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A lioness has killed the father of her three offspring, suffocating her mate by locking her jaws onto his neck at the Indianapolis Zoo in an attack not fully understood by zoo staff. The lions had been held together at the zoo for eight years, producing three cubs in 2015, and zookeepers had never before noticed any aggression between the two, the zoo said in a statement issued on Friday. The death devastated zookeepers and the cause may never be understood, the curator of the zoo said. "They build strong bonds with the animals so any loss affects us all greatly. For a lot of us, it's just like a family member," David Hagan, curator of the Indianapolis Zoo, said in an interview. Zoo staff were alerted by "an unusual amount of roaring" coming from the lion pen on Oct. 15 and arrived to find the 12-year-old female lion Zuri in a fight with the 10-year-old male lion Nyack, the zoo said in a statement. "She had Nyack by the neck. Keepers came up and saw what was occurring and made an attempt to separate the two. But she continued to hang onto Nyack by the neck until he stopped moving," Hagan said. A necropsy found that Nyack died of suffocation from injuries to the neck. The lioness had been on loan from the San Diego Zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan managed by Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The incident was under review but there were no plans to change how the lions would be managed, the zoo said. One of their offspring, a 3-year-old female named Sukari, was in the outdoor lion pen at the time, while the two male offspring were kept in a separate part of the exhibit. Zookeepers began separating the males earlier this year, corresponding the age they typically leave the pride, at 2 or 3, when they are considered young adults. The Indianapolis Zoo's adult male lion named Nyack The Indianapolis Zoo's lioness named Zuri.

Also, I saw Warren Beatty's sister live at the Palace Theater in NY. Does that count? But can you still fit into your Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein t-shirts?

Ben Dover is one of my favorite names for a gay porn bottom. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0sWspe4wPCY/SriQtnHzkJI/AAAAAAAAAAU/DkX6XH0zk2Y/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/bendover.jpeg

These are all the concerts I can remember seeing: Hall & Oates thrice, Rick Springfield, Donna Summer, & the Bee Gees twice each (might've seen Los Hermanos Gibb a third time; not sure), ABBA & ELO once apiece. Still have my ABBA & ELO t-shirts, but can't fit into them.

Matthew Dippel, a Michigan photographer, was in Yosemite National Park in California when he directed his friend, Josh Van Gorden, to hike over to the famous viewpoint Taft Point to pose for a photo. But instead of seeing Van Gorden emerge on the cliff, Dippel spotted two other tiny figures in the distance: one standing and one kneeling. Dippel quickly realized that he was witnessing a marriage proposal. I had my settings all ready to go — due to waiting for Josh — so I just snapped away and managed to get a beautiful photo,” Dippel told Yahoo Lifestyle. But he when he ran over to try to deliver the photo, he was unable to identify the lovebirds. “There were maybe 12 other photographers there along with three to four brides and grooms taking photos at the point, so it’s not an uncommon thing to see,” he said. He sprang into action. “I had my settings all ready to go — due to waiting for Josh — so I just snapped away and managed to get a beautiful photo,” Dippel told Yahoo Lifestyle. But he when he ran over to try to deliver the photo, he was unable to identify the lovebirds. “There were maybe 12 other photographers there along with three to four brides and grooms taking photos at the point, so it’s not an uncommon thing to see,” he said. Determined to locate the couple, Dippel did what any reasonable person would do: He posted his best shot to Twitter. In the photo, the sun’s rays are bathing the hikers as they’re perched about 7,500 feet up. He asked his followers, “Twitter help, idk who these two are but I hope this finds them. I took this at Taft Point at Yosemite National Park, on October 6th, 2018.” The post has since gone viral, with more than 153,000 retweets, more than twice that number in likes, and 1,100 comments — and none have helped Dippel identify the couple, unfortunately. He confirmed to Yahoo Lifestyle that he still had not found the darling duo as of Monday despite a few false alarms. In fact, the photo has garnered such a reaction from commenters on Twitter that he has asked people to just privately message him — but only with serious leads. I don’t photograph weddings though, believe it or not,” he said. “I mainly do concerts, portraits, and landscapes.”

