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particle_person- 12-18-2006
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.

tothemax- 12-18-2006
The headline has been changed to Gender Bender. How boring.

Pumpkin Cake- 12-18-2006
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"?

psammead- 12-18-2006
It's like East Germany, 1983 all over again.

particle_person- 12-18-2006
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.

boutros boutros kitty- 12-18-2006
Anyone spare a kilt?

Queen Esther- 12-18-2006
Sharing kilts? But, isn't it traditional to go commando? EWWWWWW!

mrinsouciance- 12-18-2006
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.

psammead- 12-19-2006
Woman complains to police about substandard crack

MichiSichi- 12-19-2006
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Woman complains to police about substandard crack
 


Haha brilliant

tothemax- 12-19-2006
QUOTE (psammead @ December 19, 2006 04:37 am)
Woman complains to police about substandard crack

I think we've found the perfect mate for this guy.

sagitare- 12-19-2006
They have seen the light! Giant mirror provides sunshine to a small village in Italy.

tothemax- 12-19-2006
QUOTE (sagitare @ December 19, 2006 12:05 pm)
They have seen the light!

And it burns! My eyes!

particle_person- 12-19-2006
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 sex

This 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."

sister_kat- 12-20-2006
Virgin komono dragon expecting. Quite interesting, if you asked me.

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