Sexy Alexis from Charlotte, NC is today's contest entrant. A model who loves dancing and acting, she's also a talented painter. I wonder if she's looking for volunteers to pose...

You can see Alexis pose, here.

Show your patriotism this Fourth of July, and give your girl something to salute, with a pair of Baskit's "Beauties" boxer briefs.

Inspired by the pinup paintings on the sides of Air Force and Navy planes from the 50's, these ladies will add some retro style to your "bomber".

Their stable of suggestively-named stunners includes (as pictured, l to r): the Pole Slider, the Hobby Horse, the Cannon Baller, the Bear Backer, the All Over, and the Tree Climber.

The "Beauties" are printed on 100% organic cotton for comfort, and come in 5 different styles, including a Jock, that I'm going to beg you to refrain from considering.

Also, when your girl comes over for some private after-party fireworks, I'd suggest you resist the urge to: 1- Make airplane noises at any point, 2- Refer to what's about to happen as a "midnight bombing raid", 3- Ask her to "inspect your payload", or 4- Refer to any part of your anatomy as "Fat Man" or "Little Boy".

www.baskit.com

A few weeks ago I posted a review of the Magic Bullet Platinum Pro (here), and mentioned how fanatical the people who use it are. Some people asked if that was just bullshit hype I made up for the post. Thanks for the confidence in my reviews.

So here's what I'm going to do. I am going to give away two Platinum Pros, so two of you, picked at random, can try them out for yourselves. Whip up some drinks. Make smoothies. Grind coffee. Knock yourselves out. Then post a comment here and let me know what you think. It's your chance to take home some free stuff and be a guest reviewer. Not a bad gig.

To enter, click here.

Photobombers invading your pics. [Asylum]

Proof that being on TV can get anyone a hot chick. [People]

When is a no-hitter a no-hitter? [ESPN]

Does this mean Matlock and Murder She Wrote are coming back?. [Variety]

Joe Cocker decoded. [YouTube]

Host your own illegal casino. [GearCrave]

How not to do a flip. [AfroJacks]

Cops put the brakes on the Brothel Bus. [Asylum]

TheGuyReport.com relaunches with new look, ass-kicking content. [TheGuyReport]

Retro cereal boxes bring back memories of classic sugar rushes. [Sun-Sentinal.com]

International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

Even if you're not a fan of country music, you gotta respect Tim McGraw as a guy. He's a multi-platinum selling recording artist. Son of legendary relief pitcher, Tug McGraw. Married to one of the hottest women in music, Faith Hill. And a grilling fanatic.

So much of one, that McGraw has partnered up with KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce and Kingsford Charcoal for his summer "Live Your Voice" Tour. And he's developed three special recipes just for it: Grilled Po’ Boy Pizza, Cajun-Spiced Peel N’ Eat Grilled Shrimp and Hurricane Hanger Steak.

Those recipes are below, so you can fire them up at your next barbecue.

And if you're looking to go country this summer, McGraw is holding a "You and Your Crew to Swampstock '08" sweepstakes running at www.YourVoiceYourGrill.com. Through July 31, you can enter to win the Grand Prize, which includes tickets to Swampstock '08, airfare, lodging, and ground transportation for you and up to nine buddies, VIP treatment, a tailgate party and a chance to meet McGraw before the show. (I'm in if he invites the wife.)

Grilled Po’ Boy Pizza
Tim's note: This recipe combines two of my favorites – pizza and the Louisiana lunch staple of a Po’ Boy sandwich. I really like the double-barbequed, charcoal flavor of grilled shrimp topping a grilled crust – truly the perfect pre-show meal.

Makes: 2 12-inch pizzas to serve 8
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 pounds frozen shrimp, 21-24 count
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup KC Masterpiece Original Barbecue Sauce
2 tablespoons horseradish mustard
1/2 teaspoon Louisiana hot sauce ...There's more

If you're trying to score a date with Sara, today's model, forget trying to win her over with chocolate. This multi-lingual exotic beauty has a serious thing for limes. She's obsessed with them. And has three with every meal. Seduction by citrus. New to me, but I'll go with it.

See Sara's sexy entry pics, here.

Amazing Sports Stories is a show on Fox Sports Net (FSN), that showcases lesser-known athletes you may not have heard of, but who have, appropriately enough, amazing stories. This week's story is about Lester Patrick, legendary defensive hockey player and coach of the NY Rangers in the '20s. And the guy the NHL named the Patrick Division after.

The episode highlights Patrick's heroics during the second game of the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals when the 44-year-old coach suited up, strapped on the pads, and took the ice in place of his injured goalie. Why is this worth a post? Because Patrick is played by my brother, Ron. (Hence "Shameless Plug" in the title.) That, and the story's got that unlikely-hero, Rudy-esque quality we love.

It airs Sunday at 8pm EST on FSN and MSG+, with multiple rebroadcasts the cable stations are so fond of. Check your local listings.

In a move fitting the promotion of a movie within a movie where real actors play fake actors shooting a pretend action film in a actual war zone (that they don't know is really real), the studio, Paramount Pictures, has licensed a fictitious brand as a real beverage.

