Daily Archives: May 17, 2011

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I Finally Found a “Serious Christian” Girl on OKCupid

As you probably know, online dating sites only attract the most smartest and least emotionally troubled people on the internets. And no dating site attracts more emotionally healthy individuals than OKCupid, the free dating site that was founded by awful, awful nerds who should never have been let out of their mom’s basement.

Recently OKCupid recommended a hottie who, in her profile, describes her religious beliefs as “Christianity and very serious about it.” Continue reading

Brazilian Court: Employee Allowed to Double-Click Her Mouse on Company Time

I suppose this was inevitable, but I’m more than a little upset that yet another landmark decision has been reached in a largely Catholic nation well before any such decision could be introduced in the Land of the Free.

After all, it’s been a big year for Brazil.

Ana Catarina Bezerra Silvares, a divorcee from the village of Vila Velha, Espírito Santo in Brazil, has sued and won a court ruling allowing her to perform self-help while on the job.

The ruling “enables her to masturbate for 15 minutes every two hours, [as well as] using the computer to see erotic images that stimulate her desire. She suffers from a rare condition [..] in the brain [..] which leads her to masturbate several times a day to relieve the deep anguish that it causes.”

I really wish I could muster some high dudgeon for you guys over this but I have to admit, I saw this one coming.

Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning Crasstalkers. Hope you are ready for an exciting day. Quick announcement: Last night we discussed some story ideas in the Open Thread and decided it might be helpful to have a weekly post for writers to discuss story ideas and get some feed back from each other. This evening (probably around 7 EST) I will put one up so we can get a discussion rolling. Please drop by and join the fun.
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