From the very first Boy Scout Handbook (1911), published in facsimile form by Dover Books.

From Chapter: Health and Endurance

In this chapter much has been said of the active measures which a boy should take in order to become strong and well. We should be equally concerned in saving and storing up natural forces we already have. In the body of ( Read more... )

An Australian advertisement for a feminine hygiene product causes a minor uproar over the euphemism involved.

Be sure to scroll down and watch the Molson ad featuring the same euphemism. Much funnier than the Australian ad.

...delicately mixed, and you get this:

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And: perhaps you didn't know that Star Trek: The Next Generation was all about sex? I didn't either, until I saw this:

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Both of these found on the Ace of Spades HQ blog.

Twenty-four people were killed in an explosion in China, in an iron mine disguised as a pig farm.

Which brings to mind that great old song that Johnny Cash, among others, made a hit:

The Rock Island LineNow this here's a story about the Rock Island Line ( Read more... )

Not the real Bruce Lee, and probably not the real Gay Power. (scroll down)

Homophobia ca. 1975.

On Yahoo! Answers:

"Who knows a website, that gives a report, on how to get a bigger booty?"

To avid super robot monkey team hyperforce go fans? why does skeleton king have chiro's kid stuff?

Link here, if following this interests you. I just liked the question.

Here.

Hat Tip: Little Green Footballs

...just this morning, two trucks with OVERSIZE LOAD flags attached to the front and rear fenders.

Circling the trucks were two very large women.

Marvin Zindler, a legendary Texas consumer reporter who became famous for disclosing the existence of the LaGrange "Chicken Ranch" whorehouse, has died.I saw some of Marvin's reports on one of the Houston TV channels; the anchors would introduce him, and then spend the next 2 minutes struggling not to laugh out loud at Marvin's antics ( Read more... )