Based on the positive reaction during screenings to a satirical commercial for Booty Sweat, a made up energy drink that appears throughout the movie Tropic Thunder, Paramount has decided to license an actual drink that will be available at retailers nationwide, as well as on Amazon.com and in college bookstores, to help crank up the movie's promotion machine.

In an AdAge.com interview, Michael Corcoran, Paramount's president of consumer products, said "several hundred thousand" cases of Booty Sweat have already been produced.

And those cases have been targeted to specific audiences. The drink will be available in two different packages, one designed for the urban market, and one for the rural market. Those buying Booty Sweat in major cities will get treated to a description of it as a "delicious and bump up struttin' energy drink that will pump up a brotha's ass right-pronto. This swill will crank yo' metabolism up skippin' right over jiggy to straight G-pimp level, word to your mutha. Brothas will be layin' down the 2-3 on the wiggy jig focusing the energy flow into cold-face benjamins that will fill yo' pimp pockets to burstin'. Damn straight! Booty Sweat will keep a brotha pitchin' straight game all night to the baby-dolls." Those in rural areas, who apparently don't rate a clever description, just get ...There's more

When it's hot, you sweat. When you shave your head and it's hot, you sweat, but it makes you look like a shiny, dripping, human ice cream cone. Which is why the guys over at HeadBlade, makers of that ingenious razor designed specifically for shaving your head, came up with HeadWipes.

They're a disposable wipe that comes in a packet resembling a large Wetnap. Soaked in an antibacterial solution, they'll clean and protect your exposed scalp, while leaving you feeling cool and refreshed.

Those of us with hair can benefit from HeadWipes too. Stash a couple in your pocket for a quick wipe of your face and neck so they don't see you sweating before your sales meeting, or to refresh fast if you run into that hot brunette at the park.

$8.97 for a box of 12 individually wrapped wipes.
www.headblade.com

GearCrave interviews the most interesting blogger ever. [GearCrave]

Oddest Autos. [MSN]

Pardon me Miss, your fly is open. [AfroJacks]

In defense of smaller boobs. [CoEd Magazine]

Astros pitcher throws GM. [ESPN]

35 most lethal ladies. [Yahoo]

Preteen golf tourney invaded by strippers. [Asylum]

International babe of the day. [DoubleViking]

Three bedroom don'ts. [Men's Health]

Charlie Todd, the same guy who pulled off the big freeze stunt in Grand Central Station a couple of months ago, is freaking people out again. This time at the grand opening of a Taco Bell in Flushing, NY. (Insert your own joke about Taco Bell's food and Flushing here.)

Even though this is ...There's more

Today's contestant, Emilee from Sioux Falls, SD proves that less is more. She couldn't possibly wear any less, and we couldn't possibly love it any more.

To see what she is and isn't wearing, click here. (And, yup, that one pic is censored. You want naked chicks, they got sites for that.)

There are those drinks that are best before dinner, like an aperitif , and those that are more appropriate after dinner. Following the trend of "drinkable desserts" is this new summer cocktail created by Ric Addison, the master mixer behind INC., AVA and Rm.Fifty5 in New York City.

Designed to cool you and your date off on a hot summer night, it's called "June", is incredibly easy to mix, and tastes like an ice cream sundae. The ideal excuse to invite your date up for a late night drink.

June
1 part Chocolate Liqueur
1 part Banana Liqueur
A splash of milk or half & half

Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
Strain into a chilled cocktail/martini glass.
Sprinkle with shaved milk chocolate.

The ridiculously high cost of gas may be what's got everyone grabbing pitchforks and torches and calling for a revolution, but gasoline isn't the only utility draining money away from your weekend entertainment fund. Electric bills are set to jump this summer as well. And powering your 42" plasma and the rest of those high-tech gadgets you bought back when you actually had equity in your home to borrow against, is gonna cost you. Especially if you're not watching how you use it, or don't realize where it's being wasted.

According to recent studies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the average family household is spending nearly $2,000 per year in utility costs. And wasteful kitchen appliances alone are at fault for almost half of these costs. That's a whole bunch of Benjamins that could be back in your pocket. So here are some tips to help you reduce your need for the juice, and give you a greener (as in more money) summer.

Clothes Washer:
1 - Only use your clothes washer when you have large loads to do and avoid using warm/hot water unless necessary. And if that means buying more boxers to make it to the weekend, so be it.

Refrigerator:
2 - Avoid overheating by allowing a space of at least one inch between the wall and the back of the refrigerator. This will help allow air to circulate and control the temperature.
3 - Try to steer clear of placing your fridge by areas that produce heat. Radiators, vents, heat ducts, stoves, and even sunlight from your windows can cause the unit to use more power than needed.
4 - Check the temperature of both your fridge and freezer regularly. Keep the fridge between 35 and 38 ...There's more

Disturbing news of the month: Mini-me's got a sex tape. (Not safe for anyone, anywhere.) [TMZ]

Barack bags the boob vote. [Spike]

Underdog wonderdog Bulldogs win CWS. [Fox Sports]

How not to lift weights. [AfroJacks]

Failed Broadway actor wedding toast. [Break]

Top 10 moments in the Shaq vs. Kobe rivalry. [Fox Sports]

Make your own biodiesel. [Asylum]

Why Italian chicks are so hot. [DoubleViking]

Brandi is proof that it's way hotter down here in South Florida. Based in Miami, she takes care of herself by working out, running, and doing some yoga. And she takes care of the rest of us by hanging out on the beach in "itty bitty bikinis".

