Finger-lickin' Ka-ray-zay!
3news.co.nz - A New Zealand man amputated, cooked and ate his own finger with vegetables in an apparent attempt to get doctors to take him more seriously, a report in Australian Psychiatry says.
The case, documented in a report by Christchurch authors Eric Monasterio and Craig Prince and published online, is one of only eight documented cases in the world of self-cannibalism, the Australian Doctor reports.
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Lisa and Cougars and Bears -- Oh My!
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Happy 64th to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a god among men.
Friday Fabü
High heels rank among the finest objects on Earth, period. As soon as I rocked (literally, before falling over … a few times … well, a few dozen, but who’s counting?) my first pair of kitten heels, I was hooked. Now, my shoe wardrobe overfloweth with stilettos, slingbacks, d’Orsays, wedges, platforms and the like. High-heeled shoes are like rabbits. As soon as I turn my back, they multiply. I have nothing to do with it, I swear. It just happens. Sneaky shoes.
Fashionably speaking, high heels have transformative powers. Slip your feet into a pair and your calves tighten, the derrière lifts and your back arches, tossing your chest outward. Total body makeover. Rowwwwr! Ladies, start your engines.
Clearly, wearing high heels can provide an image boost that hordes of women find desirable. For many, those perfect heels seem to shoot bolts of confidence from the feet to the mind. Alas, after a few hours, they morph into bolts of searing pain — the inevitable downside. Curses!
And what can a girl do about this? Cease wearing the glorious, pointy kicks that she cherishes more than almost anything? Nay, my fabulous footwear fashionistas. I have found foot and (to my gleeful surprise) total body salvation through reflexology.
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It's the Doritos Taco Shell!
Ta-da! Introducing Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Tacos, featuring shells made entirely of Nacho Cheese Doritos. Late-night drunk food at its finest!!!
Sadly, these cheesy sensation is still in the beta phase, and is only available at a handful of Taco Bell locations. We can only hope and pray it will grace a Taco Bell near us ASAFP, my dear fabulistas.
Bewitching Birthday
Elizabeth Montgomery was born on this day in 1933.
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Instant. Eating. Disorder.
Click here to feast (no pun intended) your eyes on a tee being sold by Zazzle.com that features that controversial Kate Moss quote from 2009, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
Here's the big scandal: The shirt is for kids. Yes, seriously. It even comes in... wait for it... toddler sizes 2T-4T.
How could anyone think this is OK? I'm positively floored.
Headline of the Day
Fab Alert!
Now and then, you just need to say it in llama.
Fortunately, art director Avery Oldfield and creative technologist Jack Inscoe created a font made of llamas.
OK, I Want to Cry Now.
News.com.au (Queensland, Australia) - A wombat has been diagnosed with depression - after being denied the cuddles and pats he was used to following Cyclone Yasi.
The wombat, named Tonka, shed 20 percent of his body weight as visitors were stopped from visiting his wildlife park home in the eight weeks after Cyclone Yasi tore through northern Queensland, reported the Townsville Bulletin.
Tonka's carers at the Billabong Sanctuary in Townsville spared no expense in vet checks and lab bills as they tried to work out the cause of his mysterious illness.
Billabong Sanctuary manager Brett Flemming said after "forking out some serious cash" they found the problem - and have since nursed him back to health, in time for the repaired park to reopen.
"Tonka was hand-reared by one of our rangers and normally spends a good part of his day with people," he said. "At Billabong he is the star. Everyone wants to visit Tonka."
"After the cyclone he missed the public - the patting, the photos, the cuddles and the endless posing for the paparazzi."
More Tripe from Bret Easton Ellis
Another tweet:
"No, I wasn't drunk last night. I was watching Chris Colfer singing, um, "Le Jazz Hot" and felt like I had suddenly come down with the hivs."
Dude... let it go. Inappropriate. Offensive. Stop.
Butcher Holler Birthday
Her royal highness, Loretta Lynn, is 76 today.
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It's the Crackhead Charlie Winning Love Doll!
And it reportedly sold out the day it was released by Pipedream Products (NSFW). What a world.
There were still three available on Amazon when I checked a few minutes ago.
According to the description on the box:
"You don’t have to be a slutty porn goddess to party with this radical rockstar from Mars! Just add air and this neurotic nutjob will show you his two and half personalities, warlock, fangs, fire-breathing fists and Adonis DNA. Don’t be a foolish little troll, experience the bitchin’ drug they call Charlie and let him rock your world!”
Let's just hope that it's truly being used for novelty purposes only. Ew.
Bret Easton Ellis is a Jackass!
Author Bret East0n Ellis (Less Than Zero, American Pyscho, Rules of Attraction) is undoubtedly talented... but he's also a total jackass.
Why? Because of this tweet he released last night:
"I like the idea of Glee but why is it that every time I watch an episode I feel like I've stepped into a puddle of HIV?"
Wow. Seriously?!? That's waaaay over-the-top, Bret. Look, I readily admit that I'm not a Glee fan--couldn't make it through one episode--but there's nothing lame enough about the show to warrant that kind of language. For shame, sir!
Another toddler served booze... this time at Olive Garden!
This time, a two-year-old boy received sangria instead of orange juice at a Florida Olive Garden. His mother said that during dinner, her young son grew restless, began climbing on the furniture, and getting louder. "I couldn't discipline him," she said in an interview with FOX Orlando, "because he wasn't acting out, he was drunk."
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What in the world is going on at these chains?!? This has to stop. SO wrong. Poor little toddlers.
18,500 Dead Ohioans on Voter Rolls
WTAM.com - Ohio's top elections official says it appears that thousands of voters considered "active'' are anything but.
Secretary of State Jon Husted says a report has found nearly 18,500 dead people on the state's voter rolls.
Records of registered voters were cross-checked with a list of deceased Ohioans maintained by the Ohio Health Department.
The secretary is asking county elections boards to purge those who are deceased from the statewide voter database.
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Green Birthday
A very happy 65th birthday to the Right Reverend Al Green.
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Britney's Dancing Ain't What it Used to Be
Check out this clever Pop Dust video that compares Britney Spears' current performances with her dance routines from back in the day. Yikes. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjqwpZe76XQ]
Now Disco's REALLY Dead
The Smoking Gun -- A California man who used a shotgun to blast the speaker on his son’s stereo will not be facing criminal charges, according to prosecutors. The man told cops that he destroyed the speaker because his 24-year-old son--an aspiring DJ--“was playing his ‘disco’ too loud.”
Stanislaw Jarmolowicz, 53, was arrested last week on suspicion of shooting at or into a building.
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