Jelly Wrestling!

The evening of jelly wrestling at McMurdo Base was uncovered the following day by a high-powered delegation from the United States Office of the Inspector General, which audits the National Science Foundation - funder of the programme.

The organiser of last month's jelly wrestling, which was held in a vehicle maintenance facility and attended by New Zealanders from neighbouring Scott Base, was sacked the following week.

The incident also led to an urgent all-staff meeting where the US Antarctic Programme workers were read the riot act and given a stern lecture on their collective moral failure, with other activities involving nudity cited as further examples.

In an email sent to all the staff, the sacked jelly-wrestling organiser threatened to file a suit for wrongful termination as well as lamenting the way the US programme was now run by Raytheon Polar Services and the "fun nazis".

"I will just say that I was terminated for having harmless jello wrestling," he said in the email.

"No-one was injured (five medevacs from the company-sponsored softball game), no equipment was abused or damaged, no-one complained to HR, there was no inappropriate behaviour, clothing, or nudity (though the Polar Plunge just hours before the jello event had plenty of nudity but no-one got fired or reprimanded for doing that!)."

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Obviously, the Amish are used to living without electricity, and they're giving a hand to their neighbors without power and the means to heat or light homes until the power comes back.  If nothing else, the KY ice storm and power outage should be a reminder to people to prepare themselves for this kind of thing.  There are plenty of sites and books that offer up a guide to prepare for disasters like this or Katrina.

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And no, not in that way, you perverts:

In 1993, while Sarah was commercial fishing with Todd, his and another boat bumped. Sarah's hand got caught between the rails, crushing some fingers. After a quick trip to the hospital, she was back out helping Todd the next day, not wanting to disappoint him.

It's official: she's more of a man than I am. 

(And yes, I know it's probably old.)

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Especially if you were in Tucson, AZ.

The Star newsroom was flooded with calls from irate viewers who said that the porn cut into the game with less than three minutes left to play, just after Arizona Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald scored on a touchdown pass from Kurt Warner to put the team in the lead.

Callers said that the clip showed a woman unzipping a man's pants, followed by a graphic act between the two.

"I just figured it was another commercial until I looked up," said Cora King of Marana. "Then he did his little dance with everything hanging out."Jeanene Piek said she was outraged that her granddaughter had seen the clip.

"I was in a state of shock. I am totally disgusted," she said.

The Super Bowl was being shown locally on KVOA. The station sends its signal to Comcast through a fiber line, said KVOA News Director Kathleen Choal.KVOA's signal didn't have porn on it when the station sent it over to Comcast, station president Gary Nielsen said.The company will continue to investigate what happened to its signal, Nielsen said.

Engineers at Comcast will be working throughout the night to determine what happened, Maslyn said.

The porn broke into the standard-definition feed reaching analog TV sets. It appears the porn only reached homes in the Tucson area, but Comcast did not know exactly how many homes were affected, Maslyn said.

Comcast's high-definition feed was not affected. Maslyn did not know how many homes were affected.

Heh. Brings new meaning to a "happy ending" in football, I guess.

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That shrieking noise y'all heard.  That would have been me.

I love Michael Bay so much it hurts.

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In one of his negative posts on Palin today, Allahpundit asked:

Exit question two: I’m getting yet another demerit on my conservative permanent record for even pointing this out, aren’t I?

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Yay!

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I say nearly because the Twinkies aren't fried.  I'll give it a 9.5.

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I already liked Eliza Dushku, but now, I think I'm in love.

Update: I've added moar hotness after the jump...


more...

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BOOM!

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Amen, brothah.

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I don't know what else to say.

Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead."

Fucking awesome.

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 Mobile bars on buses!

If the liquor license is approved, it will be the first of its kind in Alaska, according to an official with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

Tylan Martin said his four-month-old business, the Pub Line, is “squeaking along,” and he wants to sell alcohol to satisfy current customers and attract new shuttle users.

“That’s a big thing that I keep getting from people: ‘It’s a party bus. Why aren’t we allowed to drink in here?’” he said.

The 28-year-old, who also works as a firefighter and substitute teacher, charges $5 to transport weekend revelers between the Red Fox Bar & Grill, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Pub, The Marlin, Club Alaskan, the Midnite Mine, Kodiak Jack’s, the Big I, the Boatel Sleazy Waterfront Bar and the Oasis Restaurant and Lounge. Riders can pay $15 for an all-night pass.

The shuttle runs from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and Martin said he drops off customers to their doorstep, provided they live along the route. The shuttle also makes end-of-the-night stops at Fort Wainwright Army Base’s main gate.

On the company’s Web site, www.alaskapubline.com, Martin emphasizes that his rates are cheaper than a taxi.

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A Democrat state senator in Massachusetts got arrested in June 2008 for "annoying and accosting people of opposite sex."  While there are four witnesses to the act, Jim Marzilli still plead not guilty.  Why?  The law is sexist and violates the equal protection clause.  If Marzilli were a woman, he couldn't be charged under this act. 

Sounds crazy right?  Well, it would be in a state that didn't find that a rule defining marriage as between two members of the opposite sex was a violation of equal protection. 

Oh, and the strangest part?  He's tagged as a Democrat the third paragraph into the story. 

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Which one of you did this? Behold! Chia Obama!

Available in happy or determined Chia Obama.

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Guy laser etches every level of Super Mario Land onto the top of his Eee. 

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Here is how I am going to endure the Age of the Messiah.

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