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Today's random funny news post has nothing to do with animals or India.

A Norwegian politician advocates legalising illicit music downloads. Enslaved reply by stealing his sheep.

In trve black metal fashion they released the sheep to freedom in the mountains, where it can now forever roam twixt the blackened peaks bathed in the dark light of the frostbitten wintermoon, preserving the spirit of metal within its black unbeating heart.

Today In Murderous Indian Animal News

First it was the monkeys, now it's the Drunken Elephant Rampage!

News Post of the Day

I know this makes me a terrible person but this is the funniest thing I've read in weeks: Indian Mayor Murdered by Gang of Monkeys.

In The Interests Of Science

New Scientist finds a link between a stripper's earnings and her menstrual cycle. I'm guessing their next experiment will be to find out if a hooker performs better when she's fertile.

In other news according to Durex Kiwi women are the most promiscuous in the world. *Starts singing the national anthem*

For Jeremy

Via Shneier on Security:

Indian coins are worth less as currency than what their raw materials are worth in neighbouring Bangladesh. Economic tomfoolery ensues.

Super Hungover Music News Roundup

Trent Reznor: Still awesome.

Trey Spruance: Still awesome and crazy.

New Smashing Pumpkins single: Actually kind of good.

Upcoming concerts in Sydney: Machine Head and Arch Enemy (November), Nick Cave and Grinderman (October) and Marilyn Manson (October). Somehow I have a feeling I will end up going to that last one against my better wishes.

Random Sunday Link

I know I'm really late with this, but in case you haven't seen it there's a really interesting article in the Washington Post where they get a world class violinist to play for spare change in a subway station in order to see how many people stop and listen. The unsurprising answer is 'not many'.

The Barbie Drug

I found this via Hard News a few weeks back. Even on its own it's a bit of an unsettling concept to imagine people hacking their physiology in these ways, but I'm sure it's only a hint of what will be possible in the not too distant future. I've always been a bit dismissive of the whole singularity concept, but things like this make me start to wonder. Maybe our own grandchildren really will be virtually a different species to us.

Of course, the U.S. government pulled the plug on the drugs development. Presumably because making people more physically attractive and increasing their sex drive is the devil's work. Naturally it was bought by an Australian company, because of all the countries in the world Australia is the one that most needs people to be fitter, more tanned and hornier...

A Cure For Cancer

Well Maybe. But it looks promising at least...

If Anyone Wants Me I'll Be In My Room

Crying.

In unrelated news, cats and dogs now living together. In Soviet Russia, incredibly talented classic rock drummer collaborates with Korn!