There's an unwritten law that you've gotta have sausage at a tailgate party. Brats, hot Italian, Polish kielbasa, hot dogs... basically any meat in a casing you can cook over an open flame.

You can add some class to your next tailgate, and bring in some fall flavors, by firing up some game sausages at the game. MarxFoods.com has a seven-pound sampler box that comes with four links each of nine different varieties. Switch from your usual brat by grabbing a Wild Boar Beer Bratwurst. Or try a Buffalo sausage with chipotle chilies, which beats the hell out of a hot dog.

Rounding out the sampler are: Venison sausage with merlot and blueberries, lamb merguez, duck sausage with foie gras & sauterne wine, duck sausage with orange liquor, rabbit sausage with white wine, wild boar sausage with cranberries and shiraz, and smoked duck sausage with apple brandy. Almost makes you feel underdressed in your stained jersey.

And in case you've got a girl coming over, and you want to do more than just grill some links, here are two recipes that look and sound a lot more complex than they are. Just check to see if she's ok biting into some wild boar.

Pasta with Wild Boar Sausage, Garlic & Broccoli Rabe
Serves 4
1 lb. (4 links) Wild Boar Sausage from MarxFoods.com
1 lb. fresh dried wide pasta such as tagliatelli or fettucine
1 bunch broccoli rabe (aka: rapini)
1 large onion
4 cloves garlic ...There's more

Tailgating's hard on your gear. Banging around the back of your ride. Sitting on hot asphalt early in the season, and in snow and ice late in the year. Drunk buddies spilling beer and chili on it. A couple of seasons can take a toll.

Fishpond, maker of nearly indestructible gear bags for fishing, hunting and camping, has a couple of coolers they've designed for tailgaters that can hold all your food, beer and gear, and take a beating season after season.

The Avalanche Lunch Box (pictured left) - looking like an oversized tool bag with its anvil-style top opening - has two waterproof and leakproof compartments lined with PVC that hold a ton of food and beer. Multi-layered insulation to keep everything cold in case you get stuck in an endless line of cars entering the lot. It's made of ballistic nylon for durability and tear resistance, and the bottom is hard molded plastic to handle rough parking lot surfaces. Three outside pockets and one in the main compartment handle whatever else you need to haul. And a padded air mesh handle and removable shoulder strap, make lugging it to your tailgate site easier.

The Ice Storm Cooler (right) has all of the same construction features as the Avalanche, but has a huge 2400 cubic inch capacity that lets you pack enough food to feed a whole team, with outside pockets to hold your utensils and and cooking gear. And unlike the typical hard-sided cooler you've been using, it folds down for easy storage when the party's over.

Looks like it's time to think soft.

$69.00 - Avalanche Lunch Box small
$89.00 - Avalanche Lunch Box large
$79.00 - Ice Storm Cooler

www.fishpondusa.com

Brilliant "Never Gonna Give You Up" Obama remix. [AfroJacks]

So if they win, will she be Vice President MILF, or Vice President Cougar? [CNN]

Attentional all unemployed drunk clowns... [Asylum]

X-Files star a sex addict. Crap, it's not Scully. [People]

Ride on the disco elevator. [MickLanders]

Is it time to get up, or is your house on fire? [PlunderGuide]

Leryn Franco. She's sexy. She's an Olympian. She knows how to handle a javelin. [DJMick]

Cougar hunting 101 instructional video. [TastyBooze]

Star Wars/Rush Hour remix. [Double Viking]

You don't have to suffer behind the wheel of a crappy little econo box to keep from spending your entire paycheck at the pump. Our friends over at CARandDRIVER.com have come up with their list of five cars that can satisfy your need for speed and performance, and still get you mileage in the twenties. According to CandD, "Horsepower, just like fuel economy, is a product of efficiency, and these vehicles balance both to their best advantage."

The biggest surprise on the list? The Chevy Corvette, which gets a remarkable 26 mpg on the highway. With all that fiberglass keeping the body weight down, all those horses can run faster without getting thirsty.

Also on the list is the Porsche Cayman, a balls-out performance ride that comes close to breaking the 30 mpg barrier by coming in at a gas-sipping 29. And that's not even the best performer. There are two others on the list that'll satisfy your need for performance, and get you over 30 mpg. To read the rest of the list, and actually get excited to drive again, without worrying about having to give up a night out to do it, click here.

The contest is winding down, and there's only a couple of days left before the finalists are named. Today we have a mix of contestants, one petite and two plus girls.

On the left is petite contestant Krista from Seminole, FL, whose indulgences include leather and chains; then we have plus model Elke, a white chocolate lover from Cali, and Ashley K. another plus model who comes from Sun City, CA and has a thing for sports.

Their complete entry pics are on the gallery page. Vote for your favorite, time's running out.

And keep an eye out for a chance to win a trip to party with me and the top finalists in the Bahamas. The contest starts in a couple of weeks.

It's no good having your place protected by security cams if no one is watching. Sure you can show the tape to the police after your big screen gets swiped, and hope they recognize the guy in the mask hauling it out the window, but you want to know immediately if your pad is getting tossed.

Swann's ConnectCam 1000 is a compact wireless network security camera that can monitor your stuff and let you view the feed on your 3G enabled phone from anywhere in the world.

You can set it to record either by motion detection or scheduled recording, plus there's a 4x digital zoom, six infra-red LED’s for night vision and an omni-directional mic for audio surveillance. And all images can either be stored on a flash drive through the USB port, uploaded to an FTP site or emailed to up to three email addys.

$299.99
www.swannsecurity.com

Gurkha takes the term "burning through money" to a new level.

Considered by many to be the Rolls Royce of cigars, they're also known for making exclusive high-end smokes catering to collectors. Like their Black Dragon released in 2006. Limited to only five cases, they came in a hand-carved, camel bone box, and cost a mind-blowing $1,150 each. Not each case. Each cigar. Each case had 100 cigars and cost $115,000. For something you set on fire. Intentionally.

And that makes this year's most expensive cigar in the world, Gurkha's His Majesty's Reserve, at $15,000 per box of 20, or $750 for a single cigar, pale in comparison. Limited to less than 100 boxes, these premium stogies are made with the most expensive premium tobacco and are then infused with an entire bottle of Louis XIII cognac. Just because they can.

So if you're a recent lottery winner, or an Exxon/Mobil exec, it's definitely the ultimate (read: most obnoxious) show of your status and purchasing power this side of a Bentley. It just makes lighting it with a $100 bill seem redundant.

$750 each
$15,000 per box of 20
www.gurkhacigars.com

There's a new advertiser that's just joined the BG sponsor family, Verve.

It not only has ingredients that'll keep you from dozing off in the middle of that late afternoon sales meeting, but it's loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants - giving it a big nutritional edge on typical energy drinks, and why it's billed as "the insanely healthy energy drink".

And as you know from this post, alcohol can increase the effectiveness of antioxidants. So since an energy drink and vodka cocktail is probably on your weekend party agenda anyway, you might want to consider mixing in a healthier energy drink instead. You'll be able to party longer, while possibly doing less damage. (And what better way to get your daily vitamins?)

To help you rally when the party's running deep into the night, here are some cocktail recipes created by Verve fans. (The last one's to serve the girl you wake up with the next morning.) And for more info, click here.

V-Popper
2 parts Verve
1 part gold tequila
1 part fresh lime juice
1 part fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Orange slice for garnish

Warm and mix lemon and lime juice. Add brown sugar and blend until dissolved. Add ice to cool the mixture down. Add remaining ingredients and stir gently. Garnish with brown sugar rimmed glass and orange slice.

Afternoon V-light
2 parts Verve
1 part orange infused vodka
1 part lemon-lime soda ...There's more

4 tips for keeping your tent pitched longer. [TheGuyReport]

GPS units personalized for every lifestyle. [TastelessChoice]

Guy hires hitman to kill wife. Wife strangles hitman to death with bare hands. [MSNBC]

Bruce Lee is alive and well, and living in a trailer in Arkansas. [AfroJacks]

Guys who get too excited to take a pic with porn stars. [Uncoached]

Poorly Conceived Billboard of the Month. [TastyBooze]

Jodie Marsh and her breasts attend a movie premiere. [DJMick]

Yeti beer cooler. [GearCrave]

Lucy Pinder and Michelle Marsh should never be apart. [Double Viking]

Shirley of Hollywood has been doing sexy for 60 years. And Shirley knows it isn't just the skinny bitches who are sexy. Which is why they create lingerie for the women with more to love, the plus girls. And they're also looking for a plus model winner in this contest.

So today I'm giving you a whole lotta big sexy. The big, beautiful women for those of you who like your girls with more to hold on to. They're getting their own gallery, but until that's finished (we're a little behind schedule), they're gonna be mixed in with the other contestants. Make sure to vote for your favorite, they are in it to win it, too.

Leading off the plus contestants are (left to right, top to bottom), Miranda from LA, who loves the challenging things in life; Brooke, who lives in Temecula, CA and causes chaos wherever she goes; Danielle, from Granada Hills, CA, who loves a full body massage. (Volunteers?)

All of their entry pics are on the gallery page here. Now get voting.

Ever since 1945, on the last Wednesday in August (which is today for those of you who are calendar challenged), the small town of Buñol, Spain has hosted the biggest food fight on the planet - La Tomatina.

Trucks filled with tomatoes head to the center of town, where locals and tourists will climb in, grab handfuls of the overripe red projectiles, and hurl them at each other. (I'm thinking this is how we handle wars from now on.)

To celebrate La Tomatina, have a Tomojito, a new cocktail featuring Three Olives Tomato vodka, and a twist on the classic Mojito. Because the next best thing to hurling a tomato at your paisan, is mixing him a drink with one.

Tomojito
2 oz Three Olives Tomato Vodka
Basil-infused simple syrup
Soda
Lime wedges
Cherry tomatoes

Muddle the 2 lime wedges, cherry tomato, and basil-infused simple syrup in a glass.
Add the Three Olives Tomato Vodka and crushed ice.
Shake well.
Top off with soda.
Garnish with a lime wedge and a cherry tomato.

www.threeolives.com

Think of the worst interview you ever went on, then imagine it being conducted by a 12-year-old. Or better yet, think of the most pretentious, pompous MBA tools you've ever met, and imagine them being interviewed by a 12-year-old. Much funnier.

