In image-conscious Venezuela, some 30,000 breast implant surgeries are performed every year, and now one enterprising politician is truly capitalizing on his country's vanity. For a mere $6 a ticket, Venezuelans can enter a raffle to win breast implants for "you or your partner" and help fund National Assembly candidate Gustavo Rojas' legislative campaign. "The raffle is a legal method. We decided on breast implants because we wanted to target a specific public sector," said Rojas. This miraculously sounds less sleazy than most U.S. political fundraisers. (Via AFP)
A beach town near Tokyo is offering fans of the video game "Love Plus" a chance to bring their digital girlfriends to life. Players can find barcodes that pull up images of their virtual significant others at various scenic locations. One hotel even offers a barcode so players can see their non-girlfriends wear summer kimonos in the privacy of their own rooms. Masturbation has never been so high-tech. (Via Mashable)
Other Celebrity Birthdays for September 2!
"Hostage Situation at the Discovery Channel Building." I'm shocked! The Discovery Channel has its' own building?!
I wonder if there are insecure sharks.
I could have invented the fuckin' Arnold Palmer.
There comes a time in a man's life when he has to question his purchase of strawberry bubblegum.
Would you like a badge with that penicillin shot? Foursquare has teamed up with MTV to reward its sexually active users for getting tested for STDs. The idea is to take away the stigma, which won't be difficult when your disease status is prominently displayed on Facebook to your Great Aunt Mable. Whether Foursquare users will use this new badge to increase STD awareness or to initiate unprotected sport sex with strangers is still undetermined. (Via CBS News)
Since urns and scattering aren't very cool, a British company has come up with a way to press your ashes into vinyl records after you've been cremated. For a mere £2000 ($3100 dollars), your corpse will get the basic package of 30 discs with a standard cover. When the time comes, your loved ones will be presented with you in the form of a completely unusable form of technology. Your death album can contain "a personal message, your last will and testament, or your own soundtrack." It's the perfect gift for very fashionable funerals. (Via Treehugger)
The hurricane isn't coming anywhere near here but I say we evacuate anyway
Happy birthday to one of the few people whose birthday I can remember without a Facebook reminder
May you live twice as long as Michael Jackson and be half as creepy
Paris Hilton saying her cocaine belonged to a friend reminded me I owe you a call
