Solve world hunger by eating old people?

Soylent green.

French Academy of Surgery weighs in on normal "tackle" size

Get out the tape measure.

Monday links

U.K. Man Sets Fire To Apartment Trying to Turn Feces Into Gold.

Witches accused of zombie abuse.

The mathematics of ideal breasts.

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, Literally.

The Evolution Of Swing Sets.

Naked ex-postman superglues himself to desk.

Have a Happy United Nations Day! After All, You Paid for It!

The UN would be a joke if it was merely ineffective; if it wasn't, in addition, grossly corrupt, destructive, disgraceful  and expensive.  A few quotes:

United Nations: where America feeds the hands that bite it.
~Gregory Nunn (attributed)

“It’s a good basic axiom that if you take a quart of ice-cream and a quart of dog feces and mix ’em together the result will taste more like the latter than the former. That’s the problem with the U.N.”
~Mark Steyn

The United Nations is an uplifting experiment, dedicated to raising the standards in Africa, the consciences of the democracies, and the price of prostitutes in New York. (One out of three ain't bad)
~Frank Dane (attributed)

Townhall article for UN Day 2010:  Have a Happy United Nations Day. After All, You Paid for It!

Life imitates Monty Python

OWS 1765: "Blimey, this redistribution of wealth is trickier than I thought!"

OWS fighting over money:

Smith is a member of the Comfort Working Group -- one of about 30 small collectives that have sprung up within OWS. The Comfort group is charged with finding out what basic necessities campers need, like thermal underwear, and then raising money by soliciting donations on the street.

“The other day, I took in $2,000. I kept $650 for my group, and gave the rest to Finance. Then I went to them with a request -- so many people need things, and they should not be going without basic comfort items -- and I was told to fill out paperwork. Paperwork! Are they the government now?” Smith fumed, even as he cajoled the passing crowd for more cash.

Elvis sings the Solyndra song

to the tune of “Love Me Tender.”

Germany returning to the Deutsche Mark?

Zero Hedge says so - the article he cites from FT Deutschland is in German, which I can't read.

Zombie Meal

From the EpicMealTime guys.

(Human) Sex Is Boring

Giraffes, slugs, and fungus are more interesting.

SF: tax break for hiring felons

Apparently this is already happening elsewhere: The idea to offer employers tax breaks to hire ex-offenders is not new. The federal government offers tax credits for companies that hire felons and other targeted groups, including long-term welfare recipients and disabled veterans.

The states of Illinois, Iowa and Maryland also have similar programs in place for ex-felons.

Pre-Teen Transgender Therapy

Jeez.  A lesbian couple in California who say their 11-year-old son Tommy who wants to be a girl named Tammy are giving their child hormone blockers that delay the onset of puberty -- so that he can have more time that he can have more time to decide if he wants to change his gender.

Bill Bennett: Have We Forgotten How to Raise Boys Into Men?

Boys need heroes to embody the everlasting qualities of manhood: honor, duty, valor, and integrity. Without such role models, boys will naturally choose perpetual childhood over the rigors of becoming a man.

To a 1 Year Old, Magazine Is an iPad That Doesn't Work

Heh.

You know your city has become a hellhole when...

Potential "red flags".

via ZeroHedge.

The other Solyndra story: 60% tax rebates failed to drive demand

The stimulus had already boosted investment tax credits for solar panels from 10 to 30 percent. But the “private letter ruling” obtained by Solyndra from the IRS increased the tax credit for its products by an additional 30 percent.

That last 30 percent, however, only kicked in for solar panels installed on so-called “cool” roofs, painted white to reflect sunlight. And Solyndra was then the only vendor whose solar panels fit the bill.

Egypt’s Starvation Time

The amount of wheat Egypt currently has in storage combined with planned purchases, primarily from Russia, is expected to last only until March."

"The corruption, the cultural backwardness, the anti-Christian hatred, unemployment, a stagnant economy, a dishonest, inefficient bureaucracy and Muslim religious fanaticism all point" toward an inability to change direction.

And this: "If a collapse does occur in Egypt, southern Europe can expect a massive flight of refugees to cross the Mediterranean in search of food and safety"

Japan nixed Obama apology for Hiroshima

Cable released by WikiLeaks: Sent to Secretary of State Clinton, it reported Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka telling U.S. Ambassador John Roos that "the idea of President Obama visiting Hiroshima to apologize for the atomic bombing during World War II is a 'nonstarter.'"

The Japanese feared the apology would be exploited by anti-nuclear groups and those opposed to the defensive alliance between Japan and the U.S.

Before Hitler, Who Was the Stand-In for Pure Evil?

Short answer: the Pharaoh.

UK and EU: Children banned from blowing up balloons

Nanny state story du jour.

"You might say that small children have been blowing up balloons for generations, but not anymore and they will be safer for it," said an official.

How To Explain Greece To A Complete Idiot / Politician

At ZeroHedge.

Monday links

In honor of Columbus day, here’s a list of the top 10 accidental discoveries. 

The origins of Uncle Sam.

Website devoted to analyzing the writing on the blackboard in the background of porn movies.  No videos, SFW (depending on where you work, I guess).  Also in the “category” of “everything’s available on the internet”, here’s the the “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.

Florida Lawmaker Wants To Overturn Ban On Dwarf Tossing.

Could I take down a T. rex with my Beretta 9mm pistol?

Lives Within a Drop of Water.

Italy Blames Market Volatility On Cocaine Abuse By Traders

Heh.

Giovanardi, who is in charge of family policy and drug prevention, said that the abuse of drugs including cocaine might explain part of recent stock volatility.

Van Jones' weird chant at OWS

We’re here to give everything from the people from whom you stole everything!

Of course the Greek chorus repeats it all. 

Yes! We're all individuals!

Life (in the form of Occupy Atlanta) imitates Monty Python.  Obviously I have no use for John Lewis, but this is seriously creepy.  And what's up with the jazz hands?

The Monty Python version.

The Onion's Steve Jobs obit

Last American Who Knew What The F*** He Was Doing Dies.

The new hockey stick graph

The rising trend of retractions of scientific research papers.

Links and comments at PowerLine.

Thursday links

You missed it – In Florida, Sep 30 Was the Last Day to Legally Have Sex With Animals.  Also in the animal category, Beetles Die During Sex With Beer Bottles.

Gallery: Frisbee Dog Champions.

Chocolate is as good for you as exercise.

World’s Smallest People.

People don’t think as clearly when their bladders are full.

Must read: P.J. O'Rourke speech from 1993

The Liberty Manifesto:

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

There are just two rules of governance in a free society: 

Mind your own business.  

Keep your hands to yourself.