Not a danger with global warming
-[Scary] headline of the day-
"Global warming may be like nuclear war." That's the conclusion reached by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. GW would "hit crop yields and water availability everywhere, causing great human suffering and leading to regional strife" and "65 countries were likely to lose over 15 percent of their agricultural output by 2100."
Yikes! On the bright side, unlike nuclear war, there's no chance of GW spawning man-eating, atomic monsters. We're really courting a better class of global disaster these days. (Think Progress)
-[Funny] headline of the day-
"He Doesn't Know How He Lost his Pants." A Hoboken, NJ man was found "drunk, half-naked man walking down the street." Asked what happened to his pants, he told police someone had stolen his pants and underwear. "The man, who was also holding a cell phone and wallet, said that 'two guys' had removed his pants but could not remember exactly how the act was committed," according to the report. Sure, they didn't want the damned wallet, they wanted his pants and underwear -- that makes sense. The unnamed man was released into the custody of his wife, who no doubt made the next day the world's worst hangover for him. (Jersey Journal)
-I guess it's headline day-
"Skip work, make babies, governor says." The governor of the central russian province of Ulyanovsk urged couples to play hooky from work and screw. Concerned with Russia's low birth-rate, Sergei Morozov pushed the regional sex day and offered an incentive (do you really need one?) to get people to do their duty for the nation.
According to the report, "[I]f a woman gives birth in exactly nine months time -- on Russia's national day on June 12 -- she will qualify for a prize, perhaps even winning a new home." Other prizes are a refridgerator or a television set. What, no baby stuff? Someone's not thinkin'... (Reuters)
