This & That, Ceci et Cela

"Fur-lined underwear has been banned in Uzbekistan after authorities deemed it too sexy. Sales of the furry slips have rocketed in temperatures that have hit the region of below minus 20C. But the government has now banned the lingerie saying they want to protect citizens from "unbridled fantasies" caused by wearing the soft fabric." Obviously, freakiness in ...

Captured on camera. Talk about road rage. Apparently, the motorist threw food out of window and the bike courier picked up the food and threw it back in his car. Then he charged out and dumped coffee on her and she keyed his car a bit. Then he goes gets to stomping on her bike and scuffling ensues... When the photographer followed the motorist back to his car ...

Let it snow; Snowmen across America stage march to protest global warming.

Snowmen from across the nation gather at the Washington Monument to protest global warming. "According to organizers of marches in Washington, Atlanta, Montreal, Berlin, London, Reykjavik, and Moscow, global warming is the primary cause of the steep reduction in the snowman population throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Demonstrators ...

"BEIJING- Migrant workers in south China are wearing adult diapers on packed trains heading home for the Lunar New Year holiday because they have no access to a toilet, state media said Tuesday." (Reuters)

Apparently, Oprah isn't the only one with the golden book club touch: An unexpected endorsement from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has resulted in a huge jump in sales for a book by a critic of U.S. foreign policy. William Blum's "Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower" was ranked 209,000 on Amazon.com's sales list before bin Laden mentioned it in ...

Malaysian police law includes making detainees doing squats naked: "A Malaysian inquiry has called on the police to stop forcing some suspects to strip and perform naked squats. The inquiry, ordered after a video emerged of a naked woman doing squats in a Malaysian police station, said the practice infringed human rights. Complaints by Chinese tourists of similar treatment sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing. The video caused ...

"It may have been laughed at by fashionistas worldwide, but Evo Morales' now infamous striped sweater has become a must-have item for those eager to emulate Bolivia's president-elect and his refusal to pander to Western ...

Say what?  Look who's reaching out to get their freak on: "Wife swapping on Internet is the new buzzword. More and more Delhi couples are logging on to the World Wide Web to hunt for like-minded couples, willing for multi-partner orgies." (Asian Sex Gazette).

If you're feeling that 4 wheels just don't cut it anymore, say hello to the Peugeot_20Cup concept car. But if you insist on having your driving triangle aligned south, then hit the Volkswagen GX3 concept car. (via seriouswheels.com)

"Dutch MP Geert Wilders is the man who first suggested the idea of a ban. "It's a medieval symbol, a symbol against women," he says. "We don't want women to be ashamed to show who they are. Even if you have decided yourself to do that, you should not do it in Holland, because we want you to be integrated, assimilated into Dutch society." That's right, integrate and assimilate goddamnit, ...