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Zardari sez not to do anything rash
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-Lurid Crime Tales-
"On the cutting edge of societal evolution . . ."
BANGALORE: When Mir Arshad Ali, 33, jilted his lover of nine years and married another woman six months ago, he did not think it would cost him more than his happiness. He almost lost his life when the furious woman lured him and bobbitised him neatly. . . .
Posted by: Mike || 12/02/2008 11:05 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  No more Bangalore Torpedo for you, madam.
Posted by: Grunter || 12/02/2008 12:12 Comments || Top||

#2  :)
Posted by: ed || 12/02/2008 12:15 Comments || Top||


-Short Attention Span Theater-
Rosie's new show goes over like a fart in a aroma therapy clinic - canceled
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC || 12/02/2008 14:01 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Maybe if there is a remake of The Wizard of Oz, Rosie can play the Wicked Witch of the West. She's strident, rude, coarse, and not funny. I don't think she was ever funny.
Posted by: JohnQC || 12/02/2008 17:48 Comments || Top||

#2  everyone remember the reason for the season. and thank him this show got cancelled
Posted by: rabid whitetail || 12/02/2008 17:50 Comments || Top||

#3  That was no bomb, it was a WMD!
Posted by: DMFD || 12/02/2008 19:45 Comments || Top||

#4  Couldn't happen to a nicer nastier person.
Posted by: Frank G || 12/02/2008 20:05 Comments || Top||

#5  I could only stand 2:48 of these fools fawning over that fat bitch. Trying to examine the reason the show tanked?
Might ask the late Capt John Smith about that little iceberg thingy in the Atlantic back in 1912...
I'd suggest this piece of lard crawl back under her rock, but i think only Mt Rushmore would be big enough to cover her humungous ass....
Posted by: USN,Ret. || 12/02/2008 22:27 Comments || Top||

#6  Looks like somebody's got herself a self inflicted case of Box Office Poison.
Posted by: tu3031 || 12/02/2008 22:31 Comments || Top||

#7  Rosie in earlier times:
Posted by: DMFD || 12/02/2008 22:39 Comments || Top||

#8  I'd thank you in advance if you never include "Rosie" (even if an unnamed subject) and "box" in the same comment. TYVM
Posted by: Frank G || 12/02/2008 22:55 Comments || Top||


They must not be doing it right . . .
The chairman of the British Lap Dancing Association, speaking at a legislative hearing Tuesday, made an odd assertion, given his livelihood — a lap dance is "not sexually stimulating," he said, the Guardian reported.
Posted by: Mike || 12/02/2008 11:02 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Really! Oh, that's right, this is in England
Posted by: Richard of Oregon || 12/02/2008 13:11 Comments || Top||

#2  "No sex, please - we're British."

I used to think that was a joke....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut || 12/02/2008 18:23 Comments || Top||


-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Saudi girl born 'pregnant': report
Doctors in Saudi Arabia witnessed a rare phenomenon after a baby girl was born pregnant, press reports said. The baby girl's mother was initially pregnant with twins, but doctors said the fetuses developed abnormally causing a rare condition known as fetus in fetu, Britain's Metro newspaper reported.

Under normal circumstances the babies would be born twins; however, in this case the fetus grew inside its sister creating what has been described as a 'unique case in the world.' the paper said.

A fetus in fetu occurs in 1 in 500,000 births and is technically considered alive and has sparked debates about whether or not removing the baby can be considered murder. But doctors say the fetus is only alive in the sense that its component tissues have not yet died or been eliminated.

In January, a two month old Indonesian baby was diagnosed with a tumor after her stomach began swelling, but doctors later discovered she was carrying a five month old fetus.