If you can't get to South Beach, you can get a preview of what you're missing, here.

Take a classic '76 Harley restored to perfection, a renowned fantasy and pin-up artist, and four iconic Hollywood goddesses, and you've got a mix that results in The Bombshell, one of the hottest bikes ever to rip up asphalt.

Artist Monte Moore, known for his artwork for Lucasfilm, Coors, Playstation and Marvel Comics, has created a rolling tribute to four of old-time Hollywood's most memorable beauties - Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner - with six highly-detailed, one of a kind illustrations hand-painted onto the bike's tank and fenders.

Matt Huntley of Blacktop Choppers out of Denver CO, used classic American iron to create the canvas for Moore's artwork. He restored the 1976 Harley-Davidson top to bottom, and added authentic old-school touches like black-spoked wheels, white wall tires, custom pipes wrapped in heat tape, and a functional kick start that fires up the totally rebuilt S&S 93-inch stroker motor.

This ain't no mass-produced ride, either. It's an original. Just like the bombshells who adorn it.

$22,995
www.artisticmotorcycles.com

[Hell Yeah! posts appear every Wednesday and feature balls-out gear and high-adrenaline pursuits that fit in with Rev Theory's single, "Hell Yeah". You can read my posts and others at RevTheory.com/blog]

Here's a teacher who really gives her all for her students. [SportsByBrooks]

Chicks playing Wii in their underwear never gets old. Ever. [YouTube]

Badges? Shaq don't need no stinkin' badges. [FoxSports]

Sure, it's all good in theory... until that first time you come home drunk. [Yahoo]

Working with Angelina in "Wanted". [GearCrave]

Business card origami. [Asylum]

Guy's doodles are a Freudian wet dream. [TastyBooze]

Chris Hansen, Buzzkill. [AfroJacks]

God falls on hard times. Resorts to dealing. [CBS News]

Hillary from Mount Pleasant, SC has some really incredible cupcakes. And I'm not saying that as some sort of sexual innuendo. She's an actual pastry chef. Who makes incredible cupcakes. While wearing lingerie. Seriously.

And as soon as I find out where her bakery is, I'll be ordering cakes and cookies until I go into a diabetic coma.

Get a taste of her baking uniform here.

Apparently the new (disturbing) trend in video is "Bored guys do things with their pants." Last we had guys doing back flips to get into their jeans. Now guys are imitating Thanksgiving Day parade floats and filling them with helium.

Sure it defies all the laws of physics, aerodynamics, and even logic, but let's sit back, open a beer and wait for ...There's more

I'm not advocating speeding. But, you know, there are those times when I'm running late. So I nudge (read: slam), the pedal down. Past the posted speed limit. So knowing if po po is hiding behind the next tree with a radar gun keeps me from being even later. And $150 poorer.

Blue's got all the latest tech at his disposal to read your speed. You'll need something that can detect the newest and fastest guns - including POP Mode and KU-Band. The new XRS 9950 from Cobra can do that. And more.

Cobra's been making radar detectors pretty much since there's been radar to detect, and they just launched their their new Super-Xtreme Range Superheterodyne™ Maximum Performance 12 Band™ radar line. That's a longwinded way of saying, if they've got it, we can warn you about it.

It'll detect six radar, four laser and two safety signals. Which means if there's a cop car, fire truck or emergency vehicle coming up on you with lights and sirens, the 9950 will warn you. Before you get a visual on it. The optional GPS can also warn you of red light camera locations anywhere ...There's more

I'm waiting for the Vasectomy Memorial. [Asylum]

Sorry Imus, it's hard to understand you under that white hood... [MSNBC]

Ladies and gentlemen, the next President of the United States. [HolyTaco]

The Incredible Hulk in 3 minutes. Save $10. [Complex]

7 best natural cures. [MensHealth]

Can you hear me now? Peeping Tom hides camera phone in his ass. [The Smoking Gun]

Shaq disses Kobe in freestyle rap. Result is more insulting to rap than to Kobe. [FoxSports]

This robot will beat you at air hockey. Drink your beer. Steal your girl. [TastyBooze]

Boxer punches better after he's knocked out. [DoubleViking]

Look who finally got his lazy ass around to putting up a new poll...

The results of the poll asking who gets more attention, Mom or Dad on their respective Hallmark Holiday, weren't all that surprising. 41% of you show Mom the love for all those years of torture you put her through, while only 6% felt dear old Dad deserved more. (I guess being half responsible for that egg getting fertilized and putting food on the table aren't worth all that much to ya.)

