In perhaps its most sensitive headline ever, Sports Illustrated writes:
Dude Looks Like Lady: Asian Games track silver medalist fails gender -*test*-('")The woman apparently has abnormal chromosomes. So they're going to take away the medal.
The headline has been changed to Gender Bender. How boring.
I was just coming here to post that. From the article:
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| An Indian athletics official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media said Soundarajan almost certainly never had sex-change surgery. |
"Almost certainly"?
It's like East Germany, 1983 all over again.
| QUOTE (Pumpkin Cake @ December 18, 2006 06:34 pm) |
| "Almost certainly"? |
I originally heard on the BBC that they don't normally actually look down anyone's pants -- it's all blood -*test*-('")s and DNA. So they can't be sure.
Sharing kilts? But, isn't it traditional to go commando? EWWWWWW!
| QUOTE (Queen Esther @ December 18, 2006 07:34 pm) |
| Sharing kilts? But, isn't it traditional to go commando? EWWWWWW! |
Yes, just a man, his kilt, and his shamrocks.
I think we've found the perfect mate for
this guy.
They have seen the light! Giant mirror provides sunshine to a small village in Italy.
That mirror project is just wicked cool. (Er, warm.) Props to the mayor for overcoming all the obstacles and making it happen.
ETA:
95% of Americans have had premarital sexThis bit at the bottom provoked a gigglesnort:
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However, Janice Crouse of Concerned Women for America, a conservative group which strongly supports abstinence-only education, said she was skeptical of the findings.
"Any time I see numbers that high, I'm a little suspicious," she said. "The numbers are too pat." |
Virgin komono dragon expecting. Quite interesting, if you asked me.