears - Telegraph

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Beloved Croatian cartoon character now iPhone app

"Cartoon character loved by many former Yugoslavs has been resurrected on iPhone. The new application «In search of a genius» features famous Professor Balthazar, a quirky inventor loved by many growing up in former Yugoslavia. Balthazar himself is an invention by Croatian animator Zlatko Grgic. The new application is available in Croatian, English and Japanese and is one of the top paid for apps on AppStore. Successful players who complete all nine levels of the game receive a special Balthazar-style diploma as testament of their feat."

 Croatian Times Online News

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Naked Chick

 "A cat looks at a five-month-old chicken in Laoshan, northern China's Shandong Province, that has never grown any feathers. According to owner Lao Yin the featherless chicken was amongst nearly 2,000 youngsters born recently at his chicken farm. "I started to notice it was different 10 days after its birth, as others were fluffy, while he is almost naked," said Lao. He has now called it Ha Mao (Mr. Feather). Apparently, not only has Hao Mao grown no feathers, but he has also put on weight very slowly, weighing less than half a kilogram while its peers are 2-3 kg. Lao also owns a farm restaurant and Ha Mao is quite a celebrity there. "Some customers are dedicated to coming to visit and take pictures with it. And some even offered me high prices for it, but I refused.""
 Telegraph

Give me a kiss!

Geography student Ben Marshall, 18, captured the touching moment while on a visit to the Marwell Wildlife park in Winchester, Hampshire.

Proctology Exam

Cyanide & Happiness #2530 - Explosm.net

Okay, I'll play with you!

Get Prepared for Hurricane Irene with the FEMA App for Android

 "The ever so timely FEMA just released an app for Android phones that'll get you prepared for that bitch of an Irene. The app will give you checklists to build an emergency kit, maps of disaster recovery centers, information how to stay safe and more. You're going to need this this weekend (if you live on the east coast, at least). [Android Market]"
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Rosa de agua by Fernando Gregory

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Rednecks for Obama

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Voice Inside Cheering Libyan Rebel's Head: 'Oh, Fuck, Now What?'

TRIPOLI—An uneasy voice inside the head of cheering Libyan rebel Ahmed Jibril reportedly said, "Oh, fuck, now what?" Wednesday as the jubilant fighter celebrated the downfall of Muammar Qaddafi. "Uh-oh, what happens now? Seriously, what the fuck happens now?" said the interior monologue of the smiling man who stood atop the roof of Qaddafi's former compound screaming "Freedom is ours!" and pumping his fist. "There's a massive power vacuum, and looking around, I don't really see anyone who's going to fill it. It's certainly not going to be me, I'll tell you that much. Is this country going to descend into chaos? Please, please, please don't let that happen. Someone just needs to tell me what our next step is right now or I'm seriously going to flip the fuck out." The voice inside the head of the man who exultantly fired three machine gun bursts into the air quickly added, "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God."
The Onion

never sleep again

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How the Animals Reacted to the Quake

The Smithsonian National Zoo put out a comprehensive list of how animals at the zoo reacted to Tuesday's 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia. Here's a look at how they responded, from the great apes to the cuttlefish.

Great Apes

The earthquake hit the Great Ape House and Think Tank Exhibit during afternoon feeding time.
About five to ten seconds before the quake, many of the apes, including Kyle (an orangutan) and Kojo (a Western lowland gorilla), abandoned their food and climbed to the top of the tree-like structure in the exhibit.
About three seconds before the quake, Mandara (a gorilla) let out a shriek and collected her baby, Kibibi, and moved to the top of the tree structure as well.
Iris (an orangutan) began “belch vocalizing”—an unhappy/upset noise normally reserved for extreme irritation—before the quake and continued this vocalization following the quake.


Small Mammals

The red ruffed lemurs sounded an alarm call about 15 minutes before the quake and then again just after it occurred.
The howler monkeys sounded an alarm call just after the earthquake.
The black-and-rufous giant elephant shrew hid in his habitat and refused to come out for afternoon feeding.


