Author: Kim du Toit
Papieren, Bitte
…or however they say it in French. This story made me howl with laughter, although I still think the paras should just have turned their little Fairburn-Sykes stickers on the bureaucrats.
If they’re still allowed to carry them, that is.
I see that the above is actually a replica, the FOX Fairbairn-Sykes FX-5934. I love Fox knives, already have their 685 bush knife, and now I want this one really badly.
If anybody else is interested (and who wouldn’t be?) it’s apparently on sale here (as above) and here (in “tactical” black).
Today’s Quiz
Look closely at this picture:
One of these people pinned one of the others to the ground and held a knife to their throat.
Which one held the knife?
“Ring”-worm
Just reading about this made a part of my anatomy itch (and no, it wasn’t my trigger-finger):
A new, highly contagious sexually transmitted infection that has been spreading throughout Europe and elsewhere has now arrived on U.S. soil.
A case report published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology revealed that a man in his 30s from New York City contracted a nasty skin infection after weeks of travel. During his time away from home, he engaged in sexual intercourse with multiple men during trips to England, Greece, and California.
When he got back, he developed a rash on his genitals, buttocks, and limbs.
Genetic testing on skin lesions identified the culprit as a fungal infection known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII), a sexually-transmitted form of ringworm. According to the CDC, TMVII VII is a difficult-to-treat fungus that causes skin disease in animals and humans and is acquired through sexual contact.
The emphasized words say it all, really. I’m thinking “Greek goats” as the origin, but it could equally be Welsh sheep. As for California, it could be anything Kardashian.
I report, you decide.
Monday Funnies
Today, we’re going to go all classical and stuff:
So:
And signing off with some more res classica, from Giuseppe Boldini:
Now get out of bed and head off to work:
Modern Classic Beauty: Monica Bellucci
I’ve featured her before, here and there, but not in depth (so to speak). So here’s Italy’s worthy successor to Sophia and Gina: Monica Bellucci. I was going to start with young Monica and work my way up [ahem] to the present day, but like Sophia and Gina, La Monica is pretty much astounding at any age. So I’ll just do a monochrome set first, and leave the color for another time. Okay?
Que bella.