Obesity and the Law!!!!

A 430-pound convict is out of a Canadian prison because the facility could not accommodate his massive frame. The Quebec Parole Board cited Micheal Lapointe's health and good behavior as reasons for his early parole. "Big Mike," as he's known, was serving time for conspiracy and drug trafficking. So apparently If you are fat, you smell bad, have some sort of disease, and you behave well in prison, theres a good chance that you will be let out on time. Hmmm interesting. There are people in prison right now with lesser charges, and whom I am sure exhibit good behavior, that may not even be up for parole. This is absolutley ridiclious and if he is too overweight then give him more yard time. Don't just simply release him out of prison. That's just insane. although I do not know the logistics of this man's background and behavior in prison, It just seems a little far-fetched to release him because the prison could not accomidate him. You can read the full story here

Another addition to the dictionary? 'Meh'

Over the years many of you might have heard people nonchalantly throwing around the expression "meh," typically used when someone is uninterested or merely doesn't want to give a real response to whatever the other person is talking about or suggesting.

Although most people never think twice about this colloquialism, surprising the Collins English Dictionary thought differently and were so intrigued by the expression they insisted it be considered for inclusion in their 30th anniversary edition.

As for origins of the word, no one knows for certain where it came from. Some lexicographers say the word originated in North America, whizzed around the Internet, and eventually became a regularly used word of the typical teenager. Although one outlet we can definitely identify with using the word, where it was possibly first heard by a larger audience was on a 2001 episode of "The Simpsons," when Homer announces to his kids that they should all go on a day trip together, without looking up from the television the kids both answer with a lackadaisical "meh."

The definition of "meh" as it will appear in the dictionary reads as "an expression of indifference or boredom, or an adjective meaning mediocre or boring." Examples given by the dictionary include "the Canadian election was so meh."

The way the dictionary discovered the word was worth looking at was because publisher HarperCollins asked for input from average people who gave him examples of incessant words they use in normal everyday conversations that aren't already included in the dictionary. One of the very common words was "meh." A couple other suggested words were jargonaut, a fan of jargon; frenemy, an enemy disguised as a friend; and huggles, a hybrid of hugs and snuggles.

For the original story, go to MSNBC.

RSVP: Anything Goes Party

A resort in Australia is having a special party in March. 

The nude resort is having an "Anything Goes Party," the entire month of March. This is not the first time that a party like this has been done by the resort. 

Three years ago the same clothes optional resort had the police called on them for having a partner swap party after an amount of public complaints were called in. 

"It will be a hedonism resort, where anything goes for a month. It doesn't take rocket science to work out what it means," the owner of the White Cockatoo Tony Fox pictured with his wife, said when he revealed the month as March.

Fox, says "Tough economic times call for stiff measures."  The failing economy is one reasons that the Australian resort is having the party. Experts predict that the holiday bookings at resorts and other tourist locations will be a third less than what it was last year. They also have a 7.6 percent decline of international tourists this year.

Fox says that his resort is almost full for the month of March already.

Men Lose Their Mojos After Viewing Maxim Temptresses

A study was just released on how guys who look at magazines like Maxim tend to be more body conscious than their buddies who refrain from regularly sifting through steamy reading material with bodacious babes on the cover.

Normally when one thinks of self-esteem issues, especially surrounding the physical aesthetic, most of the time women make up the majority of this worrisome group. Now researchers are shifting their focus onto the male perspective. In order to see how males typically deal with what they see as their flawed bodies they conducted a series of experiments.

One of them involved giving 100 undergraduate students one of the three types of images to look at in some of the most popular lad magazines, such as Maxim, FHM, and Stuff. In the first group they studied layouts showing scantily clad women, either dressed in skimpy lingerie or bikinis, second were layouts featuring males who were well-dressed and in shape, thirdly shown were layouts "appearance-neutral" and articles that showcased topics like technology, film trivia, and pop culture. Results uncovered that the men who studied the photos of the provocatively dressed women was the group who appeared to be the most self-conscious compared to the other two groups.

"Men make the inference that in order to be sexual and romantic with women of the similar caliber they see in Maxim magazine, they also need to be attractive," said lead researcher Jennifer Aubrey of the Department of Communications at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

The next experiment the researchers carried out was done for the purpose of attempting to figure out why males with normal levels of confidence find themselves becoming more insecure about their appearances when they look at pictures of "sexualized women," in places such as magazines. For this study they separated 143 male undergraduates into two groups and had one group look at the covers of enticing females and the other group viewed the same photos, except with average-looking guys standing next to them. Needless to say the men who inspected the pictures showcasing everyday looking dudes turned out to be more comfortable in their own skin than the other guys.

