Is this the weirdest name ever? Marijuana Pepsi sure got lumbered with a name to sue your parents for. But she’s resisting the temptation to succumb to her name; she’s a school teacher pursuing a phD. Times Online chats weird nomenclature.
Iran, world centre for sex changes. Extreme prejudice has had an unusual side effect in Iran. The First Post’s Gavin Knight explains:
The starting point is straightforward if shocking: homosexuality is a crime in Iran, punishable by death. Human Rights Watch has reported that as recently as November 2005 two men in their twenties were publicly hanged for homosexual conduct in the northern town of Gorgan. But while the government persecutes gay men, it sanctions sex change operations subsidising 50 per cent of the cost – on the grounds that the operation will ‘cure’ them of their homosexuality.
Mw, on the topic of homosexuality: gay bands. Christian site (we believe it to be satirical which is a shame) Love Gods Way nominates the bands you should keep your kids away from. Elton John in particular is a no-go zone due to him being “very gay”.
Oh look how old people imagined the internet, how quaint. Brainz gathers 12 “Dead Technology” ads together for our amusement.