A fire and rescue squad in California is trying to find the owner of a tortoise that was discovered by paramedics Thursday taking a slow-and-steady stroll in El Cajon. Heartland Fire & Rescue took to Facebook about the quest for the unidentified owner, telling followers that the “rather interesting patient” was found “slowly” walking on the sidewalk. “Unable to outrun the paramedics and possibly suffering from a little ‘shell shock,’” the tortoise was brought to the city’s animal shelter, where it’ll be cared for until someone comes to pick it up, the fire & rescue squad wrote. “All in a day’s work!” the Facebook post said, offering photos of the stray animal. One showed it securely fastened to a gurney. In another, it’s seen posing near a firetruck. As of Friday, the tortoise remained at the shelter, where it was “being well taken care of” and officials were investigating tips suggesting the animal came “from a yard on Emerald,” the Facebook post said.

And if you have a giant penis, then you need... Inflatable, 10-foot-long colon swiped in Kansas! This 10-foot-long, inflatable colon, used to instruct about the dangers of colon cancer, has been swiped from the University of Kansas Cancer Center. Call Internal Affairs! Better yet, call a gastroenterologist! A 10-foot-long, inflatable colon, used to instruct about the dangers of colon cancer, has been swiped from the University of Kansas Cancer Center. The 150-pound teaching aid was stolen Friday from a pickup truck in Brookside, Kan. The Cancer Coalition sends the inflatable colon all around America for people to learn about cancer in an intriguing way. The surprisingly lifelike balloon organ illustrates the perils of nasty polyps that can become cancerous lesions if left untreated. The larger-than-life creation has a value of about $4,000. While the theft itself is disturbing enough, one doctor says the real shame is that it denies people frank discussions about a cancer that gets scant attention. “Colorectal cancer screening is the most powerful weapon we have against colorectal cancer,” said University of Kansas Cancer Center surgical oncologist Josh Ashcraft in a statement on Friday. “Colon cancer is a tough subject for many to talk about and the giant, 150-pound, 10-foot-long inflatable colon is a great conversation starter.” Nearly 100,000 new cases of colon cancer will be confirmed in 2018 and about 43,000 first-time diagnoses of rectal cancer will be diagnosed. More alarming, about 50,000 Americans are expected to succumb to colorectal cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.

