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[loulizlee]

REAL-LIFE BARBIE BLASTS REAL-LIFE KEN AFTER FIRST MEETING

Turns out, Barbie and Ken are not meant to be.
When "real-life Barbie" Valeria Lukyanova met "real-life Ken" Justin Jedlica, sparks didn't fly. Instead, Lukyanova had some harsh words for the man who compared her to a drag queen.
Lukyanova is a 20-something Ukranian model who has gained fame for her Barbie-esque physique, highlighted by an impossibly small waist, large *bleep* and wide eyes. Jedlica, an America, has also attained a level of celebrity for spending around $100,000 on 90 surgeries to look like a Ken doll.
In November, Jedlica told HuffPost Weird, "I do find her beautiful. [But] it appears to me that much of her look is added makeup, fake hair and 'slimming' corsets... Drag queens have put on the same illusions with makeup and costumes for years."
When the two living dolls met up in New York City at a recent photo shoot, Barbie blasted Ken, according to British tabloid the Sun.
“Justin said bad things about me but he had more than 90 operations, while I had only one," the real-life Barbie told the Sun. “I am not hiding that I’ve had plastic surgery. I had breast implants because I want to be perfect. He would do better not to comment on who is plastic and who is not. I think he is handsome man -- but he overdid his lips.”
Although Jedlica might not be interested, Lukyanova is happy with her appearance. “This pleases me because a doll is an image of an ideal woman," she told the Sun. "Nobody would mind to be compared with a doll.”

COMMENTARY:  What they both need is a brain transplant.  If this weren't so sad it would be funny.  How self-involved can a person be?

[tbosworth1]

Great idea.  I will definitely be coming back to read the post here. 

Like others - I could not read the story about the guy who was found eating the face of another man - way too gross for me!!

[stretch1967]

These stories give ya a good laugh. I like er links to. Some of the people do the stupidist things.

[loulizlee]

I saw this on Anderson Cooper's Ridiculist tonight:

"Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The smell of bacon was in the air Saturday as thousands converged on Iowa's capital city for an increasingly popular festival celebrating all things connected with the meat.
Some people wore Viking hats and others walked around with makeshift snouts for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. The annual event featured more than 10,000 pounds of bacon served in unusual ways, such as chocolate-dipped bacon and bacon-flavored cupcakes and gelato.
"I love bacon more than I love my job," said Katie Nordquist, who was dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt that looked like bacon Saturday for her first time at the festival.
And there was a lot of bacon to choose from. The smell of unique concoctions like bacon gumbo and chocolate bacon bourbon tarts wafted through one of two buildings at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The other building had an Iceland theme, with a Viking boat and Icelandic dishes with bacon, to honor a group of delegates visiting from the country.
Urbandale resident Mike Vogel showed up for a fourth year wearing a head-to-toe bacon costume. He said a widespread love for bacon is the reason about 8,000 tickets to the event sold out in just over three minutes.
"I think it's the right time of year when everybody's been cooped up," said the 39-year-old videographer. "It's a good time to get out, have some fun, try some new stuff, have a few beers and enjoy yourselves with everybody else."
Other events scheduled included lectures about bacon and an eating competition. The festival was preceded earlier in the week with a bacon queen pageant and a pig pardon by Gov. Terry Branstad.
Jessica Dunker, president and CEO of the Iowa Restaurant Association, said bacon used to be just a breakfast food. Now chefs from across the state and country use it in everything from vegetable dishes to desserts.
"It's come a long way and you can find it in almost any kind of food or beverage offering," she said.
Festival co-founder Brooks Reynolds, who officially started the event just a few years ago, said it's become the largest bacon showcase in the world. He called the event a "bacon fellowship."
"They can just bond with their fellow man and just celebrate the meat that everybody enjoys," he said.'

[loulizlee]

Taco Meat Fight Requires Indianapolis Police, Medics

An Indianapolis Police Officer identified as "J. Burger" responded to a spicy domestic disturbance Monday night that began with a man taking too much taco meat and ended with a medic flushing hot sauce from a woman's eyes.
Nianna Williams, 20, told police she and Michael Love, 28, began arguing when Love "didn't leave much" taco meat for her, the Smoking Gun reported. He large argument ensued before Love allegedly pushed tacos into Williams' face.
When police arrived Williams complained her eyes were burning "due to taco sauce," according to a report obtained by the Smoking Gun. She required medical attention.
The taco brawl follows a small string of Mexican food-related fights. In late February, when a man hurled a Taco Bell burrito at his brother-in-law, police found the victim unharmed but covered in cheese, sauce, and meat. Then, in early March, a couple faced domestic assault charges after attacking each other with chips and dip while fighting over the last beer.

COMMENTARY:  Apparantly, this article is trying to make a connection with the word "taco" and with the Officer J. "Burger."  My question is how pushing tacos into his girlfriend's face connects to (Michael) Love.  And what is this with Mexican food-related fights?