Senator Ford wants to make swearing a felony in South Carolina. Seriously.

A graduate in woman's studies offers to sell her virginity to the highest bidder, using her Myspace page to advertise her efforts. Her myspace remains up, despite the fact that her story has now hit network television, suggesting that Myspace is OK with this. How interesting.

At least not for Pesach. Yes, this has apparently been ruled on: marijuana is hametz - if you're Ashkenazic. Otherwise, I guess you can ... what ... light up in the middle of seder? Kashrut - a far more interesting subject than you know. Note: You might want to view this one in Firefox, as I just had difficulty back arrowing out of this page in Internet Explorer.

Find out what the fuss is about, and then wonder why you bothered. A weak joke that has gone on far too long.

Surrealism in the construction trade. Another find by Anatoly at Stumbleupon.

Outlawed in Sardinia, but still available on the black market. For some reason.

Peru's top court rules that firing employees for drunkenness at work is unlawful. Something for tourists to think about as they enjoy that long ride up through the mountains to Machu Picchu.

Wonder if they'll be forced to replace it with a compact fluorescent?

Amazed that the chair has withstood the elements as long as it has ...

In the name of right to life, "Island of Doctor Moreau" Island of Doctor Moreau" has just taken a small step away from being science fiction, at least if this report is to be believed. Let's hope that the bishops don't get listened to, this time, if this story is true. Do we really need to produce horribly mangled offspring, just for the sake of doctrinal rigidity?

So you're serving at a Jewish wedding and naturally, you go upstairs to play recorded chants from a pro-Hamas demonstration. What could possibly go wrong?