The Beastie Boys have kept a giant penis in storage for 30 years When the Beastie Boys first hit it big in 1987, they were seen as “Animal House” frat dudes, thanks to the video for first single “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party),” which became an MTV staple. The clip depicted the guys — Brooklyn native MCA (Adam Yauch) and Manhattanites Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and Mike D (Mike Diamond) — as house-trashing, pie-throwing, oversexed pyromaniacs. Beastie Boys Book” (Spiegel & Grau), out Oct. 30, the Beasties were mocking the very thing they hated: “Sloppy drunk dude trying to creep on young women was repugnant to punks [like us].” But the joke was on them. “Unfortunately, when you’re a straight guy in your late teens/early twenties, you can easily fall into the stereotype’s own trappings,” Horovitz writes. “[We] became what we hated.” In the decades since, the band has apologized repeatedly for their lyrics and behavior from those days, and a fair amount of the book — which is also a love letter to MCA, who died from cancer in 2012 — is devoted to those regrets. Here’s a roundup of some of the Beastie Boys’ wildest, worst early history. They fired their drummer — for being a girl From 1981-84, the Beastie Boys featured a Beastie Girl: Kate Schellenbach played drums for the group as they transitioned from punk to hip-hop. “We kicked Kate out of the band because she didn’t fit into our new tough-rapper-guy identity,” Horovitz laments in the book. “Maybe Kate would’ve eventually quit the band because we were starting to act like a bunch of f–kin’ creeps, but it was just s–ty the way it happened. And I am so sorry about it.” In the book, Schellenbach blames the split on producer Rick Rubin, saying he gave the band an ultimatum of working with him or her. “Part of me was jealous of their success,” she admits, although she knew she wouldn’t have been happy if she had stayed. “What would I be doing when they were rapping about f–king a girl with a Wiffle-ball bat?” All was eventually forgiven, and the Beasties’ own record label, Grand Royal, released music by Schellenbach’s band Luscious Jackson in the early 1990s. They almost called their first album something awful Although Horovitz and Diamond never explain how they landed on the title of their debut 1986 album, “Licensed to Ill,” they’re grateful they changed it. “The original title to this record was ‘Don’t Be a F–got.’ It was Rick Rubin’s idea,” Horovitz reveals in the book. “It was meant to be a joke about jock frat dudes but homophobia’s not funny and we are truly sorry.” They’re still spending money on a giant penis “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” was chosen as a single by the band’s label, Def Jam, in February 1987, even though the Beasties considered it a throwaway. It was immediately picked up by MTV and became a hit, but the band quickly soured on the track and the dumb-jock stereotype it represented — so much so, they never played it live after their 1987 tour. But one remnant lingers: A giant hydraulic penis that would pop up on stage when the trio played the song. (According to Rolling Stone, it stood 20 feet tall). “Seemed funny at the time … [but] you gotta really think before you say or do some dumb s–t,” Horovitz writes of the decision to have the prop created. “Think about the people you care about most. Will they be embarrassed for you, and of you? Yes . . . And you’ll end up paying thirty years’ worth of storage locker fees in New Jersey for a 5-foot-by-5-foot dick in a box.” I thought this might be more inaccurate reporting by Rolling Stone, but it was pointed out to me that this may be the measurement when flaccid. :D:) They inspired car theft In the “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” video, Mike D sported a Volkswagen medallion on a thick gold chain. This allegedly led fans across the US and UK to steal the logos right off the grills of VWs. Eventually the carmaker found a way to capitalize on the trend, creating an ad with a photo of a Rabbit missing its hood ornament and the line “Designer labels always get ripped off.” The company cheekily nodded to the band — “Many [owners] have been heard to out-swear a Beastie Boy (the results of finding their badges have gone missing)” — and offered a free medallion to anyone who asked. They used to hunt rats in Chinatown During the mid-80s, Mike D and MCA shared an apartment at 59 Chrystie St. — which was rat-infested because employees of sweatshops on the same floor would leave bags of trash in the hallway. The landlord suggested the guys take care of the problem by killing one of the vermin and leaving it out to scare off the others. Some people might go to the hardware store and buy a trap. The Beasties had other ideas. “We … bought these pellet guns, some CO2 cartridges and a gang of pellets,” Diamond writes. “Late that night, we rolled in a bit buzzed. We grabbed our loaded pistols … and started kicking the huge garbage bags. Sure enough, rats came streaming out of them. Somehow, we actually nailed a couple, then left them, dead, in the hallway for a few days.” It worked. As Diamond writes, “Now we were free to go about inviting girls back to our place.”

The drag racer killed in a horrific fiery crash early Sunday in Queens documented his final hours on social media. Engines rev and tires squeal as souped-up cars race through the streets of Sunnyside on Jesus Montenegro-Posada’s Instagram Story, documenting his last night of racing. The 35-year-old speed demon lost control of his Honda Civic on a rain-slicked Review Avenue, struck a tension wire supporting a telephone pole, twisted in mid-air, and got wedged between the phone pole and a light stand in the horrific 1 a.m. crash, witnesses said. Montenegro-Posada, described by friends and fellow drivers as an avid racer and car tuner, was killed instantly in the gory wreck, that left the street strewn with car parts, bloody clothes, and shattered glass. His Instagram page includes nearly exclusively shots of auto parts and cars in various stages of detailing.

Not sure. I just happen to remember that one got the most for me. I know I had another with 15ish, but I'd have to search manually for it.

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I logged in tonight and had 3108 likes, as well as 3108 messages. Then I had to spoil it with a new post (and then this one on top of it). My greatest hit so far has been my response to Avalon's (original) query, Was Alexander the Great Gay?: 17 likes. https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/was-alexander-the-great-gay.129435/#post-1380124

I've had no use for him since he ripped off the tenants in his uncle's building.

