Pope Benedict XVI — voice of the common man — had some choice words for Europe's economic policymakers today as he traveled to the Catholic Church's World Youth Day in Spain. And why not? They certainly deserve it.

In the pantheon of places one does not expect blatant homophobia, "Gertrude Stein exhibit at a museum in San Francisco" is pretty high on the list. And yet! A guard at San Francisco's Jewish Museum tried to kick out a pair of females for holding hands at such an event this weekend, San Francisco Chronicle columnist C. W. Nevius reports:

Human embodiment of irony Chris Hansen—the To Catch a Predator host caught on camera appearing to cheat on his wife—also sexted, claims the National Enquirer. Did he learn nothing from his TV show about the value of concealing evidence?

Remember UCLA's racist YouTube ranter, who complained about Asians ruining her life with their annoying "ching chong ling long ting tong" language? She has inspired a new Asian-run campus business:

The Boss Hogg of Arizona law enforcement, Maricopa County's very own Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has a problem in his house: A deputy and two officers from Arpaio's creepy jail were arrested on charges that they smuggled heroin and illegal immigrants into Arizona, and then on to California. In a great twist, one of them is eight months pregnant with a Sinaloa drug cartel member's child.

Cobalt Coal Corp., a West Virginia mining company, has its own super-cool reality TV show on Spike TV about how dangerous its mines are, just like those Deadliest Catch guys. Unfortunately, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration was watching, and fined Cobalt for safety violations that it saw happening, on TV. Now if only they could do a reality show about Goldman Sachs. [AP, photo via Spike]

Ex-congressman Chris Lee knows a thing or two about the dangers of the Internet. In June 2009, he penned this op-ed in the Tonawanda News explaining why he helped pass legislation that would "educate students on the dangers of the Internet." Guess the lesson plan didn't include a section on why it's a bad idea to send sexy half-naked pictures to random women on Craigslist using your real name and e-mail address.

The manufacturers of Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars pulled their product off the shelf when they found twice as much lead in them as is legally permitted. The bars come in cherry, raspberry, apple, and new irony flavor.

Anderson Cooper's dangerous Greenwich Village converted firehouse home wasn't much help when his neighbor's apartment caught fire early today. The FDNY still managed to put out the blaze quickly. There are too many Anderson Cooper/firemen jokes to pick just one!

Have you been seeking a new ironic vehicle to display your disgust with the Tea Party? These new "I'm Voting Tea Party" shirts by Jeremy Kalgreen should do the trick. Better than "F*ck Tea," at least. [via]