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Odd-ball, Weird or Funny, but Spermicide Coke Wins Alternative Nobel Prize

Sam Aola Ooko — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:57:51 +0000

Odd-ball green news it may be but Coke has been discovered to be an effective spermicide, which may be good for the environment; and for that very elaborate effort of discovery, a woman’s sexuality expert has just been awarded an alternative Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Weird or wacky, you might say, but rumor actually has it that Snopes.com might soon bring down this link that debunked the long suspected (was it an urban legend until the Ig Nobel Prize?) but now confirmed sperm killing effects of the famous Coca Cola soft drink.

Korean Women Say Birth Control is ‘Men’s Responsibility’

Gavin Hudson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:00:47 +0000

Birth control has become an important issue for woman’s rights as well as the environment. However, a survey of South Korean women age 19-34 found 45% believe contraception should be a man’s responsibility.

The survey, by the Study Group for Contraception, shows that most women are doing little or nothing to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Of the 1000 women who participated in the survey, one in five said she relied on coitus interruptus or timing pregnancy cycles as a form of birth control. Both methods have high failure rates of around 25%.

What’s more, abortion is illegal in South Korea, except under extenuating circumstances. The result is an almost entirely first-world country where each year hundreds of thousands of women practice illegal abortions at “don’t ask don’t tell” clinics.

Korea vs. Japan: There’s No Sex In Whaling

Gavin Hudson — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:57:56 +0000

“Are you Russian?” asked a middle-aged Korean man hopefully to an American English teacher. Translation: are you a prostitute?

“Are you Japanese?” she retorted. And that was that.

It’s the best rebuff I’ve heard to the bevy of Korean men who equate blonde hair with instant gratification. But why did it repel him with such shear efficiency? Or, put another way, what’s so bad about being called Japanese?

Peak Oil for Short Attention Spans

Gavin Hudson — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:35:53 +0000

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Guys, if you’ve ever had trouble focusing on the issue of peak oil, try watching this video from Oil Release. Then, for a more history-focused video, or to cool down, you can watch this video.