Just about the same number of you, 26%, felt they both deserved equal attention as felt neither of them deserved any more from you than on any other day. Come on, you can't spring for a bouquet of flowers and a tie once a year?

This week's poll (and, yeah, it'll be a week or so this time), is about your gas-buying habits. Since working with BP and talking fuel with friends, I'm getting some interesting answers about how guys buy gas. What I want to know is, what do you buy, how do you buy, and what makes you buy what you do, as the price of gas inches towards the $5 per gallon mark.

Answer in the box to the right.

Red-hot and starting fires all over Oak Harbor, Washington is today's contestant, Nikki H. (Insert "hose" innuendo here.)

When she's not fueling arsonists' fantasies, Nikki likes to cool off on the slopes on her snowboard. You can see her other entry pics here.

This is your last chance to enter to win my biggest contest of the year: the Cerwin-Vega HD home theater system giveaway.

This thousand-dollar, envy-inducing, wall-rattling system is going to one lucky reader, picked at random this Friday night. And it might as well be you.

To read about the system and all its tech specs, click here.

And to enter your email for a chance to bring this bad boy home, click here.

We'll miss you George. [MSN]

Painting with body parts. [InventorSpot]

Jean Claude Van Damme is so Metal. [AfroJacks]

LeBron, Kobe to lead latest Dream Team. [FoxSports]

Woman found dead in front of TV. After 42 years. [Asylum]

Babes of Wimbledon. [CoEd Magazine]

Time in the round. [GearCrave]

Trade side effects for cash. [DoubleViking]

McIdiot loses weight on McDiet. [CNN]

Guy does not live by meat alone. Sometimes you gotta mix in some fruit, maybe a vegetable other than potatoes.

But that doesn't mean you've gotta give up the grill just to get your daily dose. I know you've put your share of veggies over the fire in your past, but for a lot of guys putting fruit to the flame never crosses their minds. Except for the occasional pineapple when making teriyaki chicken. But a quick hit on the grill can really bring out the flavors in fruit, especially when brushed with a little olive oil or honey right before.

Here are a couple of easy recipes from FruitAndVeggieGuru.com that feature fruits you may not have thought to use when grilling. And a recipe for a grilled Vidalia onion that makes an unbelievable side dish.

Shrimp and Summer Fruit Kabobs (Pictured)
[Makes 4 to 6 servings]
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (combination such as basil, marjoram, rosemary and thyme)
1 peach, pitted
1 nectarine, pitted
1 plum, pitted
1 pound large peeled and de-veined shrimp
1 lemon, halved and thinly sliced ...There's more

If you're lucky enough to get a date with Nomi, today's contestant from LA, CA, you'd better know how to dance. Listing her interests as fitness and dancing, and her hobbies as dancing and dancing, she can tango with me anytime.

Check out her entry pics here.

An updated version of the classic bean bag chair - only a helluva lot more comfortable, and with a helluva lot less cheese factor - the SumoSac is a three-foot tall, six-foot wide, chair/bed/blob, filled with shredded urethane foam and covered in your choice of four colors of super soft micro-suede.

The foam filling is guaranteed to never decompress (no one needs a sagging sac), and if the party gets too wild, the cover zips off for easy cleaning in your washing machine.

Great for gaming or just watching the game (there's even a pouch for your remote), the real benefit is that it's big enough for two. ("Wanna come over and sit on my Sac?") And if the oversized six-foot version is too much for your pad, they've got smaller four-and five-foot versions too. (Relax, some girls are ok with a guy with a smaller Sac.)

$229 (Includes shipping)
www.sumolounge.com

Ever take a look at your life - your house, your stuff, your job, your friends - and think, "I wanna dump all this shit and start over" only to suck it up, and get back to the grind? Well, Ian Usher had the same thought. Only he's got the balls to go through with it.

Bored with his life, newly divorced with reminders of his ex in everything he owns, and looking for a fresh start, the 44 year-old Usher decided to do what most of us do when we're sick of something - he's putting it up for auction on eBay. So if you're looking for a new life, make a bid on his. It's already broken in.

The seven day auction begins on Sunday, June 22 with a starting bid of $1. The winner gets it all - his $400,000 house in Australia, his car, motorcycle, brand new jet ski, all his adventure gear, the new flat screen, the beer in the fridge, everything. Even his friends, who will take the winner out drinking. Which is more than your current friends probably do. And his boss will give the new owner of Usher's life ...There's more

Bumper stickers = road rage. [Newsweek]

Gemma Atkinson is kind of attractive. [HolyTaco]

131 best things to buy at the grocery store. [Mens Health]

10 Wheaties boxes you'll never see. [Cuzoogle]

Win the chance to bone a porn star. [CoEd Magazine]

Homemade sex toys. Obviously NSFW. [Asylum]

Note to self: Don't throw tree branch from the middle. [Break]

Satisfy your muppet fetish. [DoubleViking]

First purchase? Neverland Ranch. [AfroJacks]

A cooler full of beer and some Crown and Cokes are fine for the guys at the party, but you're going to want to have some alternative drinks ready to go for the ladies.

