Giant Penis Shuts Down The Nürburgring


The Nürburgring remained closed for a few hours this morning while crews worked to remove a gigantic white graffiti penis from the track. Seriously. This is a thing that happened.


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Though we weren't at this weekend's 24 Hours of Nürburgring in person, we continue to… Read…

'Ring fansite Bridge to Gantry first reported the news this morning, which is sure to come as a disappointment because today is the first day of nice weather at the track. Graffiti is a common occurrence at the track — drivers even tagged it with our name once — but this is a bit unusual.

http://jalopnik.com/giant-penis-graffiti-shuts-down-the-nurburgring-471057357

When students at Westbrook High School near Portland, Maine show up for school each morning, among them is an unusual classmate: Simba, an orange neighborhood tabby who’s been visiting the high school every day for nearly 13 years.

According to Portland news station WMTW-TV, teacher Tina Soucy found Simba sitting outside the school doors one morning years ago and she let him inside. Since then, he’s been showing up promptly at 7 a.m. every morning for class.

School staff and the 800 students dote on the 15-year-old cat, who greets students at the doors in the morning and then makes his classroom rounds throughout the day. “He’ll show up in class and just sit on people’s textbooks,” says student Kim Larley.

Administrators do keep an eye on Simba to make sure he’s safe and doesn’t bother students with allergies. But most of the students welcome Simba’s attention.

http://www.romeothecat.com/2013/04/04/simba-the-cat-visits-high-school-every-day-for-13-years/

Hot baby names of 2013 (so far): Christian, Nelly, Bruce?

What baby names are hottest out of the gate for 2013?


According to Nameberry statistics, here are 13 unusual and surprising names attracting significantly higher views in the first quarter of this year versus the same time period last year.

Influences include television characters and romantic literary heroes, celebrity babies and classic jazz musicians. Our picks for popping names are as contemporary as Wilder and as ancient as Phaedra, include surnames and word names and diminutives along with classic firsts.

Here, Nameberry’s 13 hottest names for 2013…so far.

http://www.today.com/moms/hot-baby-names-2013-so-far-christian-nelly-bruce-1B9225570

Although a large percentage of Americans said they would favor establishing a state religion, only 11 percent said they thought the U.S. Constitution allowed states to do so. Fifty-eight percent said they didn't think it was constitutional, and 31 percent said they were not sure.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment, which (among other things) prohibits the government from establishing an official religion, also applies to the states.

Republicans were more likely than Democrats or independents to say that they would favor establishing Christianity as an official state religion, with 55 percent favoring it in their own state and 46 percent favoring a national constitutional amendment.

The relatively high level of support for establishing Christianity as a state religion may be reflective of dissatisfaction with the current balance of religion and politics. Respondents to the poll were more likely to say that the U.S. has gone too far in keeping religion and government separate than they were to say religion and government are too mixed, by a 37-29 percent margin. Only 17 percent said that the country has struck a good balance in terms of the separation of church and state.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/06/christianity-state-religion_n_3022255.html

Police say a South Carolina man allegedly pawned his wedding ring for $20 in order to spend time with a woman believed to be a prostitute.

Marvin Holmes, 33, and Rhonda Kelley, 41, were arrested Friday after police stopped his car in an area of Greenwood known for drug activity and prostitution, WHNS reported.

According to police, Holmes admitted picking up Kelley at a Pavan Food Store and taking her to a pawn shop, where he pawned his 10-karat wedding ring for $20. Police said Holmes told officers he was having problems with his wife and thought Kelley was a prostitute.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/04/04/mugshot-man-pawned-wedding-ring-pay-prostitute

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- Talk about a potentially hairy situation. The U.S. election watchdog has received paperwork from a political action committee that supports bearded candidates.

The Federal Elections Committee received documents Wednesday from the non-partisan Bearded Entrepreneurs for the Advancement of a Responsible Democracy -- or BEARD -- founded by Jonathan Sessions, 30, a member of the Columbia, Mo., school board, The Hill reported Thursday.

"With the resurgence of beards in popular culture and among today's younger generation, we believe the time is now to bring facial hair back into politics," Sessions said in a statement posted on the PAC's Facebook page.

Sessions said there hasn't been a bearded major-party presidential candidate since Republican Charles Evans Hughes' unsuccessful bid in 1916 and noted the retirements of bearded congressmen, including David Obey of Wisconsin and Steve LaTourette of Ohio.


Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/04/05/PAC-to-back-bearded-political-candidates/UPI-23261365166150/#ixzz2PiKl0TPc

There’s only one thing that can stop the walking dead: a cat in distress.

A zombie who menaces tourists to promote the house of horror, Times Scare, has become an undead hero after rescuing a black and white cat missing from its cop owner for a stunning two years.

“I dress as a zombie every day and I just love animals — I try to do the right thing,” said Jeremy Zelkowitz, 22, who regularly dons a bloody jacket and ghoulish makeup to promote the tourist attraction on Eighth Ave.

The heartwarming tale began Saturday night around 1 a.m. when Zelkowitz was stalking W. 42nd St. in his usual costumed role reeling in customers to the year-round haunted house.

Over the din of frightened screams from tourists, the Coney Island native noticed a terrified cat risking more than one of his nine lives by darting into traffic.

The frightened feline tried to slip into a Dallas BBQ, Starbucks and a movie theater only to be shooed away.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/zombie-saves-cat-lame-times-square-article-1.1307739#ixzz2Pdf6WXLH

MIAMI (AP) — While Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was out celebrating his birthday at a Morocco-themed party complete with live camels, police said Thursday that thieves made off with about $340,000 in jewelry and cash from the player's nearby home.

Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said the department received a call about 12:30 a.m. after Bosh and his wife, Adrienne, returned from the well-publicized party at a bayside Miami nightspot. Hernandez said the couple noticed a jewelry drawer in their walk-in was open and numerous watches, rings, purses and cash were missing.

Bosh said he also noticed other things were not where they typically are, including some items on the closet floor.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/thieves-steal-340k-jewelry-bosh-home

“They called me back and said there’s no way this could have been printed like that in the factory," she told Florida Today. "They said it sounds like something miraculous happened."

Burke found particular significance in her discovery because she made it during Holy Week, the week before Easter in the Christian religion. Also, the fish symbol holds prominence in the Bible, where it's written that Christ fed 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves of bread and referred to his disciples as "fishers of men."

Sacred sightings like Burke's have popped up in all forms. In February, one man from Ohio claimed an image of Christ appeared in bird poop splattered on his windshield. Another man in Texas said his burnt breakfast taco displayed Jesus' face.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/patti-burke-god-in-goldfish-melbourne_n_3015823.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

BLOOMINGTON - Dennis, otherwise known as "Double D" is 59 years old, travels on foot, and lives outside.

He likes it this way.

"I'm independent, I just love nature," said Dennis.

He's crafted a campsite on the city's west side, spending his days searching for money and food.

"I'm still stuck out here, holding my cardboard sign."

But in a unique twist of events, his worries are being scratched away.

http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=316012