Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do

Thu Jul 24, 5:41 AM ET

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.
Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a ward of the court so that her name could be changed, he said in a ruling made public Thursday. The girl was involved in a custody battle, he said.

The new name was not made public to protect the girl's privacy."The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name," he wrote. "It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

The girl had been so embarrassed at the name that she had never told her closest friends what it was. She told people to call her "K" instead, the girl's lawyer, Colleen MacLeod, told the court.
In his ruling, Murfitt cited a list of the unfortunate names. Registration officials blocked some names, including Fish and Chips, Yeah Detroit, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, he said. But others were allowed, including Number 16 Bus Shelter "and tragically, Violence," he said.

New Zealand law does not allow names that would cause offense to a reasonable person, among other conditions, said Brian Clarke, the registrar general of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Clarke said officials usually talked to parents who proposed unusual names to convince them about the potential for embarrassment.

Ohhhh the comedy AND irony of this story. Unsavory yet painfully HILARIOUS to me in oh so many ways!

When a Keppin' It Real Wedding Goes WRONG!

Disclaimer: We do not know these people (thank GOD)

Can you get herpies from a photo?

What?! It's a logical question?

Pay To Have Fish Nibble The Skin Off Your Feet

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

"This is a good treatment for everyone who likes to have nice feet," Ho said. He said he wanted to come up with something unique while finding a replacement for pedicures that use razors to scrape off dead skin. The razors have fallen out of favor with state regulators because of concerns about whether they're sanitary.

Ho was skeptical at first about the fish, which are called garra rufa but typically known as doctor fish. They were first used in Turkey and have become popular in some Asian countries.
But Ho doubted they would thrive in the warm water needed for a comfortable footbath. And he didn't know if customers would like the idea. "I know people were a little intimidated at first," Ho said. "But I just said, 'Let's give it a shot.' "

Customers were quickly hooked.

Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Maryland, heard about it on a local radio show. She said it was "the best pedicure I ever had" and has spread the word to friends and co-workers.
"I'd been an athlete all my life, so I've always had calluses on my feet. This was the first time somebody got rid of my calluses completely," she said.

First time customer KaNin Reese, 32, of Washington, described the tingling sensation created by the toothless fish: "It kind of feels like your foot's asleep," she said.

The fish don't do the job alone. After 15 to 30 minutes in the tank, customers get a standard pedicure, made easier by the soft skin the doctor fish leave behind.

Ho believes his is the only salon in the country to offer the treatment, which costs $35 for 15 minutes and $50 for 30 minutes. The spa has more than 1,000 fish, with about 100 in each individual pedicure tank at any given time.

Dennis Arnold, a podiatrist who four years ago established the International Pedicure Association, said he had never heard of the treatment and doubts it will become widespread.
"I think most people would be afraid of it," he said.

Customer Patsy Fisher, 42, of Crofton, Maryland, admitted she was nervous as she prepared for her first fish pedicure. But her apprehension dissolved into laughter after she put her feet in the tank and the fish swarmed to her toes. "It's a little ticklish, actually," she said.

Ho said the hot water in which the fish thrive doesn't support much plant or aquatic life, so they learned to feed on whatever food sources were available -- including dead, flaking skin. They leave live skin alone because, without teeth, they can't bite it off.

In addition to offering pedicures, Ho hopes to establish a network of Doctor Fish Massage franchises and is evaluating a full-body fish treatment that, among other things, could treat psoriasis and other skin ailments. Ho spent a year and about $40,000 getting the pedicures up and running, with a few hiccups along the way.

State regulations make no provision for regulating fish pedicures. But the county health department -- which does regulate pools -- required the salon to switch from a shallow, tiled communal pool that served as many as eight people to individual tanks in which the water is changed for each customer.

The communal pool also presented its own problem: At times the fish would flock to the feet of an individual with a surplus of dead skin, leaving others with a dearth of fish. "It would sometimes be embarrassing for them but it was also really hilarious," Ho said.

THAT IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING I HAVE EVER HEARD! THEY ARE ALL GOING TO CATCH THE GOUT! ARE THEY SERIOUS?

A streak of bad luck!!!

Okay, so I know I am so going to hell for literraly "laughing out loud" when I heard this story on the radio this morning, but it is HILARIOUS. Don't get me wrong, I am really sorry for this man's loss, but this has got to be the most ridiculous unfortunate luck I had heard about all week.

What do you do when you loose your leg--------------------twice????! At least he is taking all in stride.......... ---OMG, no pun intended!

Sir, your luck is so UNSAVORY and the charlatans hope it gets better!

NY man loses prosthetic leg while skydiving

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - An upstate New York man says he's still upbeat despite losing the same leg twice. Scott Listemann told the Poughkeepsie Journal that he laughs about losing his foot and lower leg "both the first time and the second time."

The Town of Poughkeepsie man lost his leg below the knee in a November, 2007 accident. The 47-year-old Listemann lost his prosthetic leg last month while skydiving in upstate New York.
The lower leg below the knee, with a foot clad in a running shoe, flew off after he jumped from the plane but before the parachute opened. Listemann says he's sure "it will show up eventually."

Listemann has distributed flyers throughout upstate Gardiner and hopes someone will find his prosthetic leg and call him.

http://www.examiner.com/a-1493216~NY_man_loses_prosthetic_leg_while_skydiving.html

Coyote Ugly

COYOTE RUNS AMOK IN DA' BRONX!!

RIVERDALE, N.Y. (CBS) ― An adventurous young coyote roamed a residential neighborhood in the Bronx for several hours Wednesday before being cornered and captured. CBS 2 HD was there when Animal Care and Control Officers caught the wild animal outside a home on Post Road in the Riverdale section of the borough. Residents were surprised to see the coyote, estimated to be no older than 6 months.

The chase began at 10 a.m. when the coyote was spotted on the grounds of the Horace Mann School. It fled to a residential area about three blocks away where it darted from driveway to driveway, including one owned by Taeoak Cha. "It might be dangerous," Cha said. "My question is how it came here?" The lucky break for Nelson Guzman of Animal Care and Control came when the animal rested behind some trash cans. The fact the coyote is a baby made his job easier. "I think he somehow got away from his mom," Guzman said. "He's not yet ready to hunt on his own.

If it was a full-sized coyote I would not be able to get within 20 feet of him. My best guess is they come from Van Cortlandt Park and Westchester." The plan is to return the coyote to the wilderness upstate. Sightings of wily Coyotes are rare in the city but not unheard of. In March 2006 a coyote was captured in Central Park.

BOOTY POP!

OK, so this is more funny than it is unsavory. It would be unsavory if I purchased this contraption...can you say, "total ECLIPSE"?

CELEB PLASTIC SURGERY GONE AWRY - MALE EDITION

When it comes to cosmetic surgery we tend to pick on the ladies (see earlier post with Lil Kim and her new twin - The Bride of Chucky). Now it's time to poke fun at the dudes! Here goes:

**DISCLAIMER**

Please do not eat or drink anything before viewing, I don't want to be responsible for anyone barfing on their keyboard!

1st up - Carrot Top

Axl Rose - are those corn rows????????? Sir, SERIOUSLY!

Mickey Rourke - Ewww GROSS!

You know this guy takes top prize! The one and only WACKO JACKO!