Ha!

[shanmonster]

It may be an urban legend, but it's still funny (thanks, Pimp Tea):

This is an extract of an National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Army Lieutenant General Reinwald about sponsoring a Boy Scout Troop on his military installation.

Interviewer: "So, LTG Reinwald, what are you going to do with these young boys on their adventure holiday?"

LTG Reinwald: "We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting."

Interviewer: "Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?"

LTG Reinwald: "I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the range."

Interviewer: "Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?"

LTG Reinwald: "I don't see how, we will be teaching them proper range discipline before they even touch a firearm."

Interviewer: "But you're equipping them to become violent killers."

LTG Reinwald: "Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?"

End of the interview

....

And now for the linkage:

Cthulhu Candy, Lovecraft Santa in Chocolate: You can buy anything on eBay.

Man of the Year Awards: Hmm.

Things Going Squish On My Scanner: Poor tomato....

Fly Hatching: They grow up so quickly, leaving the house without ever looking back. *sniff*

Shimmy Pants: I want a pair. But I'd prefer a pair which read "Yay Tubby!"

The Amazing Catapult Watch: "The only watch that's also a weapon- it shoots BBs, dried peas, popcorn kernels, lentils and more up to 8 feet accross the room!"

The 'Hottentot Venus': NSFW in a National Geographic sort of way. Baby got back!

Company lets U.S. travelers 'Go Canadian': Some Americans travel in drag (thanks, resa)!

Teaching aide on leave after serving kibble: Whatever. A bit of pet food shouldn't kill anyone. Hell, I used to eat Cat Chow when I was a kid, much to my parents' chagrin. And when I was in university, I ate a dog biscuit for the hell of it. I don't recommend it. I don't understand why dogs think they're tasty, because they're not.

LegShocker turns footy fans into masochistic prats: Gaming hardware device that lets you get kicked in the shins. Right.

Bumpy Landing: Yikes!

Dirty Sounding Names: Covers the gamut from Adolf Oliver Nipple to Zig Steenine.

Comments

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

The 'Hottentot Venus" thing upsets me in so many ways.

The whole paper reads as if they are referring to some kind of "lower" species, as opposed to another human being.

Saartjie Baartman was a person, treated like a sideshow freak. Much as anyone with a physical deformity was in those days.

http://zar.co.za/baartman.htm

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

At first, I thought that the tone of the article was due to the citations from earlier writings. But upon closer examination, I see your assertion is correct; the author does personally take a condescending tone, and that just ain't right.

I'm not sure I agree Saartjie was physically deformed, though. It seems to me her physique was a standard variation, and one which was considered beautiful among her people.

Some time ago, I remember reading somewhere of a group of people who purposefully enlarged their inner labia by hanging weights from them, starting from childhood. Do you suppose Saartjie is from that group?

[cathellisen.livejournal.com]

Ok, I've googled my way around....found an article (not sure i agree with everything in it, though), which states that the labial stretching practice was something done by the Lesotho tribe ( who are not even remotely related to the Khoisan ) http://www.rotten.com/library/sex/elongated-labia/ there are a couple of ermm... close-ups, so NSFW

I used to paint 'bushman paintings" on slate for a living, so I did a fair amount of research at the time. Unfortunately, I cannot remember any of the names of the books. I will say that, for the most part, the books would talk about the San culture with respect, and that's why I found the tone of that article upsetting. That and the fact that many of the Coloured people of Cape Town would have Khoisan ancestors. A friend of mine had a nice pear-shaped arse, and the epicanthic fold associated with the Khoisan, but she did not appear in any way deformed. Another friend, from Namibia, was incredibly skinny and narrow hipped. The diversity in body shapes is as prevalent among the Khoisan as it is among Europeans.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I love the diversity of body shapes, especially a body in excellent physical condition. It would be awfully boring if people only came in one shape or colour.

The rotten.com article is really interesting. I especially like their last paragraph about piercing. It conjures up some decorous mental images. Honestly, though, if generously-portioned labia get in the way while horseback riding or cycling, imagine how much more so if the labia were studded with metal. Yikes!

[phil-in-a-box.livejournal.com]

I hope I hope I hope that NPR conversation was real. That LTG deserves a hearty slap on the back.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I laughed aloud when I read it, that's for sure!

[daughty.livejournal.com]

The Cthulhu Santa crackes me up :-)