29 May 2005
Sex Offenders Get Medicaid-Paid Viagra (AP)

Ah, bureaucracy at it's best! But perhaps there's hope after all: how many of these 800 will go blind?

AP - Nearly 800 convicted sex offenders in 14 states got Medicaid-funded prescriptions for Viagra and other impotence drugs, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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Beer mat ads to recruit priests

What in the world is the good cardinal thinking? Heathens would have no problem with a 'beer mat' (we generally call them 'coasters' on this side of the Big Pond) depicting say, a Thor's Hammer, or a Raven or even a Valknut. Compared to the denizens of Yahweh's heaven, our guys (and gals) are positive party animals! But were I a Christian, especially one devout enough to be considering a priesthood, methinks I might be a trifle offended to lift my brewski only to reveal a crucifix and a come on for a seminary!

The Catholic Church is to address the problem of declining priest numbers by advertising on beer mats.

(link) [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]

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