In 2006, a 36-year-old Indian farmer had his twin brother removed after the man sought medical assistance for a swollen stomach that hampered his breathing. Doctors initially diagnosed the man with a stomach tumor but after surgery they found human genitalia, hairs, limbs and a jaw.
Posted by: Fred || 12/02/2008 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  You sure she's not a tribble?
Posted by: Penguin || 12/02/2008 0:53 Comments || Top||

#2  I guess that's one way to prevent being molested by a 50 year old Arabian.
Posted by: ed || 12/02/2008 7:04 Comments || Top||

#3  I wonder how the Islamic radical crazies spin this. Is this a virgin birth? Is the father dishonored by the fact that one of his daughters is pregnant. So, he can kill her with Allah's blessing, right? What about his wife? Surely she can't be without sin in this manner. Questions, questions, questions. I await expert religious pronouncements on this matter breathlessly.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon || 12/02/2008 11:02 Comments || Top||


Down Under
Australian imams condemn prejudiced study
The Australian National Imams Council condemned a recent study that accused Muslim preachers of sanctioning domestic violence and polygamy and stressed its support of women rights. The study accused Muslim imams, or preachers, of promoting domestic violence and spousal rape as well as sanctioning polygamy, which is illegal under Australian law.

The study found that preachers applied Islamic law only when it served men and hindered police investigations in cases of domestic violence. It also found that imams gave men the green light to rape their ex-wives under the pretext that they are still religiously married even if legally divorced.

"We understand Australian law very well and we are not trying to change it. We don't believe that problems facing the Muslim community will be solved through that"

Moez Nafti, ANIC president
The study by the Islamic Women's Welfare Council in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria was based on a series of interviews with lawyers and police officers, though the researchers noted that the ANIC had declined to be involved with the study. They presented their findings at an Islamic studies conference earlier this month at the University of Melbourne.

An ANIC statement Friday condemned the study's findings and said it was based on the individual mistakes of a few preachers. "This study is not objective," ANIC president sheikh Moez Nafti told AlArabiya.net, adding that he did not agree with outcome.

When asked about polygamy, Nafti said that a group of imams had called for sanctioning it but that ANIC refused because Australian law prohibits it. "The media took advantage of the situation to give the impression that all preachers are like that," he said. "We understand Australian law very well and we are not trying to change it. We don't believe that problems facing the Muslim community will be solved through that."

Nafti also expressed his disappointment that NCEIS did not invite any imams to the conference even though the conference basically tackled issues related to imams. "This disregards the role of imams in the Muslim community," he said.
Posted by: Fred || 12/02/2008 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under: Global Jihad

#1  President Bush says "islam is peace," therefore everything a muslim does promotes peace.
Posted by: Albemarle Glavising7413 || 12/02/2008 16:20 Comments || Top||


Southeast Asia
Papua New Guinea women kill males babies to end tribal war
Posted by: tipper || 12/02/2008 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Ah, I see feminism has made it to New Guinea.
Posted by: OldSpook || 12/02/2008 2:11 Comments || Top||

#2  Gee, they sound almost as bad as American males.
Almost.
Posted by: bigjim-ky || 12/02/2008 7:42 Comments || Top||

#3  this was up at AOSHQ a couple days ago - general take was "hoax!"
Posted by: Frank G || 12/02/2008 8:28 Comments || Top||

#4  Democrat women seem to be doing this as well. Or at least encouraging other women to do it.
Posted by: Anonymoose || 12/02/2008 9:20 Comments || Top||

#5  Don't know, ever see those shows where the two guys go live with the locals...those gals are tough; to the point I wondered if the guys were going to war just to get away for a few weeks vacation.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/02/2008 10:29 Comments || Top||

#6  The New Guinea Highlands has been awash with tribal war since forever- it got to the stage where Government clinics were forbidden to treat arrow wounds. And nothing else ever gets done- the men are obsessed with trying to kill each other. Don't know if this infanticide story is true, or something to try and shock the men into waking up.
Posted by: Grunter || 12/02/2008 11:24 Comments || Top||

#7  This reminded me of another battle of the sexes. I think it was a village of Turks that the women were fed up with no indoor plumbing and denied the males sex until they got water pumps so they wouldn't have to haul it any more! I guess you can't just say no when the aggressive males apparently are testosterone-charged but killing their own babies? Too bad this kind of feminine persuasion doesn't catch on in Muzzie countries.
Posted by: Danielle || 12/02/2008 18:26 Comments || Top||



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