Overnight Open Thread (23 Aug 2013)

This is just so friggin' stupid. Germany to add third gender option to birth certificates. The third gender is "blank" so their precious little child can pick it later. Why stop with leaving the sex of your baby blank? How about leaving race blank, especially if you are bi-racial? Hell, don't even give them a name. Let them pick that too. More people wish they could've picked their names than wish they could've been the opposite sex.

Crime Pop Quiz

Damn. I got none of them correct. Match the arrestee with their alleged crime.

How Pacific Rim Should Have Ended

Military Themed Brewery

I'm gonna have to give this beer a try. Iraq war veterans open military-themed brewery. I wish them well. Hope it tastes good! Here is their website, Young Veterans Brewing Company.

German Mayor Campaign

Now see, I could get used to having political ads like this. Or at least the part that occurs 2 minutes and 10 seconds into the video. German Mayor ditches election posters for music video.

A-10 Warthog

Bad Teachers

You'd think with school out for summer, teacher sex scandals would die down. You'd be wrong. This summer's hottest teachers who got busy with students.

USMC Secret Weapon

Dang. The secret is out. The Marine's secret weapon is coffee. Interesting read about the history of coffee and the U.S. military.

Sprites

Pretty sweet photos of sprites, aka "red lightning". Scientists capture rare photographs of red lightning.

Shit For Brains Medicine

Oh good Lord. Doctors who implanted fecal bacteria in patients' brains fined by California health authorities.

Dog Video

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