Bans

Virginia’s General Assembly passed legislation yesterday that would punish adults who French kiss children under 13 years of age. The legislation is headed to the governor’s office for final approval after passing the state legislation 96-1 and Senate 39-0. Under the new law, if you are an adult and you tongue-kiss a child under 13, [...]

Get your stopwatches out. Shepherd Junior High School officials in east Mesa, Arizona, have declared war on public displays of affection. While the school has always considered kissing an egregious crime punishable by detention, hugs lasting more than 2 seconds in duration have also been outlawed by the school. “I think it’s ridiculous,” said Chelsea [...]

According to two relatively attractive, but overly conceited 18-year-olds, Southwest Airlines removed them from a flight because they were too pretty. Nisreen Swedberg, a student at the University of South Florida, and friend Sarah Williams flew from Tampa Bay to Los Angeles on February 14th. When they arrived in Los Angeles, Southwest Airlines directed four [...]

Usually these ritzy upscale golf and tennis clubs simply exclude prospective members from their inner sanctum for  the unforgivable crime of belonging to the wrong race or socio-economic class. The Mt. Carmel Tennis Club in Sunbury, Australia, however, has found a new and creative way to exclude one of its younger members. The club has [...]

Backwards country Saudi Arabia has taken measures to ensure that it doesn’t promote the evil holiday known as Valentine’s Day. It has banned the sale of all red items in its stores, including, but not limited to red roses. The ban began on Sunday and will continue until after February 14th. According to religious police [...]

Want to piss off the Turkish government? Simply insult Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the nation’s founding father, and that should do the trick. Turkey has banned users from accessing YouTube after insulting video clips directed towards Ataturk were found on the Google-owned website. Users attempting to access the site from Turkey were greeted with notices in [...]

Some people hang fuzzy dice and CD’s from their rear view mirrors while others plaster their beaten down cars with lame bumper stickers. Apparently there is another demographic of individuals who enjoy decorating their trailer hitches with replica rubber testicles. While I find that to be pretty gay, Virginia State Delegate Lionel Spruill finds that [...]

If you are homeless in Alaska, those lazy summer nights are what you cherish. The pleasant feeling of being curled up on a rusty park bench under a blanket of crusty, old newspapers. Gazing at the glistening stars with absolutely no ambition or thought process in mind. The fragrant smell of your pickle jar turned [...]