That's the premise behind "Kid Fakes Job Interview", a new promo video from Deloitte Consulting. I guess they're trying to show how "hip" and "with it" they are, not like those stuffed-shirt dickheads across the street.

Sure it's a little like the old bit from The Man Show - without the sexual innuendo and foul language, and just a tad staged - but it's still fun to watch those assholes squirm. And I'm gonna include some of his interview questions next time I'm hiring. Especially the very enlightening, "Would you rather ...There's more

I don't care what you think of magic, guys who do magic, or people that like magic, but know this: there's no better way to win bar bets, or impress chicks and get them talking to you, than with a seemingly impossible trick that blows people's minds. And if you don't believe me, check out a couple of the videos at Theory11.com, and watch the reactions.

Theory11 is an instructional magic site started by some of the most ground-breaking people in the industry, featuring tricks by guys who have designed illusions for top performers. Not the cheesy card tricks your uncle breaks out at holidays. Or bullshit stuff like David Blaine hanging upside down from a tree for five days. This is highly creative and highly unique stuff that you can learn and use to impress, break the ice, and get chicks talking to you. And all the tricks come with video instructions, so you can see exactly how it's supposed to be done. No screw ups.

Every once in a while, I'm going to offer 5 of you a chance to download an instructional vid for free, and learn one of their tricks. Today's trick is Prophet, an illusion where you turn five $1 bills into five $100 bills, right out in the open, in front of everyone. There's no crazy hand waving. No other nonsense to make you look like a geek. Just a great way to win free rounds in a bar, or get those blondes talking to you. (Check out the video preview.)

The first five of you that email me at theory11@thebachelorguy.com, will get a download code to grab the instructional video for free. And I want to hear from you after, letting me know if it worked for you. And how well.

(****UPDATE: The first five emails came in, and the free downloads went fast. But stay tuned, Theory11 has promised a lot more in weeks to come. We've got another good one for next week. And you can still check out Prophet anytime here.****)

www.theory11.com

Street tubing courtesy of Fay. Pwnership courtesy of tree. [DoubleViking]

Buckcherry's new video features boobs. [TheRadReport]

Disturbing female bodybuilder of the month. [AfroJacks]

Bike shop owner caught stealing 2,895 bikes. [Asylum]

Bad day at the office compilation. [MickLanders]

Compact summer home. [GearCrave]

Sexy Myleene Klass at the Olympics. [DJMick]

Booze Haikus. [TastyBooze]

Best Last Will and Testament ever. [NYPost]

We're getting down to the last few days. This is when every vote counts.

Today's featured four are (left to right, top to bottom), Alexis A. from Conroe, TX, a lover custom trucks and ATVs; the ripped and sexy Kimberly B. from Lemont, IL; Christine L. from the west coast of Florida, who loves to cook and wear lingerie (at the same time?); and the hottest poker player I know, Lisa from Ormond Beach, FL.

All of their entry pics can be seen here. Remember, this is last few days of voting.

I'm all for keeping the yard manicured. I'm just not all for sweating my ass off doing it. Especially now that my Saturdays and Sundays are gonna be filled with college and pro football.

Helping get your lawn down to a height acceptable to the homeowners association, with minimal effort, is the new Automower 220 AC, a fully automatic robotic lawnmower from Husqvarna.

Handling yards up to 1/2 acre in about 45 minutes, the Automower can cut rain or shine, day or night, 365 days a year. The on-board timer lets you select when and how often. And you don't have to be robotic engineer to program it. All you do is line your lawn with a guide wire and the on-board navigation system monitors its position relative to the wire, moving it around your yard. The LCD settings screen lets you personalize any of the settings easily, and get back to your hammock.

The all-terrain style rear wheels let it navigate the toughest ground, and deal with slopes up to 35 degrees. If it encounters obstacles taller than 6-inches, it'll bounce off and head in another direction.

Powered by electricity, rather than gas, the 220AC has no exhaust or emissions, and will guide itself back to its recharging stand when the power runs low. So there's no risk of it quitting in the middle of the yard like you usually do. And in case there's a curious kid in your area, who may want to pick the 19-pound Robomower up to see how it works, the blades automatically stop spinning once the wheels come off the ground. It's got built-in theft prevention too, a personal 4-digit code is required to operate the mower, and there's an alarm should one of your neighbors decide to "borrow" it.

Sure for $2300 you can get some kid to mow your yard about 100 times, but the Robomower won't bail on your to go to the beach, or egg your house if you complain about the job it did.

$2,299.95
www.automower.com

Yeah, I know. When you go to Vegas, it's the most extreme weekend ever. Lost wages at the tables. Lost memories at the bar. Lost dignity just about everywhere. But VisitLasVegas.com wants you to know just how extreme Vegas can be, so they're giving you a chance to win three nights of seeing just how far you can push the envelope.

Think you can handle that? Click here to enter for your shot at winning a package that includes:
- Three nights at The Signature at MGM Grand.
- A zero gravity experience aboard a Zero G flight.
- A helicopter ride over the Strip
- Hiking, rock climbing or horseback riding courtesy of the Adventure Spa at Red Rock Casino.
- A tattoo from Vince Neil Ink at the Flamingo Hotel.
- A chance to perform live on stage at the world-famous Improv Comedy Club at Harrah's.
- Tickets to the opening and the invite-only after party of CRISS ANGEL Believe™ at the Luxor, the latest Vegas experience from Cirque du Soleil. With one-on-one time with Chriss and the cast after the show.
- Dinner at Auerole at Mandalay Bay, Strip House at Planet Hollywood, and AGO at Hard Rock Hotel.
- A party cabana at MGM Grand's WET REPUBLIC, one of the hottest pool scenes in Las Vegas. The next day, experience your own private poolside cabana at Luxor.
- VIP access to the celebrity favorite hangout, LAX nightclub.
- $5,000 shopping spree at Fashion Show
- A Rock Star limo

The contest ends on September 2nd, so enter now.
www.VisitLasVegas.com

All the radio buzz lately is over satellite, what with the two major players merging into one big monopolistic (read: soon to be expensive) broadcaster with hundreds of programming channels. But that still pales in comparison to the number of free stations available over the 'net.

Many of us discovered Internet radio years ago, and fell in love with the ability to choose from programming from thousands of stations around the world. And listen for free. The only problem was being tethered by our net connection.

The Internet Radio Alarm Clock from Aluratek is a new, portable Internet radio with built-in Wi-Fi, making it possible to stream over 11,000 stations from over 150 countries, right from your nightstand. Or any other room in your house.

There’s also an FM tuner, two programmable alarms, an input for your MP3 player, a USB port for flash drives, and a headphone jack so you can listen to Radio Kazakhstan while she sleeps.

$200
www.aluratek.com

Perfect "I Am Legend"/"Home Alone" mashup. [DoubleViking]

Professor fired for mooning at debate. [Asylum]

Four minutes of Olympic BMX bike crashes. [NBCOlympics]

Italian priest to hold online beauty contest. For nuns. [Uncoached]

Air guitar world champ crowned. Vows to move out of parent's basement. [AfroJacks]

Andy Roddick vs. The Undertaker. [DJMick]

5 rumored Apple products we wish were real. [Complex]

Camera for clumsy guys. [PlunderGuide]

Classy baby shower cake. [TastyBooze]

Here are today's eight models. Next month the final 20 will compete in the Bahamas to see who'll be Shirley's next cover model. (And stay tuned... one or two of you may win a chance to join me there for the finals.)

Fighting to make it to the top 20 are (left to right, top to bottom), Lilly, from Las Vegas who loves reading and watching movies; Rebecca from Waiteville, WV, who has a huge collection of panties; Alexandria, Virginia's Roselyne, a lover of art, dancing and music; the very sexy Staci, who likes taking long bubble baths with a glass of red wine; Animal lover, Tyana from Tucson, AZ; Lollipop-licking Yiliam from Miami; the very beautiful, but very dangerous Sarah from Sierra Vista, AZ who likes kickboxing and shooting; and Lakewood, Ohio's Darice who describes herself as a "goofball".

All of their entry pics can be seen here. Get voting.

The guys at Attus Apparel, makers of the Polisher polo (pictured and posted), as well as the Jerk, the Sid, Shredder and others (posted here), are heading to a trade show in Vegas. And while they're gone, you get to rob the place. From now until they get back at midnight on Sunday, Aug 31, you can use the promo code "fivefingerdiscount" and get 75% off everything they've got during their Shoplifting Sale.

Not good at math? It means their $54 shirts are now only $13.50. Shirts that were $27 are now only $6.75. For a 100% cotton pique polo shirt. Insanity.

Jump on the deal here: www.attusapparel.com
And don't forget the promo code: fivefingerdiscount

There are beds that are designed for sleeping, and then there are beds that are designed for other horizontal activities.

Meet the Groove. A $10k, queen-sized, high-tech playground for those who are serious about their indoor sports. Pop-styled and built for play, it features a 150-watt sound system with speakers that pulsate to whatever music you're playing, two powerful massage systems (one for you, one for her) with 12 programs and an automatic shut-down feature, and smooth, fast, quiet motors that can custom contour the mattress into a variety of positions. (Getting her into a variety of positions is up to you.)

The remote control is powered by air pressure instead of electricity or batteries, so you won't get caught with a useless tool in your hand. And it's got large, glow in the dark buttons so you don't hit the wrong button and flip her out of bed.

The Groove is available in a variety of colors, comes with a Vita Talalay© latex mattress (latex, good thinking), and is supported by a sturdy steel frame, in case your twosome turns into a moresome. Groovy.

$10,000
www.hollandiainternational.com

Box sets of two of History's original shows are dropping on DVD tomorrow, and I've got one of each to give away.

The first is Battle 360, the story of the World War II aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, which saw action in every major battle in the Pacific. On this four-disc set, History mixes historic footage and cutting-edge computer graphic animation to recreate 10 of the deadliest battles and immerse you into all the air, sea and underwater action.

