Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Joe Biden Shatters Masturbation World Record


It's official, Joe Biden is the new king of masturbation. In a stunning feat of endurance and determination, Joe Biden achieved 36 orgasms in a 24 hour period! Sleeping intermittently during the 24 hour marathon, Joe Biden remained focused and aroused by his impressive library of pornographic films. With over 400 films in his library and 3 televisions playing movies at all times, he had a continuous stream of footage to aid him in his quest. It is apparent by the massive development of the muscles in his forearm that Joe Biden is not your average masturbator. In an interview with UJ reporters after the record setting event, Joe Biden was quoted as saying, "masturbation for me is a way of life. I've been training for this day since I was 13 years old and I'm happy with my performance today". This record was formerly held by German Student, Hans Blickstein who achieved 27 orgasms in a 24 hour period. Mr. Blickstein was not available for comment. When asked what his next world record achievement would be, Joe Biden said "my immediate goal is to get a bag of ice and some lotion on my penis to soothe the burning".
Source here.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

I, Government


"Why, then do I ever fail?" OR why the Pencil is more wonderful than Government.

I, Pencil all over again


Tim Harford talks about why rich countries have complicated economies and poor ones don't:
One of the defining characteristics of the modern economy is that it’s awfully complicated. Even a fairly humble product such as a shirt might incorporate cotton from west Africa, oil from Indonesia to make the polyester in the button (manufactured in China), and designs sketched out by an Italian using American computer software. Then there is the sheer number of products: Eric Beinhocker, author of The Origin of Wealth, reckons there are probably 10 billion distinct products and services available in a modern economic environment such as London, Tokyo or New York. It’s a guess, but a fairly educated one. Beinhocker also estimates that for a traditional hunter-gatherer society, the number is closer to 300.
Headline explained here.

Can anyone explain whats with the villagers and nuns?


Intriguing Reuters video.



A google news search for "Romanian Nuns" yields nothing at the time of the search and a google search for "Romanian Nuns" links only to this video. Can anyone translate the sign?

Things to look out for:

1. Butt Crack
2. The nun driving the car guns the engines while the villages hold the car back!

Survivor-Type Gameshow for religion?


Nice idea. Finally we can find out which religion rules them all! But what happened to Hinduism?

Audio here. Seems like there is no prize if the atheists convert the priests.

Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC take note.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Great Article on Test Cricket, Mike Brearley and Psychoanalysis

While psychoanalysis has has been justifiably criticised this is a good article on Brearley and his approach to captaincy and Test Cricket.
Cricket, particularly in its five-day form, requires intelligence, astuteness and an ability to withstand long periods where nothing much happens while keeping alert for the moment when action erupts—not unlike psychoanalysis itself. Certainly, despite its genteel reputation, few games are as psychologically arduous.