Here are six simple summer cocktail recipes from thebar.com that they'll find cool and refreshing, with that little bit of sweetness and fruitiness chicks love. Five are adult, one is "virgin", and all will let you impress the ladies with your mixology skills. And let's not forget how much they'll appreciate you for thinking of them...

Smirnoff White Grape Cosmo
1 1/2 oz Smirnoff White Grape Vodka
1/4 oz Triple Sec
2 oz Cranberry juice
1 oz Lemon-lime soda
1 Squeeze lemon wedge
2 Grapes for garnish

Combine everything in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake, strain and serve in a chilled martini ...There's more

A true southern beauty, Leah from Atlanta, Georgia, is into real estate and lingerie. And has the sexiest plumber's crack in history. Which is gonna cause leaks all over the country.

See the rest of her entry pics here.

Forget sinks made of the usual porcelain, stainless steel or glass. Totally Bamboo, maker of eco-friendly bamboo products, is unveiling the first ever all bamboo sink.

While a sink made of a porous material would seem a natural for leaking and seepage, these hand-turned vessels are hand rubbed (insert your own sophomoric joke here) to a low satin sheen, professionally sealed in waterproof polyurethane, and are virtually impervious to the abuse they'll take in your place. (In case you're particularly abusive to your sink, there's a ten year guarantee.)

Almost an inch and a half thick, the sinks come in a variety of shapes and sizes, in two tone, or honey-colored. Which adds a unique look to your pad. And Totally Bamboo, who started in biz by making bamboo cutting boards, also makes bamboo countertops, so you can match it to the sink and cut and chop like crazy anywhere in the kitchen without damaging anything. Unless, of course, your girl brings over her pet panda.

$499
www.totallybamboo.com

15 guys we just can't bear to watch anymore. [MSN]

Met's new manager insane? [MLBNewsOnline]

UFC gets new CEO. [YahooSports]

Cringe-worthy porn spoofs. [Asylum]

Douchebags hurting themselves is so funny. [AfroJacks]

Wanna-be skaters hurting themselves is funny too. [Break]

Dumbass investment of the year: Paying to fight Kimbo Slice. [CoEdMagazine]

What will be manly in 10 years. [DoubleViking]

Badass new watercraft. [HowToRoll]

Sure jumping in your car - and loading up with a few buddies, some energy drinks, a half dozen bags of trail mix, and driving a few hours to the coast, or the mountains, or the lake - is a big summer road trip. But a few guys are on trips this summer that are making even your cross-country roll look like a soccer mom driving her kids to practice.

First up, meet Steve Shoppman and Steve Bouey. A couple of guys who figured just driving across the country was for pussies. So they decided to drive around the world. 60,000 miles around the world. In a pair of 4x4s provided by Toyota.

Starting in New Zealand last year, and aided by a crew of six, they've been on the road for one year and 127 days, logging over 44,000 miles on four continents and leaving tire tracks in over 25 countries. Right now they are attempting to drive north through the Congo, (definitely a windows up/doors locked neighborhood) while working out some visa problems. There's money problems too. They'll need to raise another $20-$30,000 in order to hit their target date later this year in New York City.

I don't know what makes their trip more extreme: the grueling conditions and dangers they encountered. Or ...There's more

From the tropical beaches of South F-L-A, comes Martha E, a 5'8" Panamanian beauty who loves the music and dancing of Miami nightlife, but is looking to take over Hollywood.

She loves animals and also loves posing for the camera. And we love the results. Click here to see them.

Yesterday, when I could have been spending my day as I usually do, sorting through hundreds of model contest entry photos, I was up at BP headquarters in Chicago, listening to a lecture on fuels. Yeah. Fuels.

I, along with four other bloggers (Dumb Little Man, Busy Mom, Wisconsin Mommy and Phil Slice), were handpicked by BP to be their Invigorate Insiders, test their new blend of Invigorate gasoline for a couple of months, and then write about it on their site. In return, they're paying for my gas for the next 10 weeks. (Now you know why I skipped model photo sorting to sit in a conference room and watch a Power Point presentation on gas.)

What's the big deal about Invigorate? Without getting all scientific on you, it's got proprietary detergents added in to clean the built-up crap off your valves and prevent engine sludge, letting your car run better and more efficiently, longer.

They showed us the test results of using regular gas without detergents vs. using theirs with, on a V6 engine rigged up to run three cylinders on competing gas and three on Invigorate (which was an impressive engineering feat on its own), and even hung-over ...There's more

The Celtics won the finals, but which team won the Battle of the Cheerleaders? [Spike]

When rock stars attack. [LimeWire]

Gummy bears for grown ups. Crazy, alcoholic grown ups. [Asylum]

Remember your bacon after every meal. [TastyBooze]

Man robs lemonade stand. Caught by little girl. Should make a great story in prison. [MSNBC]

Mindset electro car. Skip the pump for $77k [GearCrave]

DV's International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

Guy kidnaps ex-girlfriend to get ironing done. [Reuters]

Woman sues Victoria's Secret, claims injury from defective thong. [The Smoking Gun]

If you’re not using them to hide your identity from the paparazzi, you’re wearing shades to protect your eyes from the sun, and to let you better enjoy the outdoors. So how do you choose the best shades for you? Here are six tips from the experts to help guide you.

