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`Decent’ men The producer of a Bosnian adult movie says he'll have to find his male stars elsewhere because Bosnian men aren't interested. While Fedja Stukan had had no problem finding Bosnian girls willing to star in his film, he said raising money for the production proved easier than finding Bosnian men. He told local media: "I'm going to have to import some men for the film. Bosnian men simply have no wish to star in porn movies." Stukan, who in the past was arrested for putting condoms on a statue of Jesus Christ in front of Sarajevo Cathedral, said he had already begun looking in Slovenia and Hungary for well-hung actors. Indecency not for Bosnian men! |
Offence meant Italy's ambassador to London has succeeded in having a public service poster withdrawn on the grounds that it was offensive to his countrymen and libellous of their food. The poster was aimed at stamping out the widespread habit of passengers eating on London's underground system, a practice many of their fellow travellers dislike because of the smell. The offending poster showed an Italian charcutier (pork butcher) sitting in an underground train surrounded by Parma hams and Italian salami sausages. Ambassador Giancarlo Aragaona personally conveyed his "disappointment" to London Mayor Ken Livingstone and the poster was withdrawn. That’s the way to go! |
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Celebrating laziness The French Government is taking action against the author of a book that advised people how to do as little work as possible and yet keep their jobs and advance their careers. The book is called Hello Laziness and was written by Corinne Myers, an employee of the French state-owned electricity company EDF. EDF bosses seem to feel that the book reflects badly on them although the company is never mentioned by name. With chapter headings such as "The cretins who sit next to you", "Business culture my arse" and "Why you lose nothing by resigning", it has certainly touched a raw nerve. Myers says you do not have much to lose if you do not do much at work, telling readers to choose the most useless sort of jobs - become a consultant, an expert or an adviser. Myer is not sure what to expect at her disciplinary hearing next month. The hazards of being honest and blunt! |
Mind your laundry Drying wet laundry in public will earn residents of Cyprus' capital Nicosia a fine later this year as authorities launch a drive to clean up the city's image, according to the mayor. The unseemly sight of underwear flapping in the breeze along narrow streets of the medieval city will be punishable with a 50 Cyprus pound ($AU135) fine as of October 1. "Imagine walking along a road and having wet washing drip all over you from someone else's underwear," Nicosia Mayor Michalakis Zampelas told Cyprus radio. In a country which has almost uninterrupted sunshine all year round, most Cypriots hang their washing outside to dry. Washing wardens will also be responsible for ensuring householders do not beat their carpets or rugs over balconies or throw laundry water into the streets, Zampelas said. In Cyprus, you might wash your dirty linen in public, but certainly not dry it! |
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Image at stake Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit against an Ohio firm that produces bobblehead dolls in his image. The former Hollywood actor, who is fiercely protective of his image on the stump and on the screen, sued Ohio Discount Merchandise Inc. to halt production of the plastic dolls that featured a gun-toting Schwarzenegger in a business suit. Under the new agreement, Ohio Discount can produce Schwarzenegger-the-politician dolls - without the gun. The $19.99 US dolls will be available online, a statement from the company said. Ohio Discount also agreed to donate a portion of sales to Schwarzenegger's nonprofit Arnold All-Stars after-school program in Los Angeles. Schwarzenegger's lawyer said the governor was glad to see an end to the unauthorised uses of his image. Not to say happy to see the money going to his charity! |
Seduction lessons Scientists claim research into fruit flies proves humans really do need proper rituals when it comes to courting. They say a man's success in wooing may be all down to brain structure, with some born seducers and others fumblers. The team found a courtship ritual existed among fruit flies, and this may be similar in humans who have the same basic cell structure, says the Herald Sun. Stanford University's Professor Bruce Baker says under normal conditions the male fly goes through a sequence that involves following the female, tapping her with his foreleg, "singing" by vibrating his wings, and finally touched her before trying to mate. But some of the flies whose 60 cells had been interfered with tried to do all this at once and ended up in failure. "So what normally takes a total of four minutes is reduced to just 10 seconds, and that doesn't work very well," Prof Baker said. The science of seduction! |
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Unpatriotic heroes Russia's gum-chewing soccer team have been told by President Vladimir Putin to quit their habit and sing their national anthem. Putin telephoned Russian Olympic chief Leonid Tyagachyov during Euro 2004 and asked him to tell the players to sing the words to the anthem when it was played, Olympic Committee spokesman Gennady Shvets said. Tyagachyov passed on the message to soccer officials, saying Putin was incensed that players were chewing gum rather than singing as the anthem was played. "I told the lads to take their national anthem more seriously," Russian soccer chief Vyacheslav Koloskov told reporters. "Other teams not only sing, they have expressions on their faces that straight away make it clear they are prepared to do everything to beat the opposition. "And ours? They chew gum and smile." |
Tailpiece
This woman's husband had been slipping in and
out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every
single day. One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. |