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Booze targets women faster than men
07/06/2011
WOMEN BECOME ALCOHOLICS FASTER THAN MEN because females initially metabolize only about a quarter as much alcohol in the stomach and intestines as men do. Consequently more alcohol enters the bloodstream as ethanol. Women's generally lower body mass, and lower body water content, also act to intensify alcohol's efforts.
Read more...Felons and franks feed a need
06/29/2011
ONE TO GO, WITH MUSTARD, FREE SPEECH and a happy ending with no indigestion or heartburn! FELONY FRANKS, a Chicago hot dog stand known as the “home of the misdemeanor wiener” (and no relation to disgraced mega-wiener Anthony Weiner), has won a 2½-year battle for the right to have a sign that brags about its name.
Read more...Sex-mad politicians share shame
06/22/2011
THE NEVER ENDING PARADE of sex-mad politicians whose bad judgement brings us more than we want to know about their weirdness, adds Rep. Anthony Weiner to the mix. This serial sexter and his racy pix really don’t concern us — that’s a matter between him and his wife.
Read more...Tell dad you love him before it's too late
06/15/2011
I NEVER TOLD MY FATHER I LOVED HIM and he died suddenly of a heart attack at 53. TO THIS DAY, MANY YEARS LATER, I regret never having said those words, never having had the chance to thank him for all his sacrifices, his concern, his support.
Read more...Million-dollar dogs China's status symbol
06/08/2011
CHINA’S MILLION NEW MILLIONAIRES have discovered jet planes, Rolls Royces, mega-watt diamonds, sables, Rolexes and now the ultimate nouveau riche toy — a stunning big Tibetan Mastiff dog that sells for a million dollars or more.
Read more...Unwed pregnant stars bad influence?
06/01/2011
IT IS AN OLD, ONGOING ARGUMENT that unwed celebs and stars who flaunt their baby bumps make having kids out of wedlock look cool and acceptable to impressionable teens. When Mike Huckabee denounced actress Natalie Portman’s delicate condition, detractors and supporters lined up.
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'Cousin' Oprah is part of our family
05/25/2011
OPRAH WINFREY’S TV SESSIONS WITH US ARE ENDING but this charismatic, warm-hearted woman has become part of our family — like a cousin we have come to know and appreciate, and are proud to have in our lives. She isn’t leaving us — just moving into Oprah-rama phase two.
Read more...Driver crashes car while shaving bikini area
05/18/2011
CANDIDATE FOR WORST DRIVER OF THE YEAR is the woman who was driving from Miami to Key West and crashed into a pick-up truck at 45 miles an hour because she lost control while shaving her bikini area.
Read more...Who is world's most beautiful woman?
05/11/2011
FOR MEN, BEAUTY IS IN THE THIGH OF THE BEHOLDER. FOR WOMEN, BEAUTY IS A MUCH MORE COMPLEX CHOICE with beauty in the jealous eye of the beholder. FOR PLASTIC SURGEONS, whose job is creating beauty, who is the world’s most beautiful woman in their clinical eyes? Choosing the perfect woman, the ultimate woman is not an easy task.
Read more...Guys only want one thing - sex
05/04/2011
GUYS ONLY WANT ONE THING — SEX. So warns Dr. I. Major in his new book, Little White Whys: A Woman’s Guide Through the Lies Men Tell and Why. THE BOARD-CERTIFIED ADULT PSYCHIATRIST insists that within the first five minutes of meeting you, guys believe they know if they’ll see you naked.
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