Remember: Drug Stores Are For Drugs.
The staffs at drug stores, or that 2-for-$20 kiosk at the mall, are not trained to help you choose the right sunglasses. So the only way to get answers to important shade-related questions like: “Are these lenses polycarbonate?” is to shop in a store that specializes in selling sunglasses, or a store with a trained optician on staff.

Get Specific.
“The most important thing to know when shopping for sunglasses is the primary activity or sport you’ll be using them for,” says Colin Smith, the Tech Guru over at Oakley, maker of cutting-edge sunglasses for over 25 years. “That will help to greatly narrow down your choices.” So which shades are for which activities? Here are some examples:

Driving: “You’ll want a grey or green lens,” says Tom Clayton, President of Europtik, US Distributor of Polaroid Sunwear. “They’re great all-purpose lenses, and are the best at keeping colors natural.” Which is why the military specs gray or green for their glasses.

Golf: Go with a brown or bronze lens. It’ll filter out the harsh blue wavelengths and enhance the greens. “This creates greater contrast and better depth perception around the greens,” says Clayton. They are also a good choice for skiers.

Boating/Fishing: You’ll want a lens that blocks a lot of the blue from the sky and water, so choosing a brown or bronze will work well here, too. “That will also allow you to spot features in streams like logs where the fish hide,” says Smith.

But the most important thing to look for in any of these lenses, and a must-have according to both Smith and Clayton, is polarization. Which brings us to…

Stop the Glare.
What is “glare”? Basically it’s light hitting ...There's more

With gas prices making it too expensive to actually drive your car, you might as well put it to other use. Like as a love shack.

Over at Spike.com they've got inventive 10 ways to get busy in your Buick, go down in your Dodge and get freaky in your Ford with sex positions like the Backseat Driver, Asleep at the Wheel and Pumping Gas. Definitely beats a long road trip.

Click here to read the Car-ma Sutra.

Pay your way through airport security lines. [Yahoo]

Cinderblocks make bad dumbbells. [Break]

Raiders receiver Javon Walker found unconscious on a Las Vegas street. [ESPN]

The sagging economy has really affected the rides at Disney. [AfroJacks]

Chill your beer to frosty goodness in three minutes. [Tasty Booze]

She's also responsible for sunshine, the Internet and the invention of the JPG. [MSNBC]

How come there were never sleepovers like this when I was a kid? [Smoking Gun]

Katerina lives in Henderson, NV, just outside Las Vegas. Rather than gamble, she's into fitness, traveling and foreign languages. After seeing her pics, there's a few things I want to say, and in any language I'd get slapped.

See her pics here.

I can't remember phone numbers I use everyday, let alone the combination to a lock I haven't used in months. Phone numbers, no problem. That's what my phone's address book is for. Combo lock? It's bolt cutters.

The WordLock is made for guys like us who buy combo locks for the gym, bike, or luggage, and then a couple of weeks later, forget the damn numbers.

All you do is pick a four or five letter word, set it in the WordLock, and that becomes the combo. There's a limited number of letters, so not every word is possible, (forget the ones you're thinking about... there's an F but no U, and an S, I and T but no H), but you have a couple hundred thousand to choose from. Like, PARTY, DATE, or even LAID. And you can reset it any time. So you can secure everything in your life without having to break out the hacksaw. Word.

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As guys, there are only a few things we have that inspire jealousy in other guys: our cars, our girlfriends, the size of our... bank accounts, and of course, a kick-ass a sound system that rattles the living room walls.

To help you, my gear-loving reader, induce some serious green-eyed envy in the hearts of other guys everywhere, I am giving away a home theater system that'll drop jaws when your buddies come over to watch the game. The Cerwin-Vega CVHD High Definition Audio Home Theater System.

Specifically engineered to squeeze the most incredible sound out of every high-def movie, TV show and sports event you have on your flatcreen, the CVHD incorporates a world of tech advances into its 5.1 system. And of course, it wouldn’t be Cerwin-Vega without their signature deep, thumping bass driving out of the coffee table-sized subwoofer, so you can feel the action as you watch.

It’s a big one. A $1000 value. And one of you ...There's more

Tiger is Tiger. [ESPN]

Don't drink and drive. Or drive on drinks. [WGAL]

Four strikeout inning for Twin's Baker. [Fox Sports]

Honda rolls out fuel cell car. Jetsons first in line. [CNN]

M. Night Shyamalan ruins movies other than his own. [Complex]

But cow porn isn't obscene, is it? [Asylum]

For the gun-lovin, rifle-totin, NRA chick in your life. [GearCrave]

We love barbecues. But for your next outdoor summer bash, you might try going Cajun and throw a crawfish boil like they do down in Louisiana. Lots of family and friends. Platters piled high with bright red "mudbugs", potatoes, corn and spicy sausage. And plenty of cold beer to cool the fire. I'm pretty sure this is what it's like in Heaven every night.

