Pop culture has made plenty of hay (hey hey hey) of men doing very brave things in the name of love. Not Without My Daughter and Commando featured parents taking on very bad men. Every Mel Gibson film seems to involve revenge for murdered wives. Legends Of The Fall was pretty much nothing but vengeance by a very put-out Brad Pitt. And almost every other movie revolves around a virtuous man rescuing a damsel-in-distress. Not very often do we get anything worth watching about a lady saving her dude (except in soft porn). Maybe … Read More

Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. According to Reuters, a convict in Sicily decided he'd rather remain in prison than remain under house arrest with his wife.

The man, one Santo Gambino, was put in jail for illegally dumping toxic materials and, due to overcrowded prisons in the boot-shaped nation, was later released to house arrest. Unfortunately, being released from the pokey does not make one a free man. It didn't take Gambino long to trudge back to the police precinct and ask to be re-incarcerated. Read: Couple Spends Wedding Night In … Read More

Good news, for all the single mamas in Kelantan, Malaysia: a state representative wants local legislators and magistrates to marry you. According to AFP, the chairwoman of the state's family and health committee thinks that dudes with good, stable jobs should up their "quota" for wives. "Quota" meaning the number of wives these stable dudes are cool with having. 

The problem that requires polygamy as a solution is that there are too many unmarried, single mothers in Kelantan, and throughout Malaysia. As you likely know, Malaysia is a largely Muslim nation (55 percent of its 28 million residents). … Read More

Holy cripes. The ancient isle of Lesbos (or Themyscira, if you're a Wonder Woman fan) may have gotten a re-lo to Scandinavia. Per Asylum, rumor has it that a secret society of Sapphic Swedes may have taken root in Chako Paul City. The Swedish government denies the existence of this gayelle Xanadu but that hasn't stopped news sources and men from believing the tales of the Amazonian Shangri-L-Word. Check the Asylum link for more crazy details about Chako Paul (which translates to "Without Purse"). Read: Study: Bisexual Women Are Not Lesbians

While it would be nigh … Read More

Usually when a couple gets arrested on their wedding night, it involves alcohol, an absurd fight and people waking up in a jail cell. If the arrest takes place at the reception, it will generally involve the groom's old rugby buddies and/or the sister's idiot younger brother. If it takes place in the honeymoon suite, it usually involves someone flirting or someone too intoxicated to have sex. Read: Couple Spends Wedding Night In Jail

Well, a couple in Sevierville, Tennessee didn't get the memo regarding OK reasons to get arrested on their wedding night. They got pinched for larceny … Read More

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a man from my home state of Georgia turned a serious go of priapism into a huge windfall.

Per the story, a truck driver from DeKalb County (the "L" is silent), sought treatment for his erectile dysfunction from Boston Men's Health Center (a national and international series of male-focused clinics headquartered in Florida). They gave him a syringe of a proprietary compound and told him to inject his junk with the formula thrice a week. He did so, suffered prolonged erections, and is now scarred and permanently damaged. An ED Spray May … Read More

Ever been on a really bad first date? Sure you have. He's dismissive of your opinions. She complains non-stop. There's no spark there, whatsoever, but you're both polite enough to continue the farce through dinner, a movie and a very awkward cup of coffee. Watch: First Date Dos and Don'ts

And then there's the first date that ends with a mis-timed kiss, a weird or humiliating sexual encounter or some portent that things just aren't going to work. (For instance, I once saw a road sign that warned me of a "Dip." Dip also means to leave somewhere … Read More

OPEN SCENE: MOM and DAUGHTER are walking through a sunny vale.

Daughter: "Mom, is there ever a time that you feel, not so virginal?"
Mom: "Of course, sweetheart. I've been married to your father for 30 years and had you and your brother and sister."
Daughter: "I know mom, but I just want to wear white for the wedding, not mother-of-pearl or 'hussy white.'"
Mom: "Oh, is there something I should know about? You know Danny Peterman doesn't count."
Daughter: "Hah, tell me about it. It's just that Keith's family is really old fashioned and they expect a little spotting on the wedding night sheets."
Mom: "Oh, … Read More

According to Yahoo News, a fight between former common-law spouses in Pasadena, Texas took a turn for the ugly and their pets suffered the consequences. The non-couple were in an argument over the ownership of some jewelry that the man had gifted to the woman but took back after the split. The woman took her revenge on the family pets. In a burst of Zeus-ian comeuppance, she kidnapped and the goldfish from his home, then fried and ate them. The man was incensed and called the police. The fuzz responded with 'Uh, this is between y'all.'* To date, PETA … Read More

Over at Yahoo! (via AFP), they have a charming little story about a tourist, a rickshaw driver and a really, really short courtship.

Per the report, an autorickshaw driver (it's like a fancy pants golfcart) was hired by a 26-year-old American tourist called Whitney (she sounds hot) to squire her around the city of Jaipur during a short stay. The cabbie's name is Harish Hotala and after a few days in the American woman's company, he had a fever. And the only cure to that fever was more Whitney. Read: Flying Solo: Top Single Girl Getaways

So, on day three … Read More