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WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

One thing stood out about last night's CNN Republican debacle/debate, Christianity and in some cases the lack of it. The candidates responded to whether they believe the entirety of the Holy Bible with a unanimous hallelujah, taking issue only with extreme allegorical passages like ripping out your own eye & Jonah and ... [Read More]

THE JAPANESE MOBY DICKS

Japanese sailors are having a whale of a time in the Antarctic this week as they break a 44 year old moratorium on whaling. In their defense, Japan insists its intentions are purely scientific, and that they want to conduct research on the whales' reproductive and feeding patterns. And really what better way to see how ... [Read More]

SANTA’S HOS

Santa's living large at his polar crib but the Australian Santa staffing firm Westaff is having none of it and tells Santa to leave the hos at home. Westaff spokeswoman Sari Hegarty explains, "Westaff has been a provider of quality, caring Santas for over 40 years. Part of our advice to our Santas is that they should be ... [Read More]

GOD GETS GREAT GAS MILEAGE

With gas prices rising to record levels everyone's looking to save a buck but who knew you could just fill up on God. Christian rock band Everyday Sunday's music video Gypsy Girl (video right) ends with a girl running out of gas but luckily God is there to fill her up. If you wanna trivialize you're own God that's fine but the ... [Read More]

TP: TOILET POLITICS

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, toilet paper gets political. The symbolism in Charmin's newest commercial, which features two bears, one red and one blue, running against each other in a race could not be any more overt, particularly with the 2008 elections closing ... [Read More]

THE JAPANESE: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

pay no attention to the woman behind the curtainNo it's not the latest in Halloween costumes. It's called urban camouflage and it's quite possibly the funniest thing ever. The mentally challenged brainchild of designer Aya Tsukioka, urban camouflage gracefully conceals the wearer from would be assailants, assuming that would be ... [Read More]

HOLY SMOKES OR HOT DAMN(ATION)

This week the Poles saw the silhouette of Pope John Paul II in a bonfire while celebrating their hometown hero but was this really a miracle or a foreboding display of fire and brimstone. Besides being much more devilish than the famous Mother Teresa appearance on cinnamon bun (pictured right), the silhouette while accurate is ... [Read More]