News 6/10/10

(Lady Bird Johnson circa 1962. That's a hairdo.)

All Bow To The Princess. Princess Sparkle Pony marks the opening salvo in the California hairdo electoral battle. Peteykins quotes Carly Fiorina's first slap at Senator Barbara Boxer's coif: "God, what is that hair?" Fiorina went on to describe her opponent's do as "sooo yesterday."

Do You Have This In A 14D? World's oldest shoe discovered in Armenia.

Cute! Gay best friends voted prom king and queen in Hudson, New York. (Via Joe My God.)

"That's Odd. The Blood Usually Gets Off At The Third Floor." If the ban on gay men donating blood is lifted, the Williams Institute estimates that an additional 219,000 pints of blood per year would be added to the nation's supply. (I haven't donated blood since 1989. Hello? I'm ready to open a vein for you people!)

Morning News 3/23/10

Civility is alive and well: Texas Rep. Neugebauer is kinda sorry he yelled "baby killer" at Rep. Stupak.

The entire state of California is cranky about... everything. 69% consider jobs and the economy to be among the most important issues for the upcoming governor's race.

Finally, space travel for the rest of us. Virgin Galactic conducts test flight of suborbital vehicle capable of carrying six passengers. Now a mere $200,000 per ticket.

Bleckley County High School in Cochran, Georgia will allow gay senior Derrick Martin to take his boyfriend to the prom. Isn't that nice?

I think Jesus is getting a little fat. An art survey study indicates that the depiction of last-supper portion sizes has steadily grown over the last thousand years.

And speaking of Jesus, fat people, and being cranky: Andy Borowitz reports that the teabaggers are mad that Michelle Obama wants to take away their constitutional right to Big Macs. (Hat tip Ryan McShorts)

Borowitz quotes teabagger Carol Foyler: "Rush Limbaugh is definitely with us."

(Image by unknown artist of "The Lard Jesus" from Freethinker.)