An opera?

Because there's nothing more tragic that's happened in the world lately (lately?) than this.

It's significant that this guy also wrote "Jerry Springer -- the Opera".

Forever Altered

Here's a guy with a Problem:

"Canada's highest court is to rule Thursday on whether a man who found a fly in his bottle of water should be compensated for anxiety and depression.

Martin Mustapha of Windsor, Ont. said he was forever altered by finding the insect, despite the fact he didn't drink from the bottle. He said he developed a phobia about flies, cannot sleep, is irritable and his sex life has suffered.

He sued the water-bottling company and was awarded $341,000 in 2005."

Wow -- I'd hate to see how he'd react to accidentally guzzling down a cigarette butt. (On the other hand, this guy doesn't seem like the type who probably goes to a lot of parties.) As for his suffering sex life, I suppose there's a spanish fly joke in there somewhere, ha.

Speaking of cartoons

They were bound to find common ground sooner or later. In Russia, Christian and Muslim groups have joined together to condemn the cartoon channel "2x2", and demand that it be shut down. "2x2" runs "South Park" and other fare that the groups say is anti-religious:

"For a second time in two weeks, religious groups have called for the closure of Russia's cartoon channel 2X2.

Christian and Muslim groups are demanding that 2X2 be shut down because it airs cartoons, such as South Park, which they deem to be anti-religious, violent as well as promoting homosexuality."

Yeah? As a side issue, I see this expression "promote homosexuality" a lot on the lifesites and socon blogs of the world, and it's always eluded me what that means. As a (former) advertising person, I know what a "promotion" is: high-intensity, high-frequency, heavyweight media exposure of a product. Granted, I don't watch a lot of TV, but I'm not completely cut off from the media and I have yet to see this big promotional campaign for homosexuality. Maybe it only runs at a certain time of day? If someone can enlighten me, please do.

I get mail

Huh? What? Well, hmm:

How does this Bogdan person get the idea that this is a "pharmacy/medicine-related blog"? I'm officially baffled. Unless...

Does this mean I can put "Dr." in front of my name? Haha, don't forget to tell them Dr. JJ sent you.

Stick it in your Snatchel

In my endless quest for bizarre accessories, I've found another one that ranks up there with the fetus change purse. Today's discovery is "The Snatchel", a small knitted satchel shaped like, well you know, "Down There". The Snatchel is complete with a vulvalicious opening and fallopian tube danglies ending in hairy little ovary-balls. It reminds me of those little stash bags we used to wear attached to our belt-loops, and looks like it would hold a similar amount of contraband -- hahaha, about a "nickel".

And woo-hoo! it's a do-it-yourself project. Gentlemen, start your knitting needles.