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Carol Brady Got Crabs from Former NYC Mayor
Jeff Neumann · 06/26/11 11:31PMFlorence Henderson, who played Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch, is pushing her new memoir so naturally she felt the need to tell the world about the time she got crabs on a one-night stand. Back in the 60s, Henderson boned NYC mayor John Lindsay (both were married at the time), and he left her with a parting gift:
Edgy Pedophilia Ad Wins Nice Award
Hamilton Nolan · 06/23/11 09:12AMThe prestigious Cannes advertising awards are underway, a celebration that involves everyone in that ad industry at the "VP" level or higher flying to Cannes on the company dime, doing lots of coke, and giving each other one hundred jillion awards, for being the most brilliant ad people who can afford to go to Cannes.
Horse Semen Makes for Tasty Beverage, Great Newspaper Headline
Jeff Neumann · 06/22/11 06:48AMUnder the headline "Women flock to take horse-semen shots," we learn from The Dominion Post that "apple-infused" horse jizz, or Hoihoi tatea, is "like custard" and is a hot item at a New Zealand restaurant called Green Man Pub. The horse semen, for which the restaurant pays $300 (NZ) for 20 vials, is part of a meal of Asian duck and spring rolls that the restaurant is entering into Monteith's Beer & Wild Food Challenge.
Peeping Tom Hid Inside Porta Potty
Max Read · 06/21/11 10:17PMFlesh-Eating Drugs Hit U.S., Russia
Max Read · 06/21/11 06:36PMYou should really stop doing cocaine. Not because it's addictive, or anything, but because it's likely laced with levamisole, a veterinary drug used for de-worming livestock, and it will make your flesh rot off.
Daytime Television Is Obsessed with Poop
Brian Moylan · 06/15/11 04:28PMLady Gaga's Meat Dress Is Going on Display
Brian Moylan · 06/15/11 03:26PMMan Fakes Disability to Fool Nurse Into Changing Adult Diaper
Max Read · 06/09/11 10:34PMPolice say 23-year-old Eric Carrier, of Hooksett, N.H., faked a brain injury in order to get his diaper changed by a nurse. Apparently, he placing an ad on Craigslist posing as the father of a brain-damaged son, luring an in-home nurse to his house so the nurse could "assess what type of care she needed to provide in the future."
The Nastiest New Ice Cream Flavor Is Made with Insects
Brian Moylan · 06/09/11 12:21PMJoran Van Der Sloot Once Pondered Life as a Prostitute
Jeff Neumann · 06/08/11 11:45PMBefore suspected murderer and confirmed creep Joran van der Sloot allegedly killed 21-year-old Stephany Flores in Peru last year, he was tapped out from gambling and considered selling his services for some quick cash. The mad Dutchman was racking up debts with a hotel and "others," according to the National Enquirer. Things got so bad for van der Sloot that he allegedly wrote to a friend, "I'm in such a serious situation that I would prostitute myself in return for help."
How a Computer Repairman Took Photos of His Customers in the Shower
Max Read · 06/08/11 07:50PMTorture Porn Sequel Declared Too Gross for Britain
Jeff Neumann · 06/07/11 06:01AMThe director of schlocky torture porn film The Human Centipede, Tom Six, got a nice promotional boost for his follow up, The Human Centipede II, after the British Board of Film Classification refused to rate the film this week, effectively banning it in Britain. What happens in the sequel that offended the BBFC so much? It gets pretty meta, as the Guardian describes it — and it's gross:
Someone Paid $200 for Bernie Madoff's Underwear
Jeff Neumann · 06/05/11 11:15PMThere have been several Bernie Madoff auctions over the last couple of years, but one over the weekend in Florida was perhaps the creepiest. Items from Madoff's Palm Beach estate included leather chairs, books and a Rolex that brought in around $400,000. Someone even spent $200 on 14 pairs of Madoff's boxer shorts.
Is Your Stomach Strong Enough to Watch Dr. Oz's Colonoscopy?
Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 04:34PMToday Oprah acolyte Dr. Oz showed his audience the results of his colonoscopy and it was freaking gross. Not only did Oz's doctor find a pre-cancerous polyp, he also found a colon was full of rice and lentils.
Marmite: Now Banned in Denmark
Jeff Neumann · 05/25/11 07:38AMMmm, Marmite. That yeasty, sticky tar that Brits love to put on toast. Just thinking about it makes your mouth water. But now, in fascist Denmark, Marmite trafficking is illegal due to its added minerals and vitamins. It seems that the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries is trying to make some extra cash from desperate British expats:
The Legend of Dov's Dong
Adrian Chen · 05/24/11 12:29PMThe FDA's Guidelines for Eating Maggots
Maureen O'Connor · 05/18/11 01:37PMManic Shoe-Licker Is the Latest NYC Subway Menace
Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 11:26AMThe cliche about New York City is that the amount of time spent in transit means New Yorkers do in public things suburbanites might keep locked behind French doors. Like breaking up with your girlfriend, or cleaning your shoes with your tongue.