Seismic Activity

(April 26) -- Women across the country are showing a little skin today to prove they aren't responsible for recent earthquakes.

After Iranian cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi claimed "women who do not dress modestly" cause earthquakes, a Purdue University senior rallied up her gals -- and thousands of other women -- to show the world they can't be blamed for seismic activity.

"When I heard what the Iranian cleric had said, I thought it was ridiculous -- but it was also something we could test scientifically," Jennifer McCreight told WGN.

McCreight took to her blog, Blag Hag, to urge women to show some cleavage for an experiment she dubbed a "Boobquake."

More than 200,000 people have responded on Facebook to say that they will participate in Boobquake events in West Lafayette, Ind., and Washington, D.C., today.

And although some critics have said the event objectifies women, McCreight -- who posted a photo of her Boobquake outfit on Twitter -- says she has supporters from around the globe.

"I've actually received lots of e-mails from people in Iran who said that they love the idea," she said.

I love a good boobquake. I don't know why there aren't more of them. Good job Jen. You sure showed that Iranian! I'm sure you really pissed him off, not to mention got a bunch of girls to shake their boobs around for a pointless experiment. You've made thousands of men unbelievably happy. I wasn't lucky enough to see anyone participating in the boobquake but I thank you on behalf of all men.

Oh by the way Jen, I heard Iranians believe that sex causes blindness. I trust you will know what to do to prove them wrong.

Tiny Horse

Newborn stallion weighs in at just six pounds

Weighing in at just six pounds, the New Hampshire-born foal may be the world's smallest horse. Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, says the Guinness record for the smallest newborn horse is 9 pounds.

I've been doing a lot of studying lately (fuck final exams by the way) and I came across this little gem. Look at this thing. I want to put it in lego land with a bunch of little dwarves and have them recreate napoleon's attempted takeover.

No Fun Allowed in Football

Regular readers will recall that in February the NCAA Rules Committee recommended approving a new rule that would strip touchdowns for taunting penalties, along with a ban on personalized eyeblack messages — area-code shout outs, Bible verses, etc. — that threaten innocent American consumers with genuine individual expression during their carefully crafted weekend broadcasts. Wednesday, the Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) made both rules official(emphasis added):

The change means, for example, that if a player makes a taunting gesture to an opponent on the way to scoring a touchdown, the flag would nullify the score and penalize the offending team from the spot of the foul.

Penalties for dead-ball misconduct fouls (for example, unsportsmanlike behavior after the player crosses the goal line) would continue to be assessed on the ensuing kickoff or the extra point/two point conversion attempt.

In another action that affects the coming season, PROP confirmed that players are not allowed to have any symbols or messages on their eye black starting in the 2010 season

- Matt Hinton

Are you kidding me? This is bad for more than just the game of football. When someone loses or fails in life they are going to have it rubbed in their face. Getting some taunting gives a little bit of incentive to knock that person around the next time you play them and motivation to not lose again. Sorry NCAA but I do not believe we live in Utopia. We live in a world of people that take their GPA's, their new jobs, their brand new Porches, and their hot girlfriends/boyfriends, and shove it in anyones and everyones faces that they can. Hell, when I get a new shirt I want people to see me wearing it. And no messages on eye black? Are they trying to just take away whatever they can?

So let's think about it. Is it possible a ref may make calls that are undeserving? Yes. Is it possible a ref won't make calls that he should have? Yes. Is it possible that celebrating on the way to the end zone can realistically have an effect on whether or not there is a touchdown? Unless you're DeSean Jackson, No. Do football players care about what's written under another persons eyes? No.

These are premiere division 1 college athletes. They are not children, they can handle some douche dancing to the goal line. I'm pretty sure, when that happens, the guys get over it. Anyone that has ever been in a locker room knows there are far worse things that could happen in sports than a little taunting or a shout out to Jesus on some eye black.

I guess all I have to say is... Let 'em play ref!

Comedian to Watch

This whacko’s name is Kyle Kinane and he reminds me of a mix of the characters on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” He looks kind of high all the time, which I suppose makes him relatable. Check him out for yourself on his myspace page.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18411635

Poor Conan

Great news everybody! Conan O'Brien is finally coming back to television. We can see him soon

on TBS, better known these days as the Tyler Perry network.

One of two things is going to happen. The first possibility is that Conan will bring TBS to life and help the network become more legitimate. The second option is that Conan will start hanging out with George Lopez, which will lead him to either kill himself or forget how to be funny and get fired again.

TBS is a syndication network with some minority programming. It is like a graveyard of television. Conan, I don't know what you were thinking when you made this deal but godspeed to you sir. Hey, at least you didn't end up on TNT.