The other is Shockwave, a four-disc set of all 13 episodes crammed with true-life disaster video captured by home video, cell phones, surveillance systems and news crews - all in the wrong place at the right time. In addition to just showing all the mishaps and mayhem, History includes interviews the witnesses, and uses high-tech graphics technology to dissect each video, with incredible 3-D views and explanations for what really happened.

All you need to do to score one of these box sets is enter your email here. On Friday, Aug 29 I'll pick two winners and award each a set at random.

For those of you that don't win, you can grab the Battle 360 set here, and the Shockwave set here.

The best professions to get laid. (Warning: leads off with a Carrot Top "working out" pic.) [The Guy Report]

Pilots attempt to open a beer with a helicopter. [MickLanders]

Ali Larter rocking a bikini. [DJMick]

White trash tattoo of the year. [AfroJacks]

Skull Candy headphones look as good as they sound. [GearCrave]

10 celeb sellout commercials from Japan. [Uncoached]

Asylum Celebrates 'Be an Angel Day'. [Asylum]

Cheerleaders of the Redeem Team players. [CoEd Magazine]

Sony DJ-style home audio system. [PlunderGuide]

Russian women show up to welcome soldiers home. Now we know why they left. [TheSun]

I never give a lot of thought to the tees I use. I usually just grab a bunch of the free ones at the pro shop. Wood. Pointed. Cup for the ball. Not much to care about. And no real changes since it was commercialized in the 20's. (Unless you count the invention of the naked lady tee.)

But Evolve Golf thought there was a better way to hold your balls. (Yeah, I meant to say that.) Their innovative Epoch performance tee was first introduced in 2004, with a new, slimmer version just released. And a slew of pros use them. The big deal? The radius posts on the top are designed to span the width of a golf ball dimple, reducing the friction and deflection between ball and tee. Which can give you between three and twelve yards more distance, and improve your driving accuracy. And every little bit helps.

Plus, if you're going "green" and trying to reduce your eco footprint, the Epoch tees are made from recycled materials that are completely biodegradable. No trees were killed so you could play golf. (And if you're wondering how many trees - 1 tree yields about 20,000 tees. And approximately 6 billion tees are used every year.) The materials used in Epochs are also 10 times stronger than wood, so they won't break as often on you, getting you more drives out of each one. So much for free tees.

$2.99 for a 15 pack
$6.99 for a 50 pack
www.evolvegolf.com

Men’s grooming has come a long way. Gone are the days of a simple bar of soap and wash cloth. It's perfectly acceptable to use body washes, face cleansers and lotions made just for guys. (Guyliner? Still punishable by bitch slap. At a minimum.) The only problem is feeling like a guy while using products and grooming tools designed for a woman. Case in point: those body puff things for using with body wash. Ladies, force a guy to use one of those poofy, pastel-colored scrubbers and he might give it back by shoving it in a very uncomfortable - but luckily very hard to clean - area of the body.

The AXE Detailer shower tool is designed for men. (Hence calling it a "tool".) Think of it as a loofah with a legal prescription for HGH. Shaped like a monster truck tire, this cleaner is dual sided for double the cleaning effort. The rough red side scrubs away dead skin and the stink of a night of booze and bad decisions, while the mesh side cleans with a lather, getting you smelling right for another evening of booze, and even worse decisions.

Don’t take my word for it, take the Detailer for a test spin yourself. For a limited time AXE is giving away free Detailers on their Facebook page. www.facebook.com/axe. Just become an AXE fan and tell them: I Want a Detailer, and include a link back to this post.

And check out the Detailer vid on YouTube. I'm hoping to get a little "undercarriage" attention myself this weekend.

Online generators are still at the top of the list of marketers' favorite promotional tools. (Anyone not get "Elfed" last Christmas?) And two new ones are out.

For College, the new booze-and-boobfest that hits theaters next week (check out the red band preview), you can generate a fake student ID by going to college.mgm.com. Upload a photo, add your name, birth date, height and weight, and you get back a Fieldmont University student ID, with "humorous" fake name, (mine was Fly-Star Kamikaze... can you smell the hilarity?), that you can print, email, embed on your blog, or use to attempt a student discount at the liquor store.

Over at TheJingleGenerator.com you can have a jingle "custom" written for your business by over-caffeinated fictional ex-hairband producer Tommy Silk. It's a surprisingly funny concept brought by Intuit, the usually dry software company that makes QuickBooks.

Enter your business category and company name, and Silk will "write" a jingle using lyrics laid over popular - and perfectly cheesy - 80's songs. You can hear the BG jingle here. I'm using it as my new voice mail message.

The Biggest showboaters in sports. [FOX Sports]

When taking that don't-we-look-nice pic, you might want to let your roommate know. [MickLanders]

Hot cartoons and the women who should play them. [Asylum]

Wrigley Field baseball pong. [TastyBooze]

Shakira is hot. [DJMick]

CoEd's guide to naked Olympians. [CoEdMagazine]

Your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

Fail pic of the week: Burglar gets shoelace caught in window. Victim finds him hanging. [DailyMail]

Shocking: Female gym teacher gets jail for having sex with 14-year-old student. More shocking: The student was male. [FOXNews]

The finals are getting closer and I'm still trying to get as many girls on the site as possible.

Today's eight are (left to right, top to bottom), Mariel, a Conroe, TX girl who loves to put ice cream on warm things; Heather from Ft. Lauderdale, who likes to cook in lingerie; Chelsea, who likes to curl up by the fire on those cold Colorado nights; Maryville, Tennessee's Andrea who likes to indulge in edible body lotions; Jessyka from Carlsbad, CA, she likes to wear lingerie because it makes her feel powerful; Go-go dancer and party promoter Ida, from Washington state; M&M popping Chassidy from the ATL; and Anastacia from Oregon who loves to go bowling.

All of their entry pics can be seen here. Make sure to vote.

It's a daily after-work ritual: drop on the couch, grab the remote, pop the top, and prop your feet up on the coffee table. And stay there until the stress level drops.

Coffee tables make great ottomans. (Ottomen?) They're the perfect height, they're close to the couch, and they perform double duty by holding both your feet and your drink and chip bowl. But there are downsides: they're only comfortable for a short time, and if you're wearing shoes, you can damage the table. (Not to mention the crap you get for doing it at your girl's place.)

Instead, throw a Coffee Table Ottoman on it and recline in comfort, without leaving heel marks in the wood. They're made with "green" Eco Foam, a memory foam that's cut in a crescent shape for optimum support, and to keep it from sliding around like throw pillows do.

The stain resistant cover comes in your choice of micro suede or a satin and knit "dazzle cloth". And if you're thinking of putting one in your Dude Den, they can also be customized with a team logo or colored fabric.

For about $45 bucks you can turn every seat in your house into a recliner.

$55, on sale for $45
www.relaxationdesigns.com

I don't think it really matters what side of the party line you fall on, until someone gets in there and fixes the mess we're in, sometimes you just feel like drinking until you forget about your nose-diving home value, deflated savings, escalating debt and worthless SUV.

UV Vodka has some political party-inspired drinks that, like most politicians, are very simple and don't require a whole lot of skill. They can help make the upcoming campaigns a little easier to tolerate. I'll need a few just to deal with those endless TV ads.

The Red Elephant
1 part UV Cherry
2 parts lemon-lime soda
Serve over ice in a highball glass.

The Blue Donkey
1 part UV Blue ...There's more

[Double edition today... includes yesterday's]

Gene Upshaw loses battle with cancer. [ESPN]

Tiger walks on water. [YouTube]

Songs about vaginas. [The Frisky]

"Dude, we're right next to the stage!" [Break]

Ladies of ping-pong sexing it up to attract viewers. I saw this thing in Tijuana that may work. [Yahoo]

Bikini Barista Scalds Man in Women's Underwear. [Asylum]

Mentally challenged dance off. [AfroJacks]

Megan Fox dressed as a nun. Millions of guys worldwide punch their ticket to hell. [DJMick]

37 Reasons Michael Phelps is Better than Chuck Norris. [AfroJacks]

Street Fighter iPods. [PlunderGuide]

Posterboy for the No Sense of Humor Foundation. [Break]

Get your sprint on with the Adidas Olympic track suit. [GearCrave]

Ode to Oktoberfest. [TastyBooze]

We love mermaids. [Asylum]

Nothing creepy about a dead guy standing in the corner at his own wake. [Uncoached]

Here's today's group of hot lingerie models. We've got (left to right, top to bottom): Florida girl, Sydney; poker playing Jamie Lynn from Austin, TX; club hopping Daizy from California; Outdoor lover Charlene from Indiana; LA's Christine, who'll do anything for an In 'N Out cheeseburger; Chelsey from Palm Beach, FL; Heidi, who spends time at her LA home sipping tea in her undies; and Jacksonville, NC's Jill, who stays in lingerie shape with Pilates.

They're today's Crazy Hot Eight. Check out their entry pics here and don't forget to vote your favorites to the finals in the Bahamas.

Rip the roof off your home theater system and turn your backyard into a drive-in.

You and your girl (or two), can grab a little al-fresco entertainment under the stars this summer with the CineBox Home outdoor system from Open Air Cinema, the guys who make those giant screens for events and concerts.

Everything's included. Slide a DVD into the player and the digital projector beams the movie onto your choice of a 10-foot or 12-foot wrinkle-free, inflatable movie screen (with a blower fan for 30 second inflation). There's also a sound mixer, LED light to aid in nighttime set up, and all the cables you'll need. When the movie's done, the whole thing goes into a carrying case for easy storage.

Pick up the screen separately, or grab the complete package, and add an extra dimension to your next backyard bash. Just warn the neighbors before showing selections from your "special" collection to see what Jenna looks like 12 feet tall.

Screens start at $399
Complete kits from $1499
www.openaircinema.us

She was part of E's first three-way in "Entourage", and put up with Adam Sandler in Zohan. Emmanuelle Chriqui is that perfect combination of sophisticated and sexy. That rare girl who can impress your boss at dinner with her class, then release the freak at home and completely rock your world. She's our debutante/slut fantasy come to life.

Here are over 70 pics for fans of both sides of her personality. You're welcome.

