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NEW YORK: Nation’s First Elected Pastafarian Sworn In Wearing A Colander

From the Dunkirk Observer: A unique style of headwear was present during newly-seated Pomfret Town Council member Christopher Schaeffer’s oath of office Thursday afternoon, but it wasn’t intended to keep his head warm. Schaeffer wore a colander (a strainer typically used to drain water from spaghetti) while Town Clerk Allison Dispense administered the oath of office to him before the …

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Dennis Rodman Sings For Kim Jong-Un

Yesterday Dennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korea’s brutal dictator before leading a team of former NBA stars in a match against local players. Rodman dedicated the game to his “best friend” Kim who, along with his wife and other senior officials and their wives, watched from a special seating area. The capacity crowd of about 14,000 at the …

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German Soccer Star Comes Out

Via BBC Sports: Former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has revealed he is gay. The 31-year-old, who won 52 caps for Germany and also played for West Ham and Everton, made the announcement in newspaper Die Zeit. He is the most prominent footballer to publicly reveal his homosexuality and said it was “a good time” to do so. “I’m coming …

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Former Canadian Defense Minister: Aliens Exist And They Walk Among Us

From the International Business Times: Lots of people believe in extraterrestrial life forms, but not many can give specific details about what they look like and where they’re living. But that’s just what Paul Hellyer, the now-90-year-old former defense minister of Canada, did in his recent interview with Russia Today, claiming there are 80 different species of alien life, from …

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UTAH: Attorney General To Issue Opinion On Existing Same-Sex Marriages

Utah’s newly-appointed Attorney General will today issue an opinion on the status of the more than 1300 same-sex marriages that have already taken place. The opinion, which is expected to be presented to Governor Gary Herbert on Wednesday, will determine if the state provides services to legally wed same-sex couples pending the appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay …

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Rep. Louie Gohmert: Let’s Blow Up Iran

Via Alan Colmes: “[Iran has] to open [nuclear facilities] up to the IAEA and to US inspectors and we’ve got to make sure you’ve gotten rid of everything. Otherwise, let’s blow them all up, all the sites up, until we’re satisfied we’ve eliminated them as a threat,” Gohmert said in an interview with Fox News on Monday.”

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Today’s Gay Etiquette Question

From Steven Petrow’s Civil Behavior column in the New York Times comes this question: Q. Dear Civil Behavior: I am a gay woman who tends to dress and identify on the masculine side. I’ll soon be attending a religious service at my extended family’s Orthodox synagogue, requiring modest attire, which means that women are not allowed to wear pants and …

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