You Put Your Right Foot In

Latest male fashion trend: Men in Tights

What was once a male staple of Roman fashion that went to women is now swinging back to the X chromosome: Men are snatching up pairs of male pantyhose in alarming numbers. One legwear website claims to have an 80% male sales base.

Manis/pedis, facials, and now pantyhose for men: What do you think?

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Sir, You Can't Live on This Plane

Punishing airlines for civil disobedience

One week before the Olympics take place in Beijing, a Chinese official has stated that airlines will be punished if travelers get out of hand or refuse to deplane in protest of delays and other airline-related complaints. Flight cancellations are included as one of the disciplinary actions. Chinese passengers have been known to rough up airline personnel, refuse to deplane, and destroyed equipment such as computers because of the delays.

What do you think?

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Dude, Let Me Borrow Those

Giambi's magical golden thong

I've heard of superstition in baseball, but nothing like this. Not only do guys in the locker room share cold and flu germs, as well as athlete's foot galore, but sharing a golden thong to snap out of a hitting streak? What do you think (honestly)?

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At Least We're Not Filling Up in Sierra Leone

Unlikely Allies Campaign for a Gas-Tax Holiday

One of the more interesting arguments on the American Presidential campaign trail is the proposal of a gas tax holiday, by asking Congress to suspend the federal excise tax on gasoline for the summer. The unlikely allies are Republican nominee John McCain and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Barack Obama has already said that the move would be futile, saving Americans only an average of $28 this year.

So, what do you think?

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Sports, the Law, and the * (Asterisk)

Carmelo apologizes for DUI arrest

We've seen it all in sports: alleged steroids, DUIs, smacking women around, and multiple arrests. We don't see the extent of their lawbreaking until it hits the presses, and even then, most team organizations are quiet, allowing the law and their respective parent organizations handle the mess with giving the punishments (or not). In the higher profile cases, such as the Major League Baseball crackdown on those admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs, things seem to get done. But some feel that because they're the superstars of American sports, they get the kid glove treatment. Although some would even argue they get equal treatment; it's just magnified by the camera lenses that surround them.

So, what do you think?

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Aren't You Happy to See Me?

Cosmetic castration banned

Thailand is known for its high tolerance of "the third sex," as they refer those who undergo sex-change operations, so this bit of news is probably less surprising: health officials in Thailand have banned cosmetic castration, as the operation is seen as a cheaper and easier method than getting a full-on sex change. Although the ban seeks to avoid boys and men going for an easy way to become a "ladyboy," it will probably be hard to enforce, since many underground markets offer the procedure for as low as $125 USD, and the procedure usually takes less than 30 minutes. Sex changes both here and in Thailand require much counseling before a doctor will perform the surgery.

What do you think?

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Pop Goes the Girlfriend

Honey, will you marry... Oh. Never mind...

A man in London decided he would propose to his girlfriend by letting her pop a balloon with a $12,000 engagement ring hidden inside. Instead, Mother Nature popped a question of her own, and with a gust of wind, the man's plans blew away into thin air, and the $12,000 balloon surprise now hovers somewhere in the strasophere.

We all know that this was probably a bad idea, especially since he didn't take quite enough care of the balloon. But what of his girlfriend's reaction? What do you think?

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