I keep seeing promos for the new season on TruTV whilst a-watchin' COMEDY KNOCKOUT. Adam Ruins Everything is an American educational comedy television series starring Adam Conover that debuted on September 29, 2015, with a 12-episode season on truTV. On January 7, 2016, it was announced that the show had been picked up for 14 additional episodes of season 1 to air starting on August 23, 2016. The series aims to debunk misconceptions that pervade U.S. society. On December 7, 2016, truTV announced the renewal of Adam Ruins Everything for a 16-episode second season, which premiered on July 11, 2017. An additional miniseries of six animated episodes premiered on March 20, 2018. On May 9, 2018, TruTV announced the show had been renewed for a third season, set to premiere in the fall of 2018.

I must... I must... I must increase my bust! I remember an episode of Laverne & Shirley in which Shirley was mortified when Laverne and her date walked in on Shirley doing her exercises: I must... I must... I must increase my bust! I know... I know... I know that they will grow! Hurrah... Hurrah... my aim's a bigger bra! https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/i-love-a-good-pun.130043/

If Facebook can't limit Russian bots posting stuff to influence elections and churn up hatred and distrust among U.S. citizens, what makes you think the administrators of this site can successfully prevent them from posting all of the 'hateful comments and name calling' you seem to think is coming from actual people outside of Russia?

Houston library sued by anti-gay activists over Drag Queen Story Hour A crew of anti-gay protesters rallied outside the federal courthouse Friday afternoon, announcing they have sued the Houston Public Library over a city-sponsored Drag Queen Story Hour which they say violates their freedom of religion. Opponents of the story hour have also turned out to protest the library events, which began last summer in Montrose, the city’s historic gay enclave. Similar drag queen events have been hosted around the country with the aim of providing role models for children. The lawsuit was filed Friday by a group who has vocally opposed marriage equality and joined the fight to defeat a proposed Houston ordinance that would have lifted gender restrictions on bathrooms. The group has asked a federal judge to halt the reading event, claiming they are not appropriate for all patrons. The library director and Mayor Sylvester Turner are named as defendants, accused of being recklessly entangled in “LGBT doctrine.” The lawsuit says the storytelling sessions advertised as appropriate for patrons of all ages at the Freed-Montrose Neighborhood branch should not be funded with taxpayer dollars since the library would not host a “man-woman marriage storytelling hour.” The group behind the lawsuit identify themselves as “Christ followers,” taxpayers and card-carrying library patrons. One of those bringing the lawsuit is Tex Christopher, who says he homeschooled his children using library books. Another plaintiff is Chris Sevier, who has filed a number of lawsuits across the country, including one in Houston for the right to marry his laptop. If men can marry men, he has argued, why can’t he marry a computer. The plaintiffs also include an evangelical minister and a woman who says she got into a custody battle with her husband after he left her for a transgender woman.

It very well could take you longer to read this story than it would to ride on the world’s shortest scheduled passenger flight. Loganair, a Scottish regional airline, holds that title thanks to its itinerary between Westray and Papa Westray, two of the Orkney Islands located north of Great Britain. The flight, which travels 1.7 miles, lasts only 1.5 minutes in the air. The cost of a ticket starts at 17 pounds (roughly $22). That’s a blip compared to the world’s longest flight, which just re-entered service last week. The New York-Singapore route flown by Singapore Airlines takes nearly 18 hours— some 1,080 times longer than the Loganair flight, give or take a minute. Tickets were selling for $2,147 and up on the Singapore Airlines website this week. The Westray-Papa Westray route isn’t the only short flight that Loganair offers. The journey between Eday and Kirkwall, another two of the Orkney Islands, takes a staggering 10 minutes to complete. Looking to take a short trip closer to home? Last year, United Airlines launched theshortest flight in the continental US, a 16-minute trip between San Francisco and Santa Rosa, located in the Sonoma County wine region. (Sightseeing flight operator Greater Toronto Airways boasts the shortest flight in North America, a 10-minute route between Toronto and Niagara.) In Hawaii, travelers can take a 15-minute flight between the Kalaupapa and Ho’olehua airports on Moloka’i for as little as $50 on Mokulele Airlines. Of course, flying is particularly bad for the environment — aircraft are responsible for 2.5% of total global carbon dioxide emissions. So travelers concerned about their carbon footprint may want to consider other means of travel — for instance, a 25-minute car ferry also runs between Westray and Papa Westray.

First show deleted from my dvr settings this season.

HELL is a commercial on earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxF1nul4UM