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Pride – 'the snow lion that didn't roar' – is Team GB's mascot for London's 2012 Olympic Games. Pride the Lion, eh? Poor sod. If there's one thing our new mascot would appear to lack, it is pride.
No pride in Team GB's Olympic mascot | Simon Hattenstone | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Because of the popularity of our last feature on Sexy Advertising we are really starting to think that our magazine is being read by more than pandas alone as we (pandas) have almost no interest in stuff like that. In our last article, we talked about how sexual imagery in consumer-oriented print advertising has become almost commonplace. Pretty women, naked bodies – these elements always catch everyones attention. According to Paul Lines , men are more likely to purchase a product that is advertised using a beautiful woman than one that does not. Similarly, men are more attracted to products that suggest they will enhance the man’s attractiveness to women. The reverse is also true.
30 More Inappropriately Sexy Ads | Bored Panda
Weird Patent Pictures - Patents Gallery - Popular Mechanics
This idea takes two separate wheels and connects them with a body. The front wheel has a set of handlebars centered through the middle of the wheel, and the back has a small platform on which the rider can kneel. When mounted, the end result looks like a low-tech version of the Tron Light Cycle. As the name suggests, this patent is basically a PB&J with the crust cut off and the edges crimped to keep the filling from dripping out. Generic-sounding?Tous les agents secrets nont pas le charme de James Bond
A Secret Service sergeant was arrested early Saturday after he allegedly tried to solicit sex from a D.C. police officer working undercover as a prostitute, authorities said. The sergeant, driving his Secret Service vehicle and in uniform, encountered the undercover officer about 12:50 a.m. near 11th and K streets NW, said Inspector Brian Bray, commander of the District's narcotics and special investigations division. After bantering about prices and services, Bray said, the woman agreed to perform oral sex for $20 and told the sergeant to meet her around the corner. He was arrested there by D.C. police officers, Bray said.
Non vous ne rêvez, ce sont bien des soldats européens à cheval. Eh oui, en saison des pluies, le bon vieil animal, a bien des vertus, là où les 4 x 4 ne passent pas trop. Les français de la Brigade multinationale centre ont ainsi retrouvé ce moyen de déploiement ancestral, et patrouillent ainsi au sud de Forchana près de la frontière soudanaise. Je ne crois pas que ce soit vraiment prévu dans le plan d'opération du général Nash au départ ni dans les concepts d'opération militaire de l'UE (il faudra y songer d'ailleurs -:). Mais, outre son coté tout terrain, la patrouille à cheval a beaucoup d'avantages, selon les militaires : discrétion (pas trop de bruit de moteur), passer un peu partout dans des endroits peu parcourus ordinairement, être au rythme des humains et faciliter donc les contacts avec la population locale...
La cavalerie en renfort au Tchad - bruxelles2 Europe de la Défen
Les “lève-tard” sont les meilleurs - Bonne Nouvelle ! - Blog LeM
La "France qui se lève-tôt" , si chère à notre président, vient de prendre un sacré coup à sa réputation, via une étude menée en France, en Suisse et en Belgique. L'expérimentation a consisté à comparer l'activité cérébrale de deux groupes tests de santé comparable (et ayant tous dormi autant) : 16 lève-tôt et 15 lève-tard. Des IRM réalisés à 1h30 après le réveil, puis 9h plus tard, afin de mesurer le degré d'attention. Résultat : en début de journée (que celle-ci soit à 7h pour les lève-tôt ou 11h pour les lève-tard), l'attention est bonne pour tout le monde. Mais en fin de journée (à 16h pour les uns, à 20h pour les autres, 10h30 après leur réveil en tout cas), ce sont les lève-tard qui sont les plus alertes !Pakistani ambassador rejected because his name is NSFW in Arabic
Update: Akbar Zeb has denied this story and the original article appears to be false. Despite having served for years as a distinguished Pakistani diplomat, Akbar Zeb reportedly cannot receive accreditation as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The reason, apparently, has nothing to do with his credentials, and everything to do with his name -- which, in Arabic, translates to "biggest dick": In Saudi Arabia, size does count. A high level Pakistani diplomat has been rejected as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia because his name, Akbar Zib, equates to "Biggest Dick" in Arabic. Saudi officials, apparently overwhelmed by the idea of the name, put their foot down and gave the idea of his being posted there, the kibosh.
It’s been pointed out to me that Sonya, in the video above, is not actually a tarsier but a slow loris. Still, I’m keeping the video up ’cause she’s cute as hell. Okay, so the Candiru may not be the freakiest-LOOKING animal, but it is the only one that will swim up your penis and LODGE ITSELF IN THERE.
Evolution Fucked Your Shit Up: The World’s 50 Freakiest Animals
Here are some pictures of President Barack Obama signing the historic healthcare bill at the White House. What may surprise you is the fact that Obama used not one, or two, but 22 different pens (see the top picture ) to sign this history bill. The TIME explains the rationale behind multi-pen signatures: The pen used to sign historic legislation itself becomes a historical artifact.
Why Obama Used Multiple Pens to Write a Single Signature?
