In These Tough Times,

if you are a woman and can't find a legitimate job, you can always go the exploitation route, provided you are under 35 and have no cellulite.

Miscellaneous News

This might be one of the most pathetic stories I have ever heard in my life. I wonder if somebody has tipped off Matt Drudge.

There's nothing "cute" about this. It's beyond disgusting:

Fox News and other media outlets are reporting that Natalie Dylan is hoping to get as much $1 million dollars from a bidder, and she claims it is not all about the money. She says she is looking for a nice person too.

Since auction giant eBay turned her down, Natalie Dylan has turned to the Moonlight Bunny Ranch to handle incoming bids. According to a CBS affiliate in California, the bidding for Natalie Dylan's virginity reached $250,000 yesterday.

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If the mother really did this, I can imagine the "sympathy" this would provoke in people. You know, she was doing her a child a favor.
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Miscellaneous.

The San Francisco Zoo's reputation is down a rathole, and that's not just including the recent tiger attack.
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Here is another list of the year's obituaries.
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Indian women are being exploited to help presumably wealthy American couples have kids one way or the other.
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What the hell is the rush in pulling the plug on somebody supposedly in a PVS?
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Nonja has died at the age of 55.
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Talk about stupid.
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