WATCH Jon Cryer's skit on Ellen: Quote of the Day: "We want to try to save him, as well as not have ourselves slandered. " --Laurie Stathopoulos, a witch in Salem, Mass., describing plans by witches in her city to hold a ritual Sunday (March 6) to dissuade actor Charlie Sheen from misusing the word "warlock," a term he has used to describe himself in recent interviews. Stathopoulos, who goes by the name, Lorelei, was quoted in the Salem Gazette. Who knew Muammar Gaddafi was so much like us? The much-maligned Libyan dictator has very specific ideas about parenting. In fact, he could go head-to-head with any of you people commenting on The Stir breastfeeding posts. Oh, maybe he has! Do you think the Colonel is actually Anon? It's true the embattled (hopefully former, soon) leader has been spewing his own brand of crazy lately, but someone decided to take a look at Gaddafi's The Green Book of wisdom that he published in 1975 to see if he's always been so off his rocker. Turns out, he has. But that doesn't mean Gaddafi didn't have a moment of clarity when discussing breastfeeding and stay-at-home moms. From his manifesto, we see that Gaddafi may be confused about what exactly makes a woman different than a man (you needed to ask a gynecologist, really?), but he is very clear that a baby needs to be breastfed well past his first birthday:
Women, like men, are human beings. This is an incontestable truth ... Women are different from men in form because they are females, just as all females in the kingdom of plants and animals differ from the male of their species ... According to gynecologists women, unlike men, menstruate each month ... Since men cannot be impregnated they do not experience the ailments that women do. She breastfeeds for nearly two years.Before you start to say, "But I have to go back to work! I can't possibly nurse on demand until my baby is 2," Gaddafi has an answer for that as well. You need to stay home with the baby, otherwise -- it's tyranny!
Placing a child in a day nursery is coercive and tyrannical and a violation of the child’s free and natural disposition.So now you know how it's done in Libya. Or at least it was under the 40 years of rule when Colonel Gaddafi forced everybody to live by these rules in his little green book. I'm just hoping they have paid maternity leave in Libya to support his extended breastfeeding position. Oh right, they do. A full six months -- which is six months more than we have here in the U.S. Maybe that nutcase is on to something. http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/117059/gaddafi_is_an_attachment_parent
BYU Honor Code Says No Sex, Wants Athletes Tense
Posted by Lindsay Mannering on March 3, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Brigham Young University student Brandon Davies is in some holy hot water. He violated the BYU honor code and was suspended from the basketball team, which is currently ranked #3 in the nation and a contender for the national title, for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend. So far, Brandon Davies' girlfriend, a fellow BYU student, has yet to release a statement.
There are a few things that Brandon did wrong. One, he broke the honor code, which states one must lead a virtuous and chaste life. Sorry, but he signed up for that. Two, he let his team down right before March Madness, and puts their shot at the title in jeopardy. He averaged over 11 points a game and a team high 6.2 rebounds. And thirdly, aren't athletes supposed to abstain from sex before games?
I thought guys were warned against having sex before games because it could wear them out and could take away their competitive, aggressive edge. Makes sense to me. Maybe the honor code is really a way to gain a competitive edge in sports. Doubt it, but you know, doesn't hurt.
On the other hand, maybe having some pre-game sex relaxes the muscles, and one can get a better night's sleep before game day. Is it possible that Brandon was just "doing it" for the team? Maybe he really didn't want to, but knew he had to do something to calm his nerves, relieve some tension. Yeah, right. A 19-year-old boy takes one for the team, has sex with his girlfriend. That is one selfless, pious dude if that's the case.
The BYU coach says it's likely Brandon will be back next season as a junior, but who knows if Brandon will return. I think the suspension is a little tough and could potentially cost the university a lot of money (a great performance in the NCAA tournament does wonders for a school's bottom line), but they had no choice. If a rule is broken, a rule is broken.
I'll be interested to see if Brandon stays at BYU. As a talented ball player, he could potentially transfer to a less-strict college (have all the sex you can handle, Brandon!) or possibly go pro.
Do you think having sex, or abstaining, is best before a competition?
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