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I am sure that Totally Oz meant to comment on your rise in status but was simply burdened by all the new threads he had to post. So I will bump it back up to give him another opportunity!

From today's NYTimes, on airplane germs: In 2007, Charles P. Gerba, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona, swabbed airplane bathrooms and tray tables on eight flights to see what bugs might be lurking onboard. Four out of six tray tables tested positive for the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and norovirus, the highly contagious group of viruses that can cause a miserable one- or two-day bout of vomiting, diarrhea and cramping, was found on one tray. Most of the bathrooms he swabbed had E. coli bacteria. Thirty percent of sinks, flush handles and faucet handles had E. coli, as did 20 percent of toilet seats, according to his research.

Congratulations, twinklover! In 11 years of posting I think I have finally seen a truly gross post! At least I doubt anyone can top it.

We noted this way down at the bottom of a thread in another forum, so you might have missed it. Our colleague MsGuy has reached the height of posting. He is now an Olympian! Now, lest you think we take these things too seriously, note that it is all in good humor. It's not like he can go to the local porn shop and get a discount because of it. But I would buy him a drink should he show up in Palm Springs! After all, I have been enlightened and entertained by his posts and wish him a thousand more. Someday he might even become a lucky member! PS- not sure which Olympian he wants to be, so I thought Hermes might do...lookin says this pic best fits an Olympian:

Lookin, knowing that you are a) from the Bay Area, and don't like encounters of the turd kind, then it is my duty to advise you NOT to ride BART, the Bay Area Transit system. Reports have shown that the seats harbor all kinds of bacteria and fecal matter. People urinate and poop on them. So stay away, even if this means you have to ride your bike to Polk Street or Castro Street. Here's the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/us/06bcseats.html?hp

I would have to! A sloppy drunk is no fun.

A little harsh, zipperzone. It's possible that there are some innocent guys here. Allegations are easy to make, harder to prove. Can you imagine the pain that an innocent priest would be going through? Granted, the situation does not look good, but I don't assume they are all guilty.

Rob Bell, a popular evangelical preacher in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has ruffled many feathers among his brethren with his new book “A Book About Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.” He "describes as 'misguided and toxic' the dogma that “a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while the rest of humanity spends forever in torment and punishment in hell with no chance for anything better.” He indeed asks if Gandhi is rotting in hell. His answer did not please many evangelicals. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/us/05bell.html?hpw Bell is no stranger to controversy. His previous book, Velvet Elvis, a book that Bell described as for people who are "fascinated with Jesus, but can't do the standard Christian package". The son of a federal judge, he has built his church up to 10,000 members in a relatively conservative area of the country.

Unrelated to the above, but still qualifying as strange doings in Philadelphia, an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College, a Catholic institution, was dismissed for being gay. Now it turns out that he also has a very checkered past: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/117387368.html More: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/117440033.html

Catholics in Philadelphia are reeling after a grand jury reported that no less than 37 priests against whom allegations of abuse have been made are still functioning as priests in the diocese. The monsignor in charge of investigating the priests has been criminally charged for endangering the welfare of a child by leaving the priests in place. "[Monsignor]Lynn figured prominently in a scathing 2005 grand jury report that found 63 priests in the archdiocese had been credibly accused of child sexual assault over several decades while local church officials turned a blind eye." (CBS News) The church authorities have scrambled to respond, suspending some priests, and hiring a former prosecutor to review their files to see where things went wrong: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/us/05church.html?hp CNN Senior Vatican analyst John Allen said the charges against the former church official appeared to be unprecedented and could have national implications. "This is apparently the first time that a Catholic leader has been charged criminally for the cover-up as opposed to the abuse itself," he said. "It sends a shot across the bow for bishops and other diocesan officials in other parts of the country, who have to wonder now if they've got criminal exposure, too." http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/10/three-philadelphia-priests-teacher-charged-with-sexually-abusing-boys/ One suspended priest, Fr Joseph DiGrigerio has spoken out on radio after being suspended pending further investigation in the sex abuse scandal. Father DiGregorio went on the offensive on Friday, saying he is angry and intends to fight, Action News reports. “Angry, very angry, and I intend to fight these accusations with every legal means at my disposal,” claims Father DiGregorio. (CathNewsUSA.com)