You don't need to be a Louisiana native to throw a boil of your own. Even if you don't know a bayou from a beignet, everything you need can be ordered online and shipped overnight.

Here's the savoir-faire for getting your own boil rolling. Just invite over some bons amis and laissez les bon temps roulet!

What You'll Need:
The most important part of a crawfish boil is the crawfish. And I only recommend getting them shipped live from Louisiana. Two excellent places to order them from are Crawdads.net and CajunGrocer.com. Both will ship overnight and guarantee your crawfish will arrive alive. (If you're not the boil-them-alive type guy, Crawdads.net can ship them pre-boiled and chilled.)

Figure on anywhere from 3-5 pounds of crawfish per person. Since you mostly only eat the tails, you need a bunch to make a dent. Get some andouille sausage, potatoes and corn to boil along with the crawfish, to add flavor and round out the meal.

For spice, you can buy readymade boil mix, or make your own. Crawdads.net has a great recipe here.

Purging:
Before you can cook the crawfish, they need to be purged. To do this, dump them out of the bag they were shipped in, into an ice chest. ...There's more

One thing about barbecuing: whoever is manning the grill (and it's usually you) is stuck there during the party. Leave to go socialize, and stuff can burn. Or worse, some chucklehead decides he's gonna take over starts poking at your steaks with a fork like some over-caffeinated woodpecker, releasing all the seared-in juices.

Use a convection cooker or smoker instead of a grill, and you can get the food to the table in a fraction of the time, without having to stand watch over the flame. The cooker from Orion uses convection, steam and smoke to cut cooking times down dramatically, and the indirect heat means you don't have to stand around flipping your meat while everyone else is partying.

Fill the top and bottom rings with charcoal and a constant convection current circulates around the food inside the cooking cylinder. (If you paid attention during high school science, this would all make sense.) Since the heat is circulating around the food, you don't need to turn it or flip it. It'll cook evenly on all sides. And because it never comes in contact with the flame, there's no danger of accidental charring.

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Forget that today's model, Laura H. from Newport Beach, CA, likes to dance and go to the beach. Or that she loves being pampered. I just want to stare into those eyes. All. Night. Long.

See her pics here.

Looking more like a cue ball than a golf ball, the Caesar Featherie is a dimple-less ball designed to straighten up and fly right. Here's the deal: dimples on a golf ball are what help it fly when you grip it and rip it. The downside of dimples is that they're what cause hooks and slices when you miss hit. So it's a tradeoff. Lose the dimples and you'll lose distance, but you'll also spend less time in the woods, cursing and banging your clubs against a tree.

Not really recommended for driving off the tee, it's better suited for executive courses and on the fairway within 100 yards of the pin. Chips and pitches fly dead straight and will check up as well as any other ball, getting you snuggled up close to the pin. And the rumor is, its smooth shell makes it putt more accurately than any other ball. Great. Now I've got nothing to blame when I triple bogey 14.

$30 for a three ball sleeve
www.caesargolfcompany.com

"Pardon me stewardess, but I speak Jive". [MyFox Dallas]

Seven arrested for "giving a little whoop". [MSNBC]

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Cornbrator. [AfroJacks]

"Can't we all just get a drink?" [SunSentinal]

So that's where I left my watch... [ReginaLynn]

Favorite tailgating locales. [HowToRoll]

20 unhealthiest drinks in America. [Men's Health]

High speed treadmill disaster. [Break]

This summer, went you're looking for something to cool you off - something more adult than lemonade - don't just instinctively reach for a beer. And definitely don't reach for one of those "fruit beer" malt beverages. Grab a Magners Original Irish Cider instead.

An Irish summer tradition for years, and sometimes called the "wine of Ireland", Magners (sold as Bulmers in Ireland), is made from the juice of 17 varieties of apples grown in Clonmel, Ireland specifically for cider production. And unlike beer, hard cider is meant to be served over ice, which makes it a great go-to drink after you've been outside working in the heat all day.

Available in 20 states right now in draught and pint and 11oz bottles, it delivers a beer-like 4.5% alcohol with only 215 calories per pint bottle. Which means it won't contribute to bulking up your mid-section. Good news when you're spending the summer at the beach.

From $5.50-$7 for a pint bottle
www.magners.com

Raleigh, NC is Nikki M's hometown. And when she's not modeling lingerie, she loves to read and shop.

Click here to see why she's made me a big fan of her... um, I mean THE... Giants.

If you want to get rid of that beer and corn dog gut, you've got to include some cardio in your workout. But jogging is hard on the knees and ellipticals are effective, but they don't work the upper body. Instead, strap yourself into the least used piece of equipment in the gym, the rower. Twenty minutes on a rower, a few days a week, will not only burn off your spare tire, but it'll help give you that V shape chicks dig.

If you prefer to row your imaginary skull in the privacy of your own home, Concept2 has an indoor model that'll get the job done.