Apparently it is said that men who peruse these magazines have a harder time being content with their own bodies and are less ambitious when it comes to asking out women. To think that these air-brushed cover models are having that big of an influence on men does make sense, but shouldn't they know that these women are unrealistic when considering the typical kind of girl who is more readily available and just as, if not more satisfying than these gussied up cover girls? I know that the main objective of these magazines is to make a profit by selling as many issues as possible, but when are they going to realize what's good for some male egos, might not be ideal for others. Plus it could be potentially hurting their readers psychological well-beings, which is always bad for business.

For the original article, go to MSNBC.

Man charged with stealing 8 piggy banks

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A 34-year-old man has been charged with stealing eight piggy banks from a Minnesota home, netting more than $2,700 in change.
Police say Robert Blake, of Eden Prairie, then went to a bank, where he spent more than half an hour standing at a coin-counting machine while the device tallied the money.
Police say he later picked up his girlfriend and bought a coat, boots and shirts at Burlington Coat Factory.
Blake was charged with second-degree burglary for allegedly taking the large screw-top plastic bins.
Police found him after a neighbor saw a man leave with two large nylon bags and noted the plate number.
Police says Blake may have lived with the victims in the past.
Blake was already on probation for first-degree burglary.

What I am having trouble understanding is why this family had that much money in change lying around in thier house. Also, I am curious as to what his relation to the family is, or was in the past. You can view the original article at MSNBC.COM

$5000 Vote!

(NEW YORK) - A couple from New York City have travelled all the way from India to cast their votes in this year’s presidential election!
The couple had been working in India, and expected to receive their absentee ballots.
But when they didn’t arrive, they decided to take the heroic step of making the 9,300 mile journey and cast their votes back home - in person!
New Zealand born Susan Scott-Ker and her Moroccan born husband became American citizens only a year ago.

They travelled back to New York City from Bangalore in southern India, with stop-overs in New Delhi and Chicago at an estimated cost of $5,000.
So, don’t forget to vote, if these guys can do it from half-way around the world, then so can you!

This is a prime example of American patriotism. It's unbelievable that these two voters traveled back over 9,000 miles to cast thier vote in the first ever election they have ever participated in. This was absolutley remarkable and the couple deserves all the praise they recieve

Trick or Treat Obamanation

A woman deprived children of candy this past Halloween and not for the usual reasons to be expected by most anti-Halloween enthusiasts. She did not turn these kids away fearing they would develop cavities from getting all sugared up or because she was following some strict religious principle. Her ridiculous persnickety nature was essentially expressed for the sake of going to the absolute extremes to support her most favored presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin.

Outside Shirley Nagel's home in suburban Detroit there was a sign that clearly stated: "No handouts for Obama supporters, liars, and tricksters or kids of supporters." Basically this emphasizes that this woman is putting Obama under the same category as mischievous cheaters, along with all the other delinquents, she claims are choosing to vote for him in the election.

There were little ghosts and goblins who were sent away from the house in tears because they were jipped out of their goodies after Nagel discovered their parents were Obama devotees.

Nagel told television station WJBK, "Obama's scary." When inquired about why she was deliberately turning children away and whether or not she felt bad about her actions, Nagel replied, "Oh well. Everybody has a choice." This mentality is ideal for the 2008 presidential election, but as for denying innocent children candy on a holiday that in no way is related or should be related to the election, this is inconceivably wrong and proves this lady is a pain in the McCain.

For the original story, click over to MSNBC.

Future Presidential Candidate Found

Police in Frisco, Texas arrested James Matthew Herring, 22, this past Wednesday. This Dallas suburb was the site of one of the most well thought out heists in history.

During a concert, Officer Jerry Varner, who was directing traffic, noticed a suspicious vehicle driving toward him. The truck, which had been parked about 100 yards away, was now occupied and about to pass him. At some point, while this was happening, Varner realized what the problem was. That truck was his.

Varner immediately ordered the man to pull over and stop, but instead he threw it in reverse, smashing several vehicles and proceeded to flee.

After a short chase, police surrounded the truck, at which point the driver attempted to get away on foot. He was caught shortly thereafter.


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Obama in with Shaman

Presidential candidate Barack Obama has secured the majority of a minority, as nine out of eleven Peruvian shamans pledged their support for his campaign.

The ceremony involved with this was somewhat different from a campaign contribution, or a speech on Larry King. Instead, the shamans burned incense over a sacrificed llama fetus while praying over posters of Obama and John McCain.

While chanting "up, Obama, up" the shaman saw that he had "the spiritual support of Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy to protect him."

Rather than seeming biased, however, the shamans continued on their ceremony after this revelation, by rubbing both posters with spirit totems, crucifixes and a statue of black Jesus.

Juan Osco, president of the Apus-Inka healers association said, "We are cleansing both of them so that on Nov. 4 the person that the U.S. really deserves wins."

For the full story jump on over to The Seattle Times.