3 people die each year from this in Japan. The puffer fish’s toxin is 1,000 times more potent than cyanide. This better be one amazing tasting fish.

This thing predates the T-Rex and looks like the evil arch enemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….Brain. I’ll include a couple pictures for comparison.

and now the brain…

This is one of the most heartfelt, honest, accurate, thorough yet concise, loving responses to this difficult issue I’ve ever heard. This video is Mark Driscoll’s response to this question sent live to him on stage via SMS, this is without preparation or study of any kind, this is just truth.

This is one of the more disturbing videos I’ve seen. It is one of the creepiest interviews of a self-obsessed lunatic you can witness. This was apparently played at a Scientology awards ceremony honoring Tom Cruise. Isn’t that just awesome, not only are the members of the church self congratulatory, the church itself hands out awards! Let us watch as Tom dissects lunacy and shows us just what crazy really looks like in todays world.

UPDATE: video link has been updated to Gawker who denied Scientology’s removal request and lawsuit threats. Good for Gawker!

South Africa has some interesting days ahead. Jacob Zuma is the new leader of the African National Congress. The next president will be appointed by the ANC and Zuma looks to be in the on deck circle. Now you’re thinking, “wow Kyle really is up to speed on African politics, this is an interesting blog piece, I wonder what his thoughts are on economic progress throughout developing countries.” I’m not as shallow as you think, but this is where this post makes U-turn at the deep end, puts the floaties on and heads back to safer waters.

Jacob Zuma likes his women, even if they don’t like him or just don’t know they like him yet. He has at least 4 wives and 20 children, but he’s not quite your stereotypical polygamist family man. At least not the stereotype I’ve developed from watching Big Love. He also likes to rape women. He’s been charged with corruption and rape. His response to the rape charges are priceless. Here are some particularly charming quotes:

Confronted with the rape charge, Zuma took the old “short skirt” excuse, claiming it was his duty as a Zulu warrior to have sex with a woman if she wore a short kanga (an African wrap) and that he could not leave her “unfulfilled.”

Am I the only one who didn’t know the “short skirt” excuse was old? Maybe it’s like insanity defense in the US.

Zuma told the court that he knew the woman was “clearly aroused” by the fact that her kanga was “quite short” — meaning knee-length.

“In the Zulu culture, you cannot just leave a woman if she is ready,” he explained in court.

According to Zuma’s defense, Zulu men have sexual primacy over women. Therefore, he could not be guilty.

“To deny her sex, that would have been tantamount to rape,” he claimed.

I’m guessing the woman he raped has a different interpretation of “ready” and “aroused”. No means yes, her slapping him and fighting back was just role playing apparently. The woman was HIV positive at the time of the incident and Zuma doesn’t seemed too concerned.See Mr. Zuma has extensive medical training and here’s why he knows he’s safe despite not wearing a condom:

“I had a shower afterwards”

I kid you not. And there’s also the matter of Zuma facing 12 counts of fraud, one count of money laundering, two counts of corruption and one charge of racketeering. I was having a hard time choosing between our current presidential nominees, but now I have some real perspective.

Here’s what Huang Chuncai looks like now…I gotta say, I’m not seeing much of an improvement. Hopefully the next surgeries make more progress. Originally his tumors weighed 50lbs, now he down to about 22lbs. You can see my earlier post and video of him here.

This is a 5 part video, but I only needed 1 part to make me uncomfortable, any more and I’d get angry and ill. So this lady builds these super life-like babies, with heart beats, they breath, they have hair, they just don’t grow. That is by design of course as these strange ladies seem like they are usually trying to replace a child that has since grown. I’d find that really unsettling if my mom couldn’t let go and had to play make believe with a doll all day. That’s beyond strange, it has to be unhealthy. Sometimes the best therapy is a kick in the face. I’m willing to travel and do that for these ladies, I’ll be their Dr. Phil. It would be a 30 second session, but you get your money’s worth. If they can afford to pay hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars for a doll, I’m sure they can spare a couple hundred more for my foot in their teeth.