Unless you're a warehouse security guard in a slasher flick, or live in a hurricane zone, you probably don't put much thought into your choice of flashlights. Until the power goes out.

Which is why Duracell, famous for making batteries not endorsed by an annoying drum playing bunny, wants you know about their new, high-tech lights before you get stuck in the dark.

Their Daylite line of flashlights uses LEDs and their TrueBeam technology to capture 100 percent of the light emitted - as opposed to the typical 70 percent captured by their competitors. Which gives you a super bright white beam, without any of the black spots found in typical flashlights. (See the pics.) And the use of the more efficient LEDs means the batteries last longer, so when you pull the Daylite out of the drawer during a blackout, there's a greater chance it'll work. And last until the lights come back on.

They come in an 80 lumen version and a high-powered 160 lumen version, when you really need to bring in some daylight. The housing is made of super-duty aluminum, made to withstand harsh treatment, and they're small enough to fit in your glove compartment or toolbox. And, yeah, the batteries are included.

$24.99 - 80 lumen version
$34.99 - 160 lumen version
www.duracell.com

CARandDRIVER.com just released their list of the funniest car names of all time. And while you may remember shaking your head at the inexplicably named Probe - of which CandD says Ford may have "had romantic, interstellar intentions when they pulled the name Probe out of their, um, heads, but it instead only evoked the snap! of latex gloves and extraterrestrial incursions" - most of the names on the list put it to shame.

A few of my favorites:
Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard (I hear Harry Potter drives one.)
Isuzu GIGA 20 Light Dump (Don't even ask about the Heavy Dump.)
Mazda Bongo/Bongo Friendee/Bongo Brawny (Which proves what happens when car companies hire hippies in the marketing department.)
and the ever popular, Yamaha Pantryboy Supreme (A huge step up from the base Pantryboy.)

To read the rest of the list, click here.

We're getting close to the end of the model search, with dozens of contestants to go. So to try to get as many girls in the gallery as possible, I'm going to be posting in groups from now until the finals next month, where the top 20 contestants will join me in the Bahamas for the finals. (And one of you may win a chance to join us... so stay tuned.)

Today's contestants are (left to right, top to bottom): beach-going Elisa from Florida; Vanessa N. from Houston, who loves literature and art; Will Ferrell fan, Emilee B. from Lake Worth, FL; sushi-loving D'Nika from Lubbock, TX; Danita from Edison NJ, who stays fit with yoga; Kathy from Redlands, CA; Darlen from Austin, TX; and music-loving Marlene from Davie, FL.

Your votes are important in deciding which of these hot models gets to go to the finals. Check out their entry pics here and make sure to vote for your favorites.

It's a classic tale that's lead to Rogaine, Viagra and countless other successful products: A company is looking for one thing, and stumbles upon something that's much, much more useful. And lucrative.

Which is what happened with Slightest Touch. Seems they spent a decade trying to develop the ultimate foot massager using acupuncture and electronics to stimulate the body. What they found was that when the device's electrodes were placed on the ankles of test subjects, it sucked at giving a massage, but succeeded in getting several female test volunteers exceptionally horny. Which ultimately resulted in some very powerful orgasms. Congratulations. You've invented the Orgasmatron.

Why should you care? Because by stimulating the sexual nerves responsible for arousal, they are able to make your girl yell, "Bingo!" much easier and much more often. During soon-to-be unforgettable sex with you, Cowboy. One electrode pad on each ankle, turn it on, and you're a carnal god. Which definitely beats the hell out of a foot massage.

$99
www.slightesttouch.com

Part of the 60's counterculture, the original cafe racers were built to reach speeds of over 100-mph, and allow the rider to race from a cafe to a predetermined location and back, before the song on the jukebox ended. (Crazy hippy bikers.) Buell's new '09 1125CR is a nod to those old racers, and brings superbike performance to their streetfighter category.

Incredibly fast, and nimble beyond imagination, this new Buell is powered by a liquid-cooled 1125cc Helicon V-Twin that comes in at 146-hp and 82 ft-lbs of torque, with the added bonus of having been geared down for optimal acceleration. Considering the bike weighs in at a feather-weight 375 pounds - with each of those 146 horses only responsible for propelling 2.5 pounds, a class-leading weight-to-horsepower ratio - you will experience seriously optimal acceleration as you swerve and dodge through whatever the road throws at you.

The Clubman-style bars with integrated LED signals are another nod to the classic cafes, and there's a short flyscreen instead of a fairing, giving the 1125CR an aggressive visage that sets it apart from its Japanese rivals. And since these bikes sip, rather than guzzle, fuel, they're a definite alternative to the 8-cylinder cage you're driving in now.

$11, 695
www.buell.com

Say you're spear fishing. You've got your spear in one hand and catch bag in the other, and you want to grab a pic of the shark headed your way. Not exactly the time to be searching for your underwater digital. Which is where The Only Digital Camera Swim Mask comes in handy.

If you're looking to grab shots of marine life around the reef, or bikini-clad hotties at the lake, this 5-megapixel camera housed in a dive mask operates to a depth of 15 feet, with a built-in memory that can handle up to 30 high rez photos or 52 seconds of video. (A microSD card slot let's you expand the memory.)

The mask’s eye pieces are made of tempered glass and have crosshairs you use for lining up perfect shots. An LED inside the mask tells you whether you're in picture or video mode before you press the shutter button. You get hands-free aqua pics without the worry of dropping an expensive underwater digital to the bottom of the ocean.

$99.95
www.hammacher.com

And Darwin nods in approval... [LiveLeak]

Street Fighter iPods. [PlunderGuide]

EBay auction of the week: Jesus on a turtle shell. A bargain at 99 cents. [eBay]

College presidents want to lower the drinking age back to 18. Getting freshman computer science majors laid not on the list of reasons. [MSNBC]

Top 5 drunken pranks. [AfroJacks]

Most disturbing sex toys ever. [Asylum]

Brad Pitt and Edward Norton sing the Penis Song in a scene cut from Fight Club. Lyrics included. [TastyBooze]

Skull and bones ice cubes keep your grog cold. [GearCrave]

Denver salon cuts hair of 150 homeless, to help them by "giving them a fresh look, giving them real good self esteem and helping them feel part of the DNC..." [9News]

Greek goddess is your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

One look at Virginia's pics (check them out here), and I was thinking: delicate, indoor girl. Crazy sexy. But high-maintenance. Then I looked at the Colesburg, Iowa native's profile and saw she listed as her hobbies: camping and trout fishing. Yeah, trout fishing. Now there's the ideal woman to take to the lake. Bait your hook by day, rock lingerie in the tent by night. Grab your rods, guys.

Tired of "seeing all American stuff" a Canadian production company is launching an all-new digital porn channel, with at least 50% of the content to feature performers from the Great White North.

Real Productions is launching Northern Peaks, a cable and satellite channel that will feature hard-core movies, shows and reality series created by Canadian writers and producers, with Canadian performers. Included on the station will be such obviously Canadian-sounding titles like Manny the Freak's Freakin' First Timers and Michael Madison's Lord of the Ass, along with adult game shows like Jizz Quiz and the reality show Unzipped. No word on whether performers will be forced to wear knit hats, or those Elmer Fudd hunting lids with the flaps.

Energy drinks may give you that much needed boost to make it through yet another afternoon of strategic planning meetings, but they've got a few inherent problems: They need to be kept cold. They don't fit in your pocket. They can be expensive. And they make you piss like a racehorse.

Which is what led an emergency room doc to spend two years developing VE2, an energy gum that delivers a quick boost while you chew.

Cheap ($1.69 for a 10-piece pack), sugarless, and portable enough to keep in your pocket, two pieces have as much caffeine as a cup of coffee or an 8-ounce energy drink. And since caffeine is absorbed quickly through your oral membranes, you get the effects much faster than with energy drinks, which are absorbed only after passing through the stomach. VE2 also has vitamins B6 and B12, niacin, ginseng and guarana, to up your alertness level without subjecting you to a crash.

And besides costing only 35 cents per serving, not needing to be refrigerated, or making you run to the bathroom every 10 minutes, it'll also give you minty fresh breath.

$1.69 for a 10-piece pack
www.ve2energy.com
Available at Fry Electronics.

No two things convey a guy's sense of style more than his shoes and his watch. I can't help you in the shoe department this week, but I can get you a new watch.

Featuring design cues from both Asian and Nordic traditions, the Obaku Harmony watch has a simple, modernist style that works when you're at the office in a suit, or in jeans at dinner with your girl. The collection was recently exhibited at the Aros Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, and one of you will be exhibiting it on your wrist.

The Obaku features Swiss Ronda movements, nearly unbreakable Titan glass to protect its face, and a stainless braided strap. It retails for $245 and all you have to do to win it is enter your email addy here. I'll pick one of you at random to win on Friday, Aug 22. Adding to your style, but ending any excuse you have for being late to pick up your girl.

The Count gets his F on. [AfroJacks]

Guy sells cocaine to undercover officer. While enrolled in the police academy. Arrested by his instructors. [DailyFreeman]

Meet the Snorg Tee girl. [Asylum]

$150,000 7-foot tall speakers. [PlunderGuide]

Complex talks to SNL's Bill Hader. [Complex]

Why we love US gymnast Alicia Sacramone. [CoEd Magazine]

OK, kids, you just pump here, until Batman squirts... [Uncoached]

Watch your energy consumption. [GearCrave]

Olivia Munn gets a boob massage. [DoubleViking]

This guy wrote the book on grilling. Literally.

Steven Raichlen's bestselling book, The Barbecue Bible, has been the go-to guide for beginning grillers and die-hard flame heads for 10 years. Loaded with over 500 recipes, Raichlen also serves up grilling tips, cooking techniques, ways to cover your butt when you commit common mistakes, and answers to the most common grilling questions.

Before the initial publishing in '98, he spent four years, and traveled 200,000 miles around the world, to find the best of the best in barbecue. The guy knows a few things about putting food to the flame. So I'm going to be picking his brain in the coming months for tips, tricks and anything else that'll help improve your grilling skills. Nothing like learning at the right hand of the grill master.

