Photos From South Ossetia

The advice I give is don’t look.

Where The Hell Is Kevin Rudd?!

Dr. David’s Ethical Dilemma

Dr. David is a prominent medical care specialist serving some of the city’s most prestigious clients.

One day, he meets an incredibly beautiful patient, and Dr. David seduces her.

The next day, Dr. David tries to justify it to himself by saying “She was willing, and she was beautiful and she had the chance to say no, but she wanted it.”

But another voice in Dr. David’s head kept saying “This is a serious breach of ethics, and Dave, you’re a sick, sick, sick bastard. You’re a vet, for God’s sake!”

Things We Wouldn’t Have Dreamed Of 20 Years Ago

Samizdata’s commenter, Ian B, has the lowdown on how incredibly odd things have gotten lately the world over.

Imagine telling somebody twenty years ago that by 2007, it would be illegal to smoke in a pub or bus shelter or your own vehicle or that there would be £80 fines for dropping cigarette butts, or that the words “tequila slammer” would be illegal or the government would mandate what angle a drinker’s head in an advertisement may be tipped at, or that it would be illegal to criticise religions or homosexuality, or rewire your own house, or that having sex after a few drinks would be classed as rape or that the State would be confiscating children for being overweight. Imagine telling them the government would be contemplating ration cards for fuel and even foods, that every citizen would be required to carry an ID card filled with private information which could be withdrawn at the state’s whim. They’d have thought you a paranoid loon.

– Via Rafe Champion.