It took a while to wrap my mind around this story. From the BBC: An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (£79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay. Danilo Giuffrida, now 26, told doctors he was homosexual during a medical examination for military [...]

From the BBC: Two children in Spain have been admitted to a mental health institution to be treated for addiction to their mobile phones, Spanish media report. The children, aged 12 and 13, were sent to the clinic by their parents, who said they could not carry out normal activities without their handsets. They were [...]

From the BBC: A last drink proved one too many for a 78-year-old Swede who fell asleep while trying to row home – from Denmark. Reports say the man had been drinking in the Danish town of Helsingor but found he did not have enough money for the ferry home to Sweden. Instead of waiting [...]

Am I supposed to be shocked by this? The BBC:   Bulgaria’s Weightlifting Federation has withdrawn its team from this summer’s Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters failed drugs tests. The federation said eight men and three women had tested positive for the banned substance methandienon. …”The federation decided to withdraw the weightlifting team – men [...]

…and the mute donkey mayor can only talk about there not being a pact between the high school students. BBC: A US town mayor says there is “no evidence” to support claims that 17 Massachusetts schoolgirls became pregnant because of a “pregnancy pact”. When details first emerged of the high rate of pregnancies at Gloucester [...]

Two rich mute donkeys from New York tried (and succeeded) in keeping slaves in their house for many years. Reuters: NEW YORK (Reuters) – A wealthy New York woman was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday for keeping two Indonesian women as slaves, forcing them to work up to 20 hours a day [...]

I know I don’t have to convince you that this world is “going to hell in a hand basket” like my mom used to say, but this story should help clear it up a little. From CNN: Cops bust alleged brothel-on-wheels in Miami MIAMI, Florida (AP) – An alleged brothel-on-wheels that authorities said they busted over [...]

Sometimes being a mute donkey just stinks. This story from The Smoking Gun certainly speaks to that point. Meet Jeffrey Barrier. The Ohio man allegedly used a cell phone camera to snap photos of a naked woman at a tanning salon Saturday and then hid the phone in his anus in a bid to thwart [...]

Spike Lee is a mute donkey for many reasons, his latest comment on Barack Obama just highlights that fact. (highlights added) “It’s going to be before Obama, ‘B.B.,’ and after Obama — ‘A.B.’ — and some folks need to get used to this,” Lee said. “And I’m going to be at the inauguration — getting [...]

WARNING: Unless you have a pile full of cash do not attempt the following stunt. Posted on The World From Our Window: Recently, Kansas City Chiefs Tight End Tony Gonzalez committed himself to his “wife” in a commitment ceremony. You can view Tony talking about the ceremony HERE. By the way, the ceremony was officiated by a [...]