To get you started, here are some of Raichlen's recipes that you can fire up this weekend. One is for his Steaks From Hell, which comes from a steak house in Juarez, Mexico and includes some dried hot chiles to sear the taste buds of you heat lovers; his Mustard Lime Steaks, that uses minimum ingredients to yield maximum flavor; his Thai-style Sweet & Garlicky Pork Chops; and for dessert, Fire Roasted Apples, which are a great way to end a fall meal.

For more recipes, or to get a copy of one of Raichlen's books, go to www.Barbecue Bible.com.

Steaks From Hell (pictured)
Serves 4
2 to 4 chiles de arbol or other dried hot red chiles (4 give you a nice heat)
2 large ripe tomatoes
1/3 medium-size onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, sliced
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 T-bone or sirloin beefsteaks (each about 3/4 inch thick)
4 large or 8 small flour tortillas, for serving
2 cups mesquite wood chips or chunks (optional), soaked for 1 hour in cold water to cover and drained

1. Soak the chiles in a bowl of warm water until pliable, about 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, set each tomato directly on a ...There's more

Kelly S. She's a model. She's an actress. She's from Hallandale Beach, FL. And she looks great in her underwear. She also makes those old-school leg warmers look downright sextacular.

See what I mean here.

Labor Day is in a couple of weeks. It's the official end of summer, and the unofficial biggest party weekend of the summer. One last shot at beer-soaked, bikini-clad backyard barbecues, before tailgating in parkas takes over. If you're taking part in one last summer bash, bring something to the party that gets it rocking.

Here are some recipes from Van Gogh that are liberally soaked in their flavored vodkas. There's the requisite party punch, a killer vodka-spiked salsa, and even a couple of "adult" desserts that are sure to loosen everyone up and keep things flowing long after the coals die down.

For more recipes you can head to Van Gogh's 2008 Cocktail Calendar at www.VanGoghVodka.com or call toll-free 888-539-3361. Gotta love a vodka hotline.

Labor Free Punch (pictured)
3 cups Van Gogh Pineapple Vodka
1/2 gallon fruit punch
1 can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 quart ginger ale
3-4 scoops orange sherbet (optional)

Mix vodka, punch and orange juice in pitcher or punch bowl until orange juice is dissolved. Add ginger ale and sherbet just prior to serving.


Spiked Mango Salsa
1/4 cup Van Gogh Mango Vodka
2 fresh, diced mangos
1/2 cup fresh, diced pineapple
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 seeded and minced jalapeño pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper

Combine ingredients in bowl and ...There's more

Chimere, from Riverview, FL, tells me she loves to be in front of the camera. Says it gives her the opportunity to express her feelings and emotions through the camera and her body. Suddenly I'm into feelings. Especially these.

And if you're wondering how wearing lingerie makes Chimere feel, she says it gives her "the chance to fulfill every physical fantasy of life." Any pics of that?

Dropping the knowledge you need to make you interesting at parties.

Spray-On condoms are still a hard sell. [Time]

Guy banned from girlfriend's apartment for noisy sex. [MSNBC]

Music hub lets you throw an audio orgy. [Plunder Guide]

10 things Michael Phelps should do now. [Asylum]

Mud diving championships. I can smell the Olympic petition now. [AfroJacks]

10 Greatest Ahnald moments. [DoubleViking]

Another tool from the Uncoached MySpace Toolbox. [Uncoached]

Outdoor lights to light your way, impale intruders. [GearCrave]

A guy and several women brawl outside a 7-11 "with Mace and can of boiled peanuts". Results in "nearly 25 braided hair extensions strewn across the parking lot". [TampaBay.com]

Little girls cursing is funny. [Break]

Last week I posted 6 tips for saving fuel that were suggested by NASCAR and Traffic.com. They were simple car maintenance tips to help you get better mileage out of your ride.

Today CARandDRIVER.com sent me a much more comprehensive list of 16 fuel-saving tips, and, just like their name, theirs show it's both the car and driver that contribute to how much gas you burn through.

While they also recommend you keep your tires properly inflated, reduce the load in your car and make sure to keep it tuned, their experts add some things to the mix that require you, Leadfoot, to keep your driving habits in check.

Valuable tips in topics like "Chill Out", "Slow Down", "Avoid Start-and-Stop Driving", "Idle in Neutral" and "Pay Attention to the Timing of Stoplights", will keep you from wasting that $4 premium you're working overtime to buy.

To read the complete article, and save yourself some hard-earned cash, click here.

Gotta love food marketers. They got slapped down a couple of years ago for calling things "Lite" when there was nothing light, low calorie or low fat, about them. Coming soon, "phat phree".

Even without creative spelling there are a few things out there that food marketers want us to think are "healthy", but may be no better - and in some cases, worse - than regular foods.

Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD and the Nutrition Director or Prevention Magazine, wrote a list of 5 Pseudo-Healthy Foods—and 5 That Are Healthier Than You Think. The piece was posted on MSN Health & Fitness and here's a rundown of what she said:

The 5 Pseudo-Healthy Foods:
1 - Diet Soda
According to Sass, "studies show that diet drinkers actually weigh more than regular soda drinkers." The reason is the diet drink can throw off your body's appetite regulation, or make you think, because you're drinking diet, it's ok to eat high calorie foods.

2 - Pretzels
This one threw me. Pretzels are fat free. And they're better for you than fried chips. So why did they make Sass's list? They're made with refined white flour that's void of nutrition and pack a serious carb punch. One 15-ounce bag or pretzels is equal to ...There's more

A stock Audi R8 puts up some very respectable speed numbers - its 4.2L, 420-hp power plant will take you from 0-60 in 4.6 seconds - and it sports some aggressive styling, so the chances of attracting the attention of local law enforcement are pretty high. To combat that, one R8 owner tricked-out his ride with enough high-tech, cop-jamming gadgets to make James Bond sport wood for a week.

Not surprisingly, the owner wants to remain anonymous, so Alex Roy - the rally-car driver who shattered the cross country driving record by making it coast to coast in 31 hours and 4 minutes, a guy who knows a little something about disobeying the posted speed limit - takes us through the myriad of stuff designed to let the you push the limits of the car, without red lights appearing in your rear view.

Check out the video here.

File this one away in the Learn From the Mistakes of Others file: If you're going to cheat on your wife, in your own home, don't accidentally send her the text you meant to send your girlfriend saying that you're waiting for her. Because she'll show up. And find the empty condom wrapper and "the Tart's knickers" that she is now very publicly auctioning off on eBay.

The wife (or ex-wife by now), details everything in her auction description, which makes for some entertaining reading. Especially her description of the panties as "so huge, I thought they may make someone a nice shawl, or even better, something for Halloween perhaps." Which is true. What self respecting mistress wears Granny Panties to an afternoon sex session? Dude needs to pick his extra-marital affair partners better.

You also gotta love the guy's last ditch excuse as to why there was a large pair of lace panties in their bed: "Sorry love, I've been meaning to tell you for years but I am a closet transvestite and they are mine". Brilliant. Guess he figures being a closet tranny is better than being an adulterer. At least he went down swinging.

As of the time of this posting, the bidding is up over $300. For a ...There's more

Dropping the knowledge you need to make you interesting at parties.

Julia Child. Chef. Cookbook author. Spy. [MSNBC]

Art museum's giant inflatable poo art destroyed by breaking wind. [Asylum]

Michael Phelps - proof if you have skills you will get laid, no matter goofy looking you are. [Uncoached]

Female bodybuilder, or dude in a mankini? You decide. [AfroJacks]

Beginner's guide to Suicide Girls. [The Guy Report]

Keep Fido from straying with a GPS dog collar. [GearCrave]

When superheroes stop being so super. [BamKapow]

Confessions of an angry waiter. [Time]

Corey Haim gives a hilarious, valium-fueled, completely incomprehensible interview. [DoubleViking]

I've met a few Esthers in my life. (I might even have an aunt Esther somewhere in my family tree.) And none of them have ever looked like today's contestant from Richmond, TX. This Esther loves traveling, wake boarding, working out and riding horses. And chocolate body painting. (Ever think you'd fantasize about spreading chocolate all over a chick named Esther? Me either.)

Take a look at her body painting canvas here.

Weekends of stadium-side tailgates are right around the corner - if you haven't already started shaking the dust off the BBQ at pre-season games. And next to beer and grillable meat, showing love for your team is an essential part of any parking lot party.

HoodEz is a stick-on, interchangeable team pride system that sticks to any flat surface and lets you snap on a variety of medallions, flags and other stuff to let the world know who you're rooting for.

Choose from BMW-style flat medallions or Mercedes-style verticals that fit into the HoodEz ring you stick on the hood or rear or your vehicle with the strong, but easily removable, 3M adhesive.

They've also got flags, helmets, and a few mascots, that snap right into the ring, so you can show your college pride on Saturday and support your favorite NASCAR driver on Sunday. (Plus, nothing says Classy Sports Fan quite like a hood ornament on a '92 Chevelle.) For non sports days, there are a variety of hobby and patriotic medallions you can snap in. Very "presidential motorcade".

$14.95 - Flat medallions
$19.95 - Vertical medallions
$19.95 - Flags
$24.95 - Mini football helmets
www.HoodEz.com

How many aging rockers complain they damaged their hearing after too many years of listening at ear-bleeding volumes? No idea. They only respond, "Huh?", when you ask.

Over at Ultrasone, they've got a pair of headphones that they claim are not only the best sounding you've ever used, but are also the safest.

