Day: August 23, 2007

It will drive you batty

Humans have been the victims of aerial biological attacks for decades, but it is only recently we figured that much out. Scientists now say the source of the deadly Marburg virus (you have have heard of its relative, Ebola) came from a fruit bat common across Africa (the story is after the link).

The fruit bat is often seen as the swishiest of the bat family. After all, every family does have one of those cousins or uncles that is just a little different than the rest. Even so, we need to regard all bats as dangerous, not matter how foppish they are.

World Leaders Gone Wild

Good morning, ladies and gay gentlemen.

We know weekday mornings can be a drag, so the Guys have decided to sex up your day with topless, doughy world leaders.

First up, rugged Russian Vladimir Putin romps through a rural playground. You could say Putin puts the vodka in your morning coffee.

Mm, that was hot. But what’s that? Over there in France?

Nicolas Sarkozy shows he’s no creampuff baguette, either. Sexy? You bet your parfait.

Sorry about steaming up your monitor.

Oh … and you’re welcome.

The scariest of enemies

Imagine a big, orange spider that can jump three feet and bite you with its fangs. Sounds like an ugly, scary movie in the making, right? For the people of Smithtown, N.Y., it’s a reality.

The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, better known as the Taliban, took the spider after its owner said he or she could no longer take care of it. This blog believes the owner was probably a man in his thirties whose daily activities consist of ordering pizza and playing World of Warcraft.

The spider needs to be extinguished after facing a military trial for its crimes. At the very least, it should be sent to Guantanamo Bay.

Key quote: “‘This spider is so aggressive, it will bite you just to bite you,’ he said. ‘It’s not a pet you want to cuddle up with at night.'”