Reptile Discovery Center

All the snakes began writhing during the quake (copperheads, cotton mouth, false water cobra, etc.). Normally, they remain inactive during the day.
Murphy, the Zoo’s Komodo dragon, sought shelter inside.


Invertebrates

One of the volunteers at the Invertebrate Exhibit was feeding the cuttlefish and it was not responsive. The water is normally very calm in the tank, but the earthquake caused the tank to shake and created waves, which distracted the cuttlefish during feeding.


Beavers

Keepers were feeding the beavers and hooded mergansers (a species of duck) when the earthquake hit. The ducks immediately jumped into the pool. The beavers stopped eating, stood on their hind legs and looked around, then got into the water, too. They all stayed in the water. Within an hour, some of the beavers returned to land to continue eating.


Great Cats

The lion pride was outside. They all stood still and faced the building, which rattled during the quake. All settled down within minutes.
Damai (a female Sumatran tiger) jumped at the start of the earthquake in a startled fashion. Her behavior returned to normal after the quake.


Bird House

The Zoo has a flock of 64 flamingos. Just before the quake, the birds rushed about and grouped themselves together. They remained huddled during the quake.


Front Royal

During the quake all Eld's deer and tufted deer immediately ran out of the barns and appeared agitated.
The Prezwalski’s horses and scimitar-horned oryx hardly noticed although those that were inside did amble outside eventually.
Immediately after the quake the female Eld's deer herd began alarm calling (a high staccato barking sound) until they were called by their keeper and subsequently all congregated in the corner of the pasture nearest the keeper for a short time.


Giant Pandas

According to keepers, the giant pandas did not appear to respond to the earthquake.

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How Do I Remember That I Know You Know That I Know?

"“I’ll meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time,” says the character Aaron in the 1987 movie Broadcast News. He and the woman he’s talking to have a lot of common ground, the shared territory that makes conversations work. Common ground is why, after you’ve mentioned Great-Aunt Mildred’s 80th birthday party once in a conversation, you can just refer to it as “the party.” In a new study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, the authors pinpoint the type of memory required to make common ground work and confirm that people with a particular type of amnesia have trouble making common ground in conversation."

Association for Psychological Science/continue reading

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By Dan Piraro

Gaddafi Loves Condi

"The odd photo album — which features images of Rice at public events — was found by opposition fighters rummaging through his compound.
Gaddafi's admiration of former Secretary of State Rice doesn't come as a total shock, as he's expressed fondness for her in the past: in a 2007 interview with Al Jazeera he called her "Leezza" and also referred to her as "my darling black African woman." He also noted that he was "very proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the Arab leaders."
However, this album suggests that his admiration goes way beyond foreign politics. Way beyond."
By Megan Gibson/ TIME NewsFeed

The Funniest Jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Nick Helm has won the award for the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe.
The winning gag?

"I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."

2. Tim Vine:"Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels."

3. Hannibal Buress: "People say 'I'm taking it one day at a time'. You know what? So is everybody. That's how time works."

4. Tim Key: "Drive-Thru McDonalds was more expensive than I thought... once you've hired the car..."

5. Matt Kirshen: "I was playing chess with my friend and he said, 'Let's make this interesting'. So we stopped playing chess."

6. Sarah Millican: "My mother told me, you don't have to put anything in your mouth you don't want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards."

7. Alan Sharp: "I was in a band which we called The Prevention, because we hoped people would say we were better than The Cure."

8. Mark Watson: "Someone asked me recently - what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I'm not falling for that one again, wife."

9. Andrew Lawrence: "I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails."

10. DeAnne Smith: "My friend died doing what he loved ... Heroin."
‘TIME NewsFeed

The 10 Best Political Chalkboard Gags in Simpsons History

Over the years, The Simpsons has inserted various political messages into the opening chalkboard gag, which features Bart Simpson writing lines on the school chalkboard as punishment.

Check out the 10 funniest political messages from Bart Simpson's chalkboard, including memorable digs at Bill Clinton, George Bush, Dick Cheney, and others.