This one is pretty wild, but at least it does not involve kids. Blogger Andy Towle has some sympathy for the priest, who he speculates drinks so much because he is deep in the closet: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/03/watch-drunk-catholic-priest-offers-cop-oral-sex-for-freedom.html

LOL- you asked for it! I once had a very hot guy shit all over the bed, and boy, did it stink. I tried to act like it was all a big nothing, but his embarrassment ended the night for us. Otherwise, cleaning up beforehand usually makes for a clean experience. If nature calls, well, it calls. But it usually is on break at times like this. (We mentioned last week the naked guy on the cruise ship dance floor who couldn't hold it in...)

The LA Times Magazine introduces us to the 9 top prospects to be movie heartthrobs. Here are the opening paragraphs: Duck into any scenester depot between Sunset and 3rd, and you’ll spot them: aspiring matinee idols, pretty lads sanguine in their skinny denims and studied slouching. If only that elusive Hollywood fifth element, aka star quality, were the mere sum of blessed bone structure and an adorably terminal case of bedhead. Alas, breaking out of the pack as the next alpha dog—read, Brando/Newman/DiCaprio—demands traits that are difficult to quantify. True stars are born, not groomed, and this year promises an embarrassment of riches. They hail from the four points of the English-speaking world From striking redhead Eddie Redmayne—who’ll squire Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn—to Henry Hopper, barely out of his teens and already a leading man in Gus Van Sant’s tragic romance Restless, the It factor is strong in these guys. And speaking of romance: If you haven’t heard of them yet, the starlets surely have. Collectively, the gossip mags have linked this bunch to beauties ranging from Leighton Meester to Carey Mulligan. It’s only a matter of time before the rest of America falls for them, too. (Eddie Redmayne starred in the Broadway show Red with Alfred Molina. he's a great actor and very easy on the eyes.) And, here's the story: http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2011/03/the-next-factor.html

Manning's mistreatment continues: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/us/04manning.html?hp

That's one ugly woman!

Lookin, when I posted the story about the fecal underwear last November, I quoted Men's Health magazine. Either they, or perhaps, just perhaps, I, had it wrong! http://www.maleescortreview.com/forum/index.php?/topic/4608-did-you-know/page__st__20__p__30402__hl__fecal__fromsearch__1#entry30402 Update: I have found the exact quote from Men's Health: The average pair of dirty underwear contains between one-tenth and one full gram of feces, according to Dr. Philip Tierno, director of clinical microbiology at New York University and author of The Secret Life of Germs.

Walking into the grocery store and seeing all of those delicious food items, you can't help but think of putting them into your tummy. But most people don't stop to think that what you put into your tummy must come out at some point. A while back a researcher stated that the average person carries one ounce of feces in his underwear. Now an Arizona researcher claims that 72% of shopping carts have fecal matter on them. Fecal Food Carts But think of all the other things you touch in a day: handrails, subway poles, public phones (if you can find one), public toilet handles, door handles, money and coins, or even other people. Are they all so laden with feces that you should carry sanitary wipes everywhere you go? Can you imagine sanitizing your hands before you shake hands with a politician? I know you check your wallet afterward, but how far can we carry this? Rubber gloves for all? Shake on it!

What Have You Lost? OneFinger Just reading the menu page one might think one finger was lost...

The elder pictured above could convert me anytime. But, it would take a house call.

These boys represent Mormonism's failures. I wonder how many there are.

My concern is not curtailing services for extending lives a few months, but where the line is drawn. I don't trust young Republicans to draw those lines.

Well, not all the pix are in Mormon garb!

The string haired guy, Brett Loewenstern is a real turn off, as is the effeminate black singer, Jacob Lusk, despite their otherwise good voices. Am I being homophobic? I don't want to be, but I like my men butcher than that. The Stefano Langone guy with the million dollar smile is easy on my eyes, but no doubt straight if he is "singing to all the ladies out there."

That's all we need, you guys diddling on twink shows rather than posting here! Talk about a counterproductive benefit!

I suppose we all end up on the trash heap anyway!