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The Worst Olympic Falls
The Daily Tube review sums it up: "On one hand it seems cruel to laugh at gymnasts who trained for years only to fall on their faces at the most crucial moment. On the other hand, when a dude rams his groin into the pommel horse, it's comedy gold for those of us with the minds of two-year-olds."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSa-832LaUw


Pole Dancing Swan Lake
Classical ballet meets interpretive adult entertainment. (Thank Joe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5zBOVwYlI


Tropical Storm Fay Slams Kite Surfer
Quick clip documenting recreational disaster. Well...it seemed like a good idea at the time. (Thanks Raygun)
http://www.wjno.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=244038&article=4117332


Quick pic: Steep stairs
http://i36.tinypic.com/adzqy1.jpg


QuOteD
"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances." -- Julia Sorel


Holy chute
Gravity-defying art. "When the social elevator is broken you have to know how to bounce."
http://denis.darzacq.revue.com/la_chute/


Public John Q.

A little Google Maps wizardry gives you a guide to the best public crappers on your mobile phone. (So we're just now catching up to the Aussies -- they have a national public toilet map down under.)
http://diaroogle.com/


Game time: Splashback
Just a wafer-thin droplet.
http://www.funny-games.biz/splash-back.html


Suffragette City
Most people dream of owning their own island, a piece of tranquil heaven to truly call their own. For the majority of people however, this will always remain just that: a dream. On the flipside, there is a definite island-buying trend growing amongst those lucky enough to be able to afford such a residence, from movie stars through to politicians, which will one day result in all such people living offshore...or maybe not. Check out these five tiny inhabited private islands...
http://www.premier-holidays.com/info/5_Insanely_Small_Inhabited_Private_Islands.aspx


Famous last words
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." -- Sir Winston Churchill


Ciao for now,
vW