It's got an adjustable flywheel so you can choose to power a sleek, fast boat, or a slow heavy boat. And the included monitor will tell you all the usual info, like elapsed time, in addition to providing training aids like stroke force analysis and heart rate per stroke. If you need a little push to get you going, there's a virtual pace boat you can race ...There's more

If you really, really love your dad, he really, really loves his scotch, and you roll like Trump, Chivas Regal has a once in a lifetime trip for you.

After jetting first class to Scotland, you and the man who gave you life will stay at an invitation-only, private mansion with a full-service staff and world-class hospitality. You'll eat privately prepared meals from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed chefs. (Tip: skip the haggis.) And you'll play a round of golf at the world-famous St. Andrew’s Links. A limo and helicopter will take you wherever you need to go. And a private butler will make sure you have everything you need.

You'll also be treated to a dinner with The Duke of Argyll (is he the guy who invented the socks?), at his home, Inveraray Castle. After dining in the State Dining Room, you and dad will get a VIP tour of the castle and its historical relics - not the dungeon - and access to the formal gardens and tea with the Duke in the castle tearoom. (I wouldn't tell dad about the tea until right before.)

Then it's onto the good stuff: learning to create a customized blended Scotch whisky with guidance from Chivas Regal’s Master Blender, Colin Scott, including five days of specialized whisky tastings where you'll have the opportunity to sample never-before tasted ...There's more

Rollerbladers take on a waterpark. [Kontraband]

Celebs you don't want to be trapped on a plane with. [The Shark Book]

Anyone check Tedy Bruschi's alibi? [Boston.com]

Hmm. I figured it woulda been to see his dick again. [MSNBC]

Dumbbells of the future. [Complex]

50 reporters give their best "O" face. [Gawker]

On the bright side, "Can you scratch my back?" became his signature pick up line. [AfroJacks]

I never knew a boob story could be this unsexy. [Asylum]

With airlines reeling from shrinking passenger loads and soaring fuel costs they're looking for ways to make back some of the money they're hemorrhaging. And one of those ways, besides not giving you the whole can of whatever you're drinking, is to charge big for overweight bags.

Watching people frantically shuffle stuff from one bag to another to avoid the $50-$100 overweight luggage fee has become the new spectator sport in airports. You can avoid becoming a participant if you know how much your bag weighs before you leave the house.

The Balanzza is a compact digital scale that'll give you the poundage of your overstuffed overnighter, up to 100 pounds. Clip the strap onto your bag's handle, lift, and wait for the beep. The digital readout tells you whether your traveling fee free, or repacking. And it's only 10 ounces, so you can pack it for the return trip to see if those souvenirs and gifts, or brochures and samples from a business trip, will tip the scale in the airline's favor.

$24.99
www.balanzza.com

Today we've got Cindy, a model/actress from Houston, Texas. Doesn't matter if she can act at all... I'd pay to see whatever she's in.

Until her big debut you can see these pics for free.

It's got a stainless steel frame and chromed handlebars. A gas powered, 43cc, two-stroke variable speed engine. And an 85oz stainless steel "tank". You can't ride it, but it will mix a mean drink.

The Gas Powered Party Blender is the ultimate in testosterone-induced tailgate gear. With its ability to gas up and go where those electricity-sucking pussy blenders can't, this bad boy brings the party anywhere you want it. And keeps it going by whipping up over a half-gallon of party juice in one shot.

I can see it now: roving bands of leather-clad blender gangs terrorizing stadium parking lots and pools across the country.

$275
www.csnstores.com

Woman swallowed whole by a leopard. [Bright Black Internet]

Is there anything Roger won't do?. [NY Daily News]

I hear now Don King is looking to buy a team. [ESPN]

Bad day to be a bicycle seat. (May be NSFW) [Asylum]

15 fast food swaps. [Men's Health]

The Bikini Effect. Science proves why we are so easily distracted. [Live Science]

Over one-third of NYC women should be popping Valtrex. [CoEd Magazine]

International Babe of the Day. [Double Viking]

One of the hardest things when you're cooking on the 'cue, is keeping your meat chilled until it's ready to hit the flame. Especially when you have to bring everything down to the pool or beach before you're ready to cook.

The Barbecue Cooler Plate from Vacu Vin is an ingenious party necessity that can keep your food refrigerated right up until grill time. Putting the stainless steel chilling plate in the freezer the night before is all you need to do to get it ready to keep stuff cool. No electrical power. No batteries. And the clear plastic cover keeps the bugs off your burgers while they're in the on deck circle.

You can also use the Cooler Plate inside for sushi, salads, cheese, and desserts from turning ugly during an all night cocktail party. Think of it as a $55 insurance policy against food poisoning. Very cool.

$55
Available at www.kitchencouture.net and amazon.com

If you're going fishing or camping, and you're making a list of stuff to bring, make sure it includes Jamie. An avid outdoor girl, this model from Menifee, CA loves anything having to do with the great outdoors. And I can't think of a better tent-mate to have on a cold night on the mountain.

You can see how she looks indoors here.