CBC Watch has a story about the vagueness of the term “sexual orientation” in legal application.
Citizen’s Research Institute (CRI) press release :

CRI notes that on December 18, 2003, Judge Romilly of the British Columbia Youth Court in his reasons for sentence in the R. v. J.S. (para 50 -pg 36) case, opened the door when he stated the following concerning the term “sexual orientation” under section 718 of the Criminal Code:

“I am of the opinion that this crime was motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on a factor similar to sexual orientation and is covered by this section of the Criminal Code. It strikes me that this section contemplates hatred against ‘peeping toms’ and/or ‘voyeurs’ as being within its purview, since in my opinion such activity represents a sexual lifestyle which some may consider deviant, but is a sexual lifestyle all the same.”

I’ve been arguing for a long time that this slippery slope is going to become very steep when research into molecular genetics discovers that there exists a genetic basis for some of these behaviors. Coupled with fuzzy thinking such as this on the part of liberal judges, things could get very interesting in years to come.

While I don’t endorse this behavior, I admit that hockey would be far more popular in the US if they knew about this. It is a strange hockey traditon, considering the weather.

According to Boney M;

Ra ra rasputin
Lover of the russian queen
There was a cat that really was gone
Ra ra rasputin
Russia’s greatest love machine
It was a shame how he carried on

Much bigger than Napoleon’s little pod.

Question:
How many men would do this if they thought it was the only way to get laid?
Answer:
All of them.

Barry Ritholtz might know something about markets, but he sure as hell doesn’t know much about cows. In James Joyner’s comments section,he writes:

Bulls have horns which can gore; Bears have teeth and claws. Both can kill. Hence, the graphic imagery depicting the fierce battle between supply and demand, between mighty Bull and ferocious Bear in the jugles of Wall Street..

Horns are not sex characteristics in cattle, they’re breed or breed variety characteristics.

Polled Hereford Bull

Longhorn Cow & Calf

Bulls (with a handful of exceptions) are generally less dangerous than cows. They eat, have sex and eat. So long as he isn’t challenged outright or stuck with a cowboy and a bucking strap to get rid of, a bull will probably leave you alone.

Cows . . . Cows . . . Well, Cows stand around the field, chewing their cud, waiting to be either milked or slaughtered.

Cows have calves, protective maternal instincts and a strong matriarchal pecking order. Herds follow the “lead cow”, not a bull. As breeding animals, cows enjoy a longer producing life than the average bull.
Bulls are a relative rarity. Most male cattle are castrated at a few weeks of age and slaughtered by 30 months. And of the lucky few, all but the most valuable purebred bulls move from poking the baloney to being baloney in a fairly short time period. It takes only a couple of years before a commercial herd sire is of little use, unless you have plans to breed him to his daughters. At this point he must be replaced with a new bull.

Hardly a suitable iconagraphy for the stock markets.

Hardly.

‘He’s worse than a snake,’ says one victim’s relative –

A self-described medicine man who told several girls and women he could cure them of illnesses by having unprotected sex with them has pleaded guilty to several charges.
Harold Mearon, known as “Lucky” in aboriginal communities near Hobbema, halted his trial in Wetaskiwin on Monday to change his previous not-guilty pleas.

Stifle that giggle. Sexual assault isn’t funny. This man is a predator, preying on the stoopid weak.

Wes Skakun’s wife Heather noticed the obnoxious smell last spring. It was near the garage of their west side Pacific Heights home. It seemed worst on Friday nights. For the longest time, they couldn’t figure out what it was, or what was causing it – except that it reminded them of the stench of an outhouse. And sometimes, they found puddles.
Eventually he rented a high-quality video camera and installed four powerful outdoor lights, which he rigged to turn on with his remote control garage door opener.

Mao. Grave. Revolutions per second?

China’s largest adult-only sexuality museum and combined natural theme park has opened in southern Guangdong province, boasting such attractions as “penis-like” rocks and “vagina-like” caves.

I bet they have one nifty interactive center.

Well, now I know what to get the men on my Christmas list.

Mr Benestad, a doctor and a well known transvestite, says the book will feature 80 to 100 photographs of penises. He hopes that most men will be able to find a penis similar to their own in the book. “Heterosexual men have no one to compare their penises with,” he said.

Odd. Most of the heterosexual men I know seem more interested in comparing boobies.

In a reversal of fortune…

Beijing – A Chinese transsexual has been barred from competing in the 2004 Miss Universe competition because she was born a man, organisers said on Friday.
Chen Lili, a 24-year-old fashion model from China’s south-western Sichuan province, would have been the first transgender woman to vie for the title.
“The sex of the candidates should be female at birth and cannot be artificially changed,” Miss Universe selection committee chairperson Zhang Ruiling told reporters.

So there. Find your own sandbox. You don’t get to play our games until you’ve had PMS, buddy.