Here's why: Using their patented S-Logic™ technology, a decentralized driver directs sound to your outer ear, rather than ramming it down your ear canal, delivering a natural surround sound while reducing pressure on your ear drum by up to 40%. The result is music that sounds like it's coming from around the room like a concert, rather than banging around in your head, for ...There's more

Michael Phelps: Greatest Olympian Ever. [ESPN]

Prime Time Babe Battle. [CoEd Magazine]

Unauthorized history of puppets. In Hip Hop. [Complex]

Nerdy adults dress like their favorite anime characters. Hilarity ensues. [AfroJacks]

TUFU. The latest and greatest new hand gesture. [TastyBooze]

If you're ever in prison, use this soap. [GearCrave]

Badass straight razor. [Plunder Guide]

12 worst people to gamble with in Vegas. [DoubleViking]

Douchebag replaces Dumbass as favorite insult. [HolyTaco]

Italian guy getting haircut sees porn pick of his girlfriend on the wall. Burns down the barbershop. [Metro News]

Removing your pants and masturbating outside a strip club while a crowd forms is wrong. Funny as hell. But wrong. [ArgusLeader]

7 movie quotes now part of mainstream conversation. [Uncoached]

When Samantha isn't modeling, she's go-go dancing, shaking it in clubs in the Boston area. And to stay in go-go shape, she does aerobics. Strip tease aerobics. (Now there's a gym I want to join.)

Click here to see her entry pics.

It's not a bad idea to have a few DVDs in your collection that don't involve zombie strippers, car chases or explosions, just for when that brainy chick you met at the coffee shop comes over for some couch time. She'll want something a little more sophisticated.

Warner Bros is releasing four movies for jazz fans on DVD that she'll love, and you can actually sit through. Bird, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Forest Whitaker, about the legendary Charlie Parker, comes with a 6-track bonus CD; Round Midnight from Director Martin Scorsese about the rise of jazz in 1950's Paris, featuring a soundtrack that won Herbie Hancock an Oscar; and a couple of old jazz movie classics ...There's more

There were a few high-profile stories last year about the health benefits of drinking pickle juice in place of sports drinks to battle dehydration and muscle cramping while working out or playing sports. As nasty as it sounds, several high school and college football players swear by it.

Low in fat, low in sugar, high in potassium, with a needed shot of sodium and vinegar, pickles and their juice have the ingredients that make for decent re-hydration. It's just hard to get past the disgusting factor.

One way to get the benefits of pickle juice, without gagging, is to grab one of Bob's Pickle Pops.

They're made from the actual juice of squeezed pickles - not the brine ...There's more

Maybe you're in training for the UFC. Maybe you were defending the honor of a woman. Or just took an elbow driving the lane in a pickup game. Whatever the reason, most of us have to deal with a black eye at least once in our lives.

Depending on the size and how hard the shot was that you took, your shiner will probably stick around about a week or so. But there are things you can do to speed the healing and lessen the time you'll have to wear those sunglasses in the office. (And none of them include applying a raw steak.)

I spoke with Dr. Harvey Moscot of Moscot Eyewear and Eye Care to get some tips for dealing with a bruised peeper. He's the fourth generation in a family that's been in the business of eye care since 1915. Back then, they'd deal with a black eye by sticking a leech on your face to suck away the blood. Fortunately, he's got some less drastic ways of speeding recovery. Here are his tips:

1. Make sure it's just a bruise and not a serious injury.
Things to watch out for - double vision, loss of sight, inability to move the eye, large swelling around the eye such as a hematoma, blood or clear fluid coming from your nose, blood on the surface of the eye or cuts on the eye itself, and persistent headaches. If you are suffering from any of these symptoms, go see a doctor. It may be more serious than just a shiner.

2. Add ice.
Apply a cold compress for the first 24 hours. This helps keep swelling and discoloration down. Takes breaks though. If your eye gets too cold, your body will flood the area with blood to try to ...There's more

You know that buddy of yours who insists on showing up at every party looking like he just wrestled some homeless dude for his clothes? Make him somewhat presentable - while busting his balls - with Dress for Dinner napkins.

Four different ties are printed on 3-ply paper napkins he can tuck into his t-shirt, so you don't have to look at the stains he collected from the last few parties. And he gets the hint that next time he might want to rethink picking a shirt from the bottom of the laundry pile.

$5.95 for a pack of 20
www.spoonsisters.com

There's nothing like wakin' to bacon. [9 to Fried]

A girl. Her tongue. A hotel room. (Both sexy and disturbing.) [Creativity]

The Periodic Table of Awesoments. [Dapperstache]

Designer condoms. [The Frisky]

Incredible "liquid" table. [QBN]

Oakley HIJINX camo shades. [Plunder Guide]

Top 5 arm wrestling breaks. (Over the Top not included.) [AfroJacks]

10 best pole dance falls. Clumsy strippers are hilarious. [Liquid Generation]

Dude and chick in crazy high speed motorcycle wheelie. [DoubleViking]

Playboy tries to make the Olympic Speedo sexy. [Asylum]

Sword-wielding nut-job invades gas station. Awesome mug shot. [KTLA]

Headline of the day: "Woman Sues for Right to Massage Horses." [MSNBC]

Short dress-wearing chick thrown out of Kentucky mall because "people's husbands was looking at me." [WKYT]

J.J. is a 5'2" fireball from Jacksonville, FL, who is so sexy, she doesn't need a full name.

She's into fitness and modeling (which is obvious from her pics), and also loves sexy shoes, sweets, languages and comedy. Real comedy. Not your lame attempts at making her laugh at the bar.

The first one debuted over 20 years ago, became a cult classic, and gave us the two Coreys. (Two outta three aint bad.)

This long-awaited next chapter of the Lost Boys is more homage than sequel (with the biker vampires replaced by surfer vampires), is being released directly to DVD, and still gives us the two Coreys.

In Lost Boys: The Tribe, Corey Feldman (he's the sober, baby-faced one), is back as Edgar Frog, Vampire Hunter, helping a brother and sister survive the local extreme sports junkies/bloodsuckers in a sleepy surf town in California. Expect lots of high-energy surf scenes, hot chicks with fangs, and blood. (And, if you can stand it, an appearance by Haim, the other Corey.)

The DVD's also got a bunch of special features, including an inside look at the extreme sports stunt choreography in the film; Edgar Frog's Guide to Coming Back Alive — A “How To Kill” documentary showcasing various weapons and methods for disposing of vampires; a couple of alternate endings featuring a familiar face from the 1987 original; and a bunch of music videos, including three new music videos by Yeah Whatever, and an all-new remix of the iconic song, "Cry Little Sister" by G Tom Mac. The movie's soundtrack also features a remake of that song by new band, Aiden.

Because I know there's no way you'd rather spend your evening than watching a gang of surfing vampires terrorize a small coastal town, I'm giving away copies of the DVD to two of you. And three of you will win the soundtrack CD. Just enter your email addy here, and I'll pick the winners at random this Friday. Whether you get the DVD or the CD is up to the luck of the draw. Whether you can handle both Coreys on screen in one movie, is up to you.

For info on the movie, and to watch the trailer, click here.

US shows awesomeness in 4x100 Freestyle Relay come-from-behind victory over the trash talking French. [ESPN]

Batman Bandit robs convenience store. Gets his ass kicked. [World Net Daily]

24 straight days of gas prices going down. Can you hear the SUVs firing up all across the country? [CNN]

Lotto winner blows $13 million on "gambling, gifts and luxuries." Oh, and evades taxes. [TampaBays10]

Slow newsday story of the week: "Woman injures boyfriend's privates during scuffle". [NWF Daily News]

How to mess with your co-workers. [Asylum]

The Juicy Fruit Gang rides again. [AfroJacks]

"Artist" projects his junk onto walls. [TastyBooze]

The Leader of the Free World spanks hot volleyball ass. [CoEdMagazine]

Crazy indoor BASE jump. [DoubleViking]

Carbo-loading for Olympics. [Endless Simmer]

Claudia V. is coming to us from Scottsdale, AZ, where it's hot, dry and perfectly acceptable to wear as little as possible.

I've always been a big fan of knee-high boots, but now? Claudia's helped move them up a couple of notches. See the full pic here.

And I'm not talking about grilling with a beer in your hand. I'm talking using some of that amber-hued liquid heaven as a flavor-packed ingredient in some serious barbecue recipes.

I went to the experts to get some beer-infused options for your next tailgating extravaganza. Here are some of their favorite recipes.

Sticky Sweet Newkie Ribs
(From the guys at Newcastle Brown Ale)
Makes: 4-6 servings

2 racks pork back ribs, 5-6 pounds
4 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 cup plain barbecue sauce
1/4 cup Newcastle Brown Ale
1 cup brown sugar

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place ribs and vinegar in a large baking or casserole dish, cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake about 60 minutes or until very tender.
- While they cook, combine bbq sauce, Newcastle and brown sugar in a small bowl – mix well and set aside.
- When ribs are done, remove from oven and carefully lift off the foil – there will be a ton of steam.
- The ribs are now fully cooked and just need to be finished on the grill.
- Heat your grill to medium/high and place ribs meat side down without sauce, ...There's more

These are the forgotten distant cousins of today’s Olympic sports. Events that either lost their appeal, or were so ridiculous, so embarrassing, or so cruel, that they've been mercifully retired. Here are a few contests gone the way of the dodo.

Indian Club Swinging:
Juggling in the Olympics? Well, almost - it’s not technically juggling because the clubs never leave the hands, but still. Swinging the heavy clubs actually began as an exercise routine and was featured in the Olympic games of 1904 and 1932. Who knew 76 short years later, the term “club swinger” would mean something so totally different?

Live Pigeon Shooting:
This event began and ended with the 1900 Olympics. Nothing says global unity like a bird dropping from mid-flight like a lead balloon. ...There's more

Just in case you're planning a vacation, and are looking for a place where you can get your drink on and not feel out of place, Forbes Magazine took a break from the depressing task of reporting how shitty our economy is lately, and put together this list of the 15 hardest-drinking cities for you. (Which, considering we are all dealing with this shitty economy, is probably perfect for Forbes to be the ones publish it.)

The mag looked at things like how many people said they drank in the last month, how many binge drink and how many drink more than two drinks per day. Coming out on top? Austin, known for huge music festivals and the University of Texas, has 61.5 percent of its resident adults claiming to have had a drink in the last month, and 20% saying they binge drink.

Milwaukee, with it's brewery on every corner, followed next. (And having spent a week there last month, I can tell you from personal experience, those people can drink.) San Francisco, Providence and Chicago round out the top five. Not surprisingly, a lot of the cities are home to pro football teams. Coincidence? Not a chance.

