Chess outlaws sluttiness

From NY Daily News:
Women who wear low-cut blouses to compete in chess tournaments are being put in check.

New rules dictate that female players in the European Women’s Championship in Turkey cannot reveal “décolletés,” or cleavage.

Sava Stoisavljevic, the female European Chess Union General Secretary, told Chessbase News that the change in dress code was due to female players’ appearance causing a ruckus in the peanut gallery.
“I heard many comments from spectators and coaches,” Stoisavljevic said.

Players can keep two buttons on their tops open, but no more. Skirts must be no shorter than 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) above the knee.

Stoisavljevic didn’t seem to mind that the female players dressed in skimpy garments.

“It's nice to see chess players with short skirts — they are very pretty girls. But I believe there should still be some limit.”

The general secretary said that the rules were being put in place because some women weren’t dressing properly.

The rules, which apply to both men and women, demand that players wear clean clothing that does not show excessive wear or holes.

Players must not have body odor.

Sunglasses may be worn during play; hats, with the exception of religious head garb, may not. Flip-flops are banned.

This is some shit. I mean I suck at chess so if you sat a chick across from me with her boobs a poppin' I'd be in trouble. But I mean it is the women's championship so unless there are women who enjoy the company of ladies I think they are mostly on a level playing field.

This story makes me wonder how rowdy chess tournaments go. I mean are there really dudes heckling female competitors because they are showing a little skin? It seems more like fucking Lingerie League football then chess. Weird. I mean the thing is in Turkey why the fuck not just beat the dudes who are yelling with sticks? I thought that is like the baseline punishment over there.


So in this age of Google I decided to investigate the hottest chess playin' women out there. Here is a sample of my results:

Russia - Alexandra Kosteniuk

UAE - Mariam Mansur

France - Sophie Milliet

Peep more of the lovely female chess cream of the crop here.

Needless to say I was going to make one of the a Humpday Hotty but I mean come on, I have a smut-peddling operation to run here not a charity for smart chick pictures.

Facebook getting sued out the ass

From Dailymail:
Facebook has warned it may be forced to shut down if it loses a series of costly lawsuits.
The social networking site set out the stark message in a document prepared for potential investors before its $100billion stock market floating this spring.

It said the various legal actions, including looming legal action from Yahoo, 'could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.'

It added: 'The terms of such a settlement or judgment may require us to cease some or all of our operations or pay substantial amounts to the other party.'

But the firm's warnings are being seen, by analysts, simply as an exploration of the 'worst-case scenarios' for investors and a way for Facebook to cover its back.
This has been backed up by the firm, and by American banks who have increased the firm's overdraft from $2.5billion to $5billion.


Creditors have also extended its $3billion bridging loan to cover tax as some 3,000 staff prepare to exercise share options worth $7.5billion.

Facebook added: 'We do not believe the final outcome of those matters we currently face will have a material adverse effect.'

The warning is contained within documents filed with America's financial watchdog - the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Rich and getting sued errday

 

Blah blah blah Facebook is just covering their ass. When you are a massive corporation lawsuits are a part of the cost of business. Companies like this get sued every day by shit tons of people and companies.

This is probably one reason for the timing of the Facebook IPO. If your company is facing huge legal battles, an influx of a few billion never hurts. Smart investors will realize that investing in Facebook out of the gate is basically betting on the company to come out of these lawsuits unscathed. You give them money, they defend themselves in court, then the company keeps growing and hopefully you make money. Mark Zuckerberg is not only a computer genius but he is applying his brain to business and this IPO more and more is looking like a genius choice.

Flight attendant goes nuts

Fron the New York Post:
DALLAS -- An American Airlines flight to Chicago was delayed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Friday morning after crew members and passengers had to restrain a flight attendant who began ranting over the public-address system that the plane was going to crash, the Dallas Observer reported.

The Observer, which spoke to two passengers on Flight 2332, said police removed the kicking and screaming flight attendant from the plane after the incident.

"We are not taking off," she said as the plane was taxiing on the runway, according to the passengers. "We're having technical difficulties. We are heading back to the gate."

Although another crew member told passengers to disregard her warning, the flight attendant kept ranting about technical problems.
 
According to The Dallas Morning News, she also referred to the airline's bankruptcy reorganization during her tirade.

"Captain," she said. "I am not responsible for crashing this plane."

Some passengers joined crew members in restraining the flight attendant. The plane, which was scheduled to take off for Chicago at 8:25am returned to the gate at 9:15am, the Observer reported.

According to The Morning News, the flight took off for Chicago shortly before 10:00am after the flight attendant was removed by police.

Like this, but crazier

So how fucking freaked out would you be if you were on a plane knocking back nips of Jim Beam while a flight attendant flips the fuck out about technical difficulties? And then they actually went on with the flight. Jesus.

I would have gotten the fuck off that shit even if the stewardess was clearly on enough Valium to kill a small leopard. I'm not taking any chances when a crew member uses the word "crash" crazy or not. The story would have looked a little different if she freaked the fuck out and then they took off and crashed. That would have been fucked. But I'm sure alcohol sales on that flight were through the motherfucking roof for sure.

That's My Boy looks like shit

So I think that this new movie with Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg is probably the final nail in the coffin for Adam Sandler. I mean how long could this guy ride through life playing himself ie A loser that some people used to think was funny.

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I mean I guess it could be kind of funny but when you combine two funny sketch comics, one who is washed up and the other who isn't great to begin with, I think I smell a box office bomb coming.

Even Pat Robertson wants legal pot

From Newser:
Pat Robertson is not cool with a lot of stuff, like abortion and Islam, but apparently he's down with toking. The evangelical leader has discussed his support for legalizing marijuana in the past, but in a new interview with the New York Times, he appears to have "fully embraced the idea," the Times notes. "I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol," he says. Of course, "I’ve never used marijuana and I don’t intend to, but it’s just one of those things that I think: This war on drugs just hasn’t succeeded." Legalizing marijuana would cut costs and reduce overcrowding in prisons, he argues.

Robertson said as much in 2010, then again last week on the 700 Club, but the Times notes that his followers had basically dismissed those comments. Now he's "doubling down," says one legalization advocate, making him an unlikely hero to many in the legalization movement. Robertson says he "absolutely" supports ballot measures, such as those up for vote in Colorado and Washington in the fall, to roll back punishments and prohibitions regarding pot. But he won't actively campaign for them, since "I'm not a crusader," he says. He also doesn't encourage people "to use narcotics in any way, shape, or form," he adds. (Another amusing quote from the interview, on Robertson's relationship with alcohol: "When I was in college, I hit it pretty hard, but that was before Christ.")

Pat Robertson says fuck you for not legalizing weed

So if you don't know Pat Robertson is a staunch conservative evangelical nut-job. So when he wants to legalize pot, you know it's probably time to talk about it seriously. This isn't even a left vs right issue anymore. It is a logical argument versus a government that makes millions to fight the war on drugs and private prison interests who want more and more people to be locked up so they can profit from it.

Not convinced? If you have Netflix look up the documentary The Union. There is a high quality version of the full movie right here.




When you have people like Pat Robertson lined up to support legal pot then you really know we are behind the times.