RHIAN was glad to see Miriam O’Reilly taking a stand against ageism and sexism after being dropped from BBC show Countryfile. She said: “It reminds me of the American playwright Clare Boothe Luce who said, ‘Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed’.”
The mayor of Reykjavik has dressed up in drag to mark the opening of the Icelandic capital's gay pride festival.
Jon Gnarr, a top comedian who became mayor in June, appeared on stage on Thursday night in a floral-print dress, blonde wig and bright red lipstick.But the Crowning Moment of Awesome:-
Addressing the opening ceremony of the gay pride festival on Thursday, his buxom alter ego said the mayor could not make it because he "was busy, even though he promised to be here".
"What might he be up to? Maybe he is visiting Moomin Valley," Mr Gnarr said, referring to the fictional setting of a series of Finnish children's stories that feature a family of white hippopotamus-like trolls.
"This is what we get for voting for a clown in elections," he added.
And now they're saying it's going to be owned by David Beckham. The whiny-voiced beelzebub. The beast with multiple endorsements.Link
The anti-George.
When the Olympics hosted by Beijing ended, a collector snapped up the 5,000 condoms left over from the 100,000 distributed free to athletes.The Olympic village, according to many accounts is a major shagathon. A whole load of young people in very good condition away from home with lots of time to spare thrown together in a village.
Each condom wrapper carries the motto of the Beijing Games - faster, higher, stronger - in English and Chinese.I think most ladies would appreciate "slower" instead.