The complete top 15 are:
1. Austin, TX
2. Milwaukee, WI
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Providence, RI
5. Chicago, IL
8. Seattle, WA (tie)
8. Cleveland, OH (tie)
8. St. Louis, MO (tie)
9. Boston, MA
10. Cincinnati, OH
11. Pittsburgh, PA
12. Virginia Beach, VA
13. Portland, OR
14. Jacksonville, FL
15. Detroit, MI

It's a couple hours after lunch and the Nachos Bell Grande has built up enough putrid air in your gut that one good rip could knock down your cubicle wall and send horrified coworkers racing towards the exits. And you can't keep walking past the cute receptionist to hit the men's room for temporary relief.

But you're saved. The geniuses over at Garment Guard spent countless hours, and most likely hundreds and hundreds of dollars, developing a personal air filter to trap those noxious fumes. While scoring big on the Unintentional Comedy Scale.

Made of activated carbon fabric, Subtle Butt Disposable Gas Neutralizers, are designed to absorb and neutralize rear-emmitted odors effectively throughout the entire day. (Not sure if that includes Bean Taquito Tuesdays.) Each 3.25" square shield comes with two self-adhesive strips that let you conveniently adhere the Subtle Butt to your BVDs or jeans. Not, as you were probably thinking, to your ass.

Now that the smell is taken care of, how about developing a product that will work on muffling the sound?

$9.95 for a 5 pack
www.garmentguard.com.
(The "instructional" video on the site is worth the click.)

Bored with your wife? Trade her in Italy. [The Independent]

Guy humps steel bench. Gets stuck and almost has an emergency dickectomy. [Weird Asian News]

Seek peek at the Aston Martin One 77. [GearCrave]

Bad tattoo decision of the week. [AfroJacks]

Robo-Soldier to be on patrol by 2020. [Asylum]

Techno Viking has competition from Juicebag Dancer. [YouTube]

Super-heroes or Super Villains? [BamKapow]

Skullcandy wooden ear phones. [PlunderGuide]

The girls of Sturgis: The good, the bad and the ugly. [CoEdMagazine]

Do you really want a goatee this bad. [TastyBooze]

There's something incredibly sexy about Mia from San Diego. Could be that she likes "having a good time." Could be that she loves to shoot pool. Or that her hobbies include go-go dancing. Or maybe it's that she's the hottest chick I've seen who is under five-feet tall.

There's a whole lot of sexy packed into those 4' 11". See what I mean here.

To me, that old spindle CDs and DVDs came packed in is trash. To this guy, on Instructables.com, you can turn that trash into a tissue dispenser, burger holder, lamp and spindle for string and wire. Guy recycling at its best.

Check out the How-to video here.

Video games. The daily escape to another world that allows a normal guy to live out his secret fantasies. Name the adventure and it can be achieved. Coordinate drug deals in Vice City. Catch a touchdown in the Super Bowl. Lead a group of soldiers to war in Bagdad. Or lead a marching band.

Yup, you can now fulfill your long-time dream of wearing a busby, twirling a baton and leading a marching band.

From the torturous minds at Majesco, creators of PaRappa the Rapper, comes Major Minor's Majestic March for the Nintendo Wii. Combining the intensity and excitement of leading a full band with all of the complexity and athleticism of walking in a straight line and blowing, Major Minor is sure to please at least three people who are into video games.

Gamers play the role of Major Minor, leading a band to step-by-step while they learn to play beautiful music together, wear ridiculous outfits, miss tons of keg-tapping parties, and remain sexually pure for eternity.

Or wait, is that what happens if you really do join a marching band? Sometimes it is impossible to separate video games from reality.

Barak Obama was all over the news recently, mocked by his opposition for saying we can conserve fuel by simply inflating our tires. Made for a great sound bite for the 24-hour news stations, but the thing is, he's right. According to experts, under-inflated tires can reduce your gas mileage anywhere from 3 to 15 percent.

So what else can you do to help lessen your gas consumption? I spoke with the experts at the NASCAR Technical Institute and Traffic.com, two groups that know a little something about fuel management. Here are their top tips for squeezing out more miles from every gallon.

1 - Check Your Tires
Tire pressure changes with changing temperatures, so it's important to check the pressure after all weather changes. An under-inflated tire not only reduces the life of the tire, but can cause your gas mileage to plummet by as much as 15 percent. (And they recommend rotating tires roughly every 5,000-10,000 miles to extend the tread life. With or without a pit crew.)

2 - Change the Air Filter
Dust and other impurities getting into the combustion chambers of your engine's cylinders results in wasted gas and weaker engine performance. Replacing a clogged filter can improve mileage by as much as ...There's more

Tomorrow is the start of the 10th annual Gumball 3000 Rally, an eight-day, 3000 mile, PUMA-sponsored motorsport rally that covers two continents and features 120 cars driven by rock stars, movie stars, athletes and billionaires.

What draws people to the Rally isn't just the race. It's the adrenaline- and alcohol-fueled parties in each stopover city. This year, those parties are taking place in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. And you can win a pair of VIP passes that'll let you party like a rock star.

Head over to PumaGumball.com, pick the city of your choice and enter for a chance to win. And if you go, make sure to send me pics.

Favre will still wear green, but it will be in NY. Here's a list of his Top 10 memorable moments. [FOX Sports]

Come on. He knew she was there. [Break]

For you celeb-heads: Top Celeb Rumors. [The Frisky]

Orthodox Jewish cop gets to keep beard and yarmulke. Insert "kosher pig" joke here. [LV Review-Journal]

Continuing with the heavy football content this morning: The Titans just can’t let go of their Super Bowl XXXIV loss. [FOX Sports]

Thousands of poor bastards to get dragged down the aisle tomorrow. [SFGate]

A drunk guy with a criminal record for public intoxication and disorderly conduct crashes into a pole. While driving his bus full of schoolchildren. [KSL-TV5]

Homeless woman calls police on Craig's List couple having kinky sex in park. Best line: she was "seeking a place to pitch a tent". [KATU]

SWF. Fit. Loves to workout. Seeks SWM to stare at. [AfroJacks]

One man f-bomb machine. [TastyBooze]

Blond, Brazilian synchronized swimmers. [With Leather]

The greatest self-defense video. Ever. [DoubleViking]

I'm sitting here looking at Jenn's bio, and how she's from Glenshaw, PA, how she loves traveling, tennis, horse back riding, etc. And none of it is registering, because I can't stop staring at her pictures. I'm thinking she's got a serious aversion to wearing clothes...

It's the obscurest of holidays, but today is National Root Beer Float Day. And a great excuse to have a drink.

Remember having a root beer float as a kid? A tall glass of the carbonated good stuff, with a big scoop of ice cream floating in it. It was the closest you came to nirvana as a 6-year old.

No reason you can't enjoy a decidedly more adult version now. From Three Olives Vodka, here are some float recipes using their root beer flavored vodka (one is a reprint from a past post), along with some of their other "spiked" float recipes that just scream to be part of your next barbecue or pool party. (The orange creamsicle one at the bottom will bring back some memories.)

Three-O Root Beer Float
2 oz Three Olives Root Beer Vodka
4 oz root beer
Vanilla ice cream
Mix in a tall glass with ice. Float 1 scoop vanilla ice cream on top.

Root Beer Floatini
1 1/2 oz Three Olives Root Beer Vodka
1/2 oz Amaretto liqueur
Vanilla ice cream
Shake hard over ice & strain into glass.
Float a melon-ball size scoop of vanilla ...There's more

You've had one of those great moments in gaming history, the one where you did something you could probably never again duplicate, but no one was around to witness it. Now thousands can.

iBUYPOWER, maker of powerful gaming PCs, is launching a new line of video PCs, developed with the amateur videographer in mind. And to promote them, they're giving away one of their $1800 Video Pro systems - packed with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor, ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card and 8 GB of DDR- 2 RAM, in a Gigabyte Poseidon gaming tower case - in their Favorite Gaming Moments YouTube Contest.

Just reenact your best moment, upload the video to Youtube any time before the end of August, and the winner will be selected from a group of ten finalists by the You Tube community in the second week of September. You've gotta have at least one Madden moment worth posting. Start the camera.

Details on how to enter are here.

Never let the summer heat get in the way of a round of beer pong. Cool your balls (and cups), in the pool, and keep the game going.

The Inflatapong beer pong table, has everything you want in a land-based table - regulation size; solid bouncing surfaces; painted guides for racking - except legs. This one floats in the pool.

The table inflates in minutes (depending on your lung capacity), then you just secure the hard acrylic inserts with velcro, set up your cups and you're ponging in the cool, refreshing waters of your pool. Or lake.

So how does the table stand up to water and waves? The guys over at Inflatapong have found that a wet surface actually holds the cups firmly in place, unaffected by the biggest waves. And a rocking table adds a new dimension of challenge to the game.

It's beer pong with the bonus of wet bikinis.

$79.99
www.inflatapong.com

Guy steals truck, gets carjacked at 7-11 few minutes later. Welcome to Karmaville. [SFGate]

Identity theft ring nails millions of credit card numbers from major retailers like Office Max, Barnes & Noble and Sports Authority. You may not be you anymore. [Yahoo]

Fat Jewish Guy and Hot Young Girl make a Philly cheese steak. [YouTube]

Iowa has great taste in art. [MSNBC]

"Who Let the Dogs Out" named worst song of all time. Clear Channel stations promptly put it into heavy rotation. [Contact Music]

British athletes get naked to promote sports drink. [Reuters]

The 9 unmanliest superheroes of all time. [BamKapow]

Send a Pin-up book to a soldier for $8. They need another reason to hate being away from home. [Asylum]

$1350 for slide-together puzzle furniture. [PlunderGuide]

Siamese twins are so sexy. [AfroJacks]

Cook up a 14 second steak. [TastyBooze]

Jacey, from Branford, CT, is tall (she's 5' 9"), hot, blond, and loves modeling. But, as an avid photographer, she's just as comfortable behind the camera as in front of it.

I took a look at the pics she submitted, (here) and I'm going to politely request that she stay in front of the camera as much as possible.

Japanese watch company, TokyoFlash is known for their offbeat watch collections, and the new Nekura series fits right in.

