Stupid News 7.31.06
Horrible Smell Over Paris, France
Worried about an excess of flesh visible on the banks of the River Seine, Paris City Hall has banned thong bikinis, topless sunbathing and nudity at the summer sand-in-the-city event known as Paris Beaches, Le Parisien newspaper reported Saturday.
Violators will be fined $48, the report said.
Thongs and "monokinis" _ or bottom-only bikinis _ are common sights on France's Mediterrannean and Atlantic shores.
Paris was pushed to forbid "indecent attire" because it could "provoke temptation and dangerous behavior along the bank of a river," Pascal Cherki, mayoral aide in charge of sports, was quoted as saying.
City officials responsible for Paris Beaches could not be reached for comment Saturday. It was unclear why the ban was only imposed this year, the fifth year of the popular event.
Mayor Bertand Delanoe inaugurated Paris Plages in 2002, filling sections of the left and right banks of the Seine with sand and installing spray misters, hammocks, parasols and other beach-style accoutrements.
The monthlong event attracted 3.8 million people last year, and this year has pulled in many seeking relief from record heat.
The Passion Of The Alcohol
Los Angeles - Australian Jewish groups have joined the widespread condemnation of actor Mel Gibson, over the reported anti-Semitic comments he made after his arrest for drink-driving on the weekend.
Gibson was arrested by a Los Angeles police officer during which he's alleged to have blamed Jews for starting "every war in history," and reportedly asked the officer if he was Jewish.
He's since apologised for his comments, saying he's deeply ashamed, and he doesn't believe them anyway.
Radio Station Trades God For Sex
KINGSBURG, Calif. -- A former Christian radio station in California now features sexy songs as part of what the owner calls "Porn Radio."
Until a week ago, KFYE-FM in Kingsburg offered religious programming. The new format promotes "all sex radio, all the time," and plays songs such as "Why Don't We Do It in the Road" by The Beatles, "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye and "Nasty" by Janet Jackson.
Tamer songs are heated up by adding recorded moans.
Worried about an excess of flesh visible on the banks of the River Seine, Paris City Hall has banned thong bikinis, topless sunbathing and nudity at the summer sand-in-the-city event known as Paris Beaches, Le Parisien newspaper reported Saturday.
Violators will be fined $48, the report said.
Thongs and "monokinis" _ or bottom-only bikinis _ are common sights on France's Mediterrannean and Atlantic shores.
Paris was pushed to forbid "indecent attire" because it could "provoke temptation and dangerous behavior along the bank of a river," Pascal Cherki, mayoral aide in charge of sports, was quoted as saying.
City officials responsible for Paris Beaches could not be reached for comment Saturday. It was unclear why the ban was only imposed this year, the fifth year of the popular event.
Mayor Bertand Delanoe inaugurated Paris Plages in 2002, filling sections of the left and right banks of the Seine with sand and installing spray misters, hammocks, parasols and other beach-style accoutrements.
The monthlong event attracted 3.8 million people last year, and this year has pulled in many seeking relief from record heat.
The Passion Of The Alcohol
Los Angeles - Australian Jewish groups have joined the widespread condemnation of actor Mel Gibson, over the reported anti-Semitic comments he made after his arrest for drink-driving on the weekend.
Gibson was arrested by a Los Angeles police officer during which he's alleged to have blamed Jews for starting "every war in history," and reportedly asked the officer if he was Jewish.
He's since apologised for his comments, saying he's deeply ashamed, and he doesn't believe them anyway.
Radio Station Trades God For Sex
KINGSBURG, Calif. -- A former Christian radio station in California now features sexy songs as part of what the owner calls "Porn Radio."
Until a week ago, KFYE-FM in Kingsburg offered religious programming. The new format promotes "all sex radio, all the time," and plays songs such as "Why Don't We Do It in the Road" by The Beatles, "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye and "Nasty" by Janet Jackson.
Tamer songs are heated up by adding recorded moans.
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