January 2010
61 posts
Ok fellow Tumblrs, I get it.
Skinny teen girls in pantyhoses DO look nice.
Now can we, as a culture, please move on?
“My son recently asked my wife what “fuck” meant. Without missing a beat, she said, “it means daddy hit his head again.”
—Stop sitting there reading this and growl at someone with power : Pharyngula
“The next things I noticed were the very illiberally accoutred security guards. They are absurdly over-armed, overdressed, and overweight. Perhaps the museum is concerned that armed radical atheists, maddened by the voices of reason in their confused heads, will storm in waving the periodic table, screaming, “I think, therefore I am!”
—February 2010: A. A. Gill on Kentucky’s Creation Museum | vanityfair.com
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“That means that except for the incredible amount of resources - including oceans of hand sanitizer - misspent fighting an alleged raging razorback that proved to be a mere piglet, swine flu will be a net blessing.”
—Michael Fumento : Swine Flu Epidemic Ends With a Whimper - Townhall.com
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“For the estimated 15 percent of teens who have a risque photo of themselves or a friend on a cell phone, here’s some important news: A federal appeals court in Philadelphia may soon decide whether they can be prosecuted under Pennsylvania child pornography laws merely for appearing in a “sexting” cell phone image. The case involves photos of two 12 year-old-girls in training bras, and a 16-year-old wrapped in a towel with her breasts exposed as she leaves a shower. The latter photo was central at yesterday’s hearing before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”
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Appeals court to decide if ‘sexting’ is child porn
Almost every day I get the feeling that I do not understand Americans any more than I do, let’s say Saudi Arabians. We used to think that there are a lot of cultural similarities to the US, but I think I was wrong.
So a 16 year old has a photo of herself half-naked and there is the question whether this is posession child porn on behalf of her? Let me repeat that: she is 16 and has a picture of herself, and she can get into trouble for that? How can this even come in front of a court?
“Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg have discovered that beer contains a powerful molecule that helps protect against breast and prostate cancers. Found in hops, the substance called xanthohumol blocks the excessive action of testosterone and oestrogen. It also helps to prevent the release of a protein called PSA which encourages the spread of prostate cancer.”
—Why beer is the latest hope in fight against cancer | Mail Online