Each has a self-adjusting wristband made of custom engraved, brushed stainless steel and is available with a black edge strap, giving them a clean, modern look.

Cabriolet (bottom left), sports a speedometer inspired dial, Tundra (bottom right), is a minimalist design of cadmium orange and cobalt blue representing "the wide open spaces of a pristine landscape", Twilight (middle left), has a dark face highlighted with orange and blue, with the hours displayed on the outer dial, and ...There's more

For their newly-launched KBBGreen section, the auto pros over at Kelly Blue Book put together their list of the Top 10 Green Cars for 2008.

Here's a quick rundown of the cars they chose and the mileage you can expect from each. There are three SUVs on the list, one diesel, two subcompacts, and four non-hybrid gas-sippers. You can read KBB's full commentary here.

10. 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
21 mpg: 21 city/22 highway
Full-sized SUV with seating for eight that can ...There's more

Traveling was enough of a hassle before the whole "liquids and gels" carry-on restrictions at airports. Now traveling light, and avoiding the extra fees airlines are imposing on checked bags, means making sure you've got all your supplies in TSA-approved amounts and in the proper containers. More hassle. And more chance you'll leave something behind.

You can make things a lot easier, and make sure you've got the shower essentials you need, by packing a single Spongeable.

Each large, exfoliating and massaging Spongeable sponge is infused with enough Vitamin A and E enriched shower gel to get you through about twenty showers before you have to toss it. Just add water to activate the thick, foaming, "guy scented" cleanser. It's also got a healthy dose of shea butter and olive oil to moisturize and keep your skin from itching and flaking.

For weekend trips, they've got a travel size that'll get you 3 or more showers with the same cleansing, hydrating and skin-protecting gel as the big one. They're small enough to fit in your shaving kit, and perfect to ...There's more

Chef recommends deadly plant in salad recipe. Side note: Anthrax makes a lovely dessert topping. [MSN]

Bad idea of the week: playing football on the side of a 400-foot cliff. [Yahoo]

Farmer erects "Redneck Stonehenge"to piss off neighbors. [AP]

Argentine president calls for legalization of drugs. Travel agents flooded with "Dude, where's my ticket?" calls. [CNN]

Thai teen kills taxi driver after playing Grand Theft Auto "to see if it was as easy as in the game.". [Daily Mail]

Death Row inmate: "I'm too fat to die." State of Ohio: "We'll give it a shot." [ABCNews]

Circuit City orders destruction of Mad Magazines with "Sucker City" parody. Which fails because no salespeople can be found. [TheConsumerist]

The many faces and moods of Lou Pinella. [Uncoached]

Creepiest Mr. Rogers video. Ever. [DoubleViking]

Inexplicable Old Timey photos. [Asylum]

Beer-winning bar trick. [AfroJacks]

Today's contestant, Michele from Tampa, FL, scores pretty high on the Ideal Woman Checklist. Here's the rundown: Model? Check. Looks sexy in lingerie? Check. (Here's the proof.) Gives great massages? Check. (She's a licensed massage therapist.) Sports fan? Check. (She's an on-air personality at 620 The Sports Animal. More pics and info are here.)

Bonus points? Lists "Getting my body painted" as a hobby.

If you need me, I'll be out buying brushes.

If hitting into the really long grass leaves you hacking at your ball in a flailing attempt to make it back onto the fairway, grab a Big Daddy.

Part ridiculous gag gift, part genuine yard tool, the Big Daddy is a weed-whacker powered by 6 AA batteries that looks like a standard driver. And fits in your golf bag, ready to carve a clear swing path to your rough-trapped ball.

Sure PGA rules frown on trimming the rough, but then you're not competing in a tournament, are you? I'm saying when there's beer on the line at the 19th Hole, anything goes. So if you're stuck in the gunch and down a couple of strokes, flip open Big Daddy's head, hit the switch, and in a couple of seconds you'll have a clean lie.

Perfect for the guy in your foursome who can't seem to find the fairways.

$49.95
www.bigdaddydriver.com

Back in December, I posted on the Ahava Dead Sea skin care line for men. How the Dead Sea region was one of the first health spas and is known for its healing powers. And how Ahava uses mineral-rich ingredients found there in its line. (Read it here.)

Now I'm going to give three of you the opportunity to try some of their stuff for yourself. (I'm generous that way.) On Friday, Aug 8, I'll give away three sets of Ahava for men shaving products: their Foam-Free Silk Shave ($18), a thick, foamless shaving cream that softens tough whiskers to make shaving easier; their Soothing After-Shave Moisturizer ($24), with anti-bacterials and Aloe Vera to calm irritation from dragging that razor over your skin; and the Deep Cleansing Gel ($17), which cleans and exfoliates your mug, and gets it prepped for shaving.

You'll look so good, and your skin will be so smooth, you might actually get a date. To enter to win one of the sets of Ahava shaving goods, enter your email addy here. To get more info on Ahava products, click here.

Names Dick Butkus would be proud of. [The Shark Book]

Stars secret porn pasts. [SFW] [The Frisky]

UK auto co unveils 700-hp electric car. Lights dim all over Europe. [MSN]

Internet to get rebuild. $12 mill raised so far, not even enough to revamp Live.com. [Time]

Kid steps in fire ant pile, screams, causes family pit bull to attack him. Mom and dad were off accepting Parents of the Year award. [Sun-Sentinal]

Turn up the music and start chugging. [Scientific American]

New euro fashion trend: Men in tights. Mass castrations scheduled for next Tuesday. [UKMailOnline]

"Driver distracted by a naked woman in her back seat ran a red light and caused a five-car wreck". [TampaBay.com]

High-speed chase ends in sausage parade crash. Four people and 127 pounds of brats injured. [Northwestern.com]

The girls of 2008 Olympic Beach Volleyball. [CoEd Magazine]

Bad tattoo idea of the week. [AfroJacks]

A collection of weird ice creams. [Asylum]

Your International Babe of the Day. [DoubleViking]

We all know Betty Crocker can cook. (Yeah, I know, and that she's not a real person, but go with it.) But we didn't know Betty can grill.

On the site BettyCrocker.com, they've got a special section devoted entirely to grilling. Tips on grilling. What to look for when buying meat. And dozens of recipes.

All are easy to make, and take less effort and time than you'd think to throw together some impressive grilled dishes. And, being Betty, she includes all the prep and cooking times, as well as the nutritional info, so you can choose things that won't blow your gut up any more than it is.

Here are a few good choices to start with. (And I would keep the part about getting them from Betty Crocker on the down low.)

Grilled Chili Chicken with Southwest Relish
Prep Time: 15 min
Start to Finish: 2 hr 10 min
Makes: 6 servings

To Make the Relish
1 can (11 oz) Green Giant® Niblets® whole kernel corn, drained
2/3 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 can (15 oz) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed

For the Chicken
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cut-up whole chicken ...There's more

"Old-school" Beer Pong t-shirt.

$7.99 at Ponalong.com.

More than any other social setting, retail stores are the best place to pick-up women. The sales girl scenario eliminates the uncomfortable first line flubs, the loud music of a bar or club, and the 'why is this guy talking to me' look. You are the customer, she is the sales person. The reason for small talk is understood.

This doesn't mean it’s easy pickings and that you’re walking out of the place with the merchandise AND a date for drinks after closing time. There are still factors to consider, and a plan of attack is crucial. Once you’ve gotten your intended target’s attention, remember these simple rules:

1. Have a Plan
First make sure the store is a place you would actually shop. I don't care how smoking-fine the girl is in Modern Maternity, there are few reasons for you to step foot in the store, none of them good. Think about what the store sells and think of products you would actually purchase. This scenario could result in a sale and the last thing you need is another pair of chick's running shorts.

2. Start Off Legit
Actually have a legitimate question ready so that you catch her off guard when you eventually start to drop the lines on her. Start a discussion about the products. Rock her defenses to sleep with your interests in shirt shrinkage and sunglass durability. It's important to be inquisitive but not clueless. Ask her opinion but stick to your own personal tastes. Mesh tank tops aren't for everyone, no matter how hot she thinks they look on men.

3. The Smooth Transition
This part is crucial. Taking the conversation from business to pleasure will involve some clever talk. You don't want ...There's more

Designed by bikers who wanted "quality symbols of the riding culture", Nightrider Jewelry creates limited edition and one-of-a-kind pieces that convey true motor lifestyle.

Not the cheap crap you find in head shops and t-shirt stores, these intricately detailed pieces are handcrafted in the USA of .925 sterling silver, 14K gold, with real diamonds and gemstones. And you'll pay for that quality. Rings start at around $225, pendants can run twice that, and belt buckles run in the thousands. Doesn't leave much left over to spend on your ride, but at least you'll look good.

www.nightriderjewelry.com

They caused an uproar when they used Paris Hilton in their "That's Hot" ad, so Carl's Jr. is leveraging sex again in their "It's better when you use your hands" ad campaign.

Hot chicks washing cars, sewing and writing by hand, talk about enjoying the "human touch" and how their hand is more satisfying than any machine. Interesting way to get guys to want hand scooped milk shakes. Right after we do some hand scooping of our own.

See the ad here.

Current odds for the 08 NFL season. My money is on the Dolphins at 200-1. [Vegas Insider]

Britney Spears and Paris Hilton used in McCain political ad. Apocalypse scheduled for next Monday. [YouTube]

Favre could take $20 mill to stay home for good. I'll take $1 mill to never play at all. [ESPN]

Study shows laziness may be genetic. Pharmaceutical companies get collective hard on. [Time]

Naked guy causes bomb scare at gas station. Apparently naked guy at gas station wasn't scary enough. [NewsNet5]

Obama "too fit" to be President of nation where 2 out of 3 are overweight? [WSJ]

Nipples too offensive for art gallery passersby. [HamptonRoads]

Thief stuck under trash bin for 12 hours. Great pic. [NBC4]

Crazy ways to die. [Asylum]

Monster washes up on NY shore? [Asylum]

27 years ago today, video killed the radio star. Original MTV airing, with commercials. [AfroJacks]

Helicopter stunt pilot video. [TastyBooze]

Hot women of the military. Seriously. [Uncoached]