Nipple-less wrestlers

Triple H, John Cena, Floyd Mayweather and the rest of the dudes on this Wrestlemania poster have had their nipples removed.

Apparently, "They were photoshopped out because of a law in Florida that prohibits the display of nipples. Since men's nipples are not sexualized in the same way that women's are, the authors of the law were likely thinking of women's bodies as they penned this ban. Thus, it illustrates that it is women's bodies that we think of when we think of bodies on display because of the adoption (by men and women alike in this culture) of a (heteronormative) male gaze."

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Chelshizzle vs. Middlesbizzle

Snoop's back after the Easter break with yet more slightly surreal football punditry.

"Plenty bitchez been ridin’ my ass ’bout Big Snoop Deezy takin’ Eastizzle Weekend off, yo. I ain’t exactly a religious motherfucker, but if tha Doggfather get tha chance to be sippin’ Henny, smoke some hiz-erb and fuck around with some hoes with big ass booties and little bitty waists, y’all know he gon’ take it."

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I heart Gareth and Colin

I went to the Middlesbrough Supporters South Christmas party last night and was lucky enough to meet Gareth Southgate and Colin Cooper.

Over a few pints of Guinness, I got to have a chat with Gareth about tanktops, cardigans and James Morrison.

I have nothing but nice things to say about these two blokes and I'm totally proud that they're running my club.

Da Gunnerz vs. Middlesbizzle

"Yo, my nigga Nate Dogg just hollered at me. Y’all playing a franchise called Da Gunnerz? Shit. Yo, if deez niggas is comin’ strapped y’all gotsta take deez motherfuckers serious. My nigga Southgizzle best kit Mido and Rochembizzle out in bullet-proof vests. Ain’t no one gonna notice on dem fat motherfuckers anyhow. Southgizzle ought tuck a MAC-11 into his cardigan too, if he wants to make it out dis shit alive."

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Aston Vizzle vs. Middlesbizzle

"Normally I ain’t got nuthin’ but love for my nigga GS, and the S-N double-O-P ain’t like starting fresh beef, but damn my nigga done fucked up on Sunday, yo. Southgizzle done got his ass whupped by some amateur motherfuckers that ain’t even holler from da same country. Shit."

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The perfect circle

Jack Kirby coffee table book

I want this so bad.

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Smurf war

War has broken out between the students of Chester and Southampton University, as both groups feel that they lay claim to the world record for the number of people dressed up like Smurfs.

"Chester managed almost 800 lookalikes, seemingly seeing off Southampton's 720.

But the southerners are disputing their northern counterparts' win as Chester students wore shower caps, not the traditional Smurfs headgear of white hats."

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Vigilante robot

Rufus Terrill has had it with the drug dealers, petty thieves and vandals he says roam the streets outside his downtown Atlanta bar, O'Terrills. Instead of calling the police or hiring private security guards, Terrill built his own security robot.

The robot is controlled remotely, has a spotlight and a water gun, and Terrill uses a walkie-talkie to boom his disembodied voice over the robot's sound system.

"I tell them they are trespassing, it's private property, and they have to leave," Terrill says, "They throw bottles and cans at it. That's when I shoot the water cannon. They just scatter like roaches."

A video of the robot in action is here

Metropolitan Police posters remixed

This is great to see.

Plenty of people have responded to the Met's latest poster campaign by remixing them to paint a more accurate picture of living in London.

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The Met declares war on photography

This is one of the posters being used in the Metropolitan Police's lastest crack down on the menace of photography.

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