Flatmates who share a bedroom for 30 years are just friends. Gareth from Surrey shares his views with the Daily Mail about the wedding cake the Christian bakers in Ireland refused to make. "I'm all for gay marriage but why sexualise a kids' programme by using Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie to publicise gay marriage? I always figured they were friends who shared a flat. Let's keep the politics out of kids' lives." (Via Pointless Letters)
Line up ladies, before this one gets away
Dubious dating site introduction: "How would I describe myself? Three words: hard-working, alpha male, jackhammer ... merciless, insatiable. I'm far too busy and care far too little about the meaningless minutiae of your life to explore dead ends. However, I am a staunch proponent of banter and a well crafted deprecating quip."
There, there ... nice sheep
Australian sheep shearers are coming under fire from Peta for verbally abusing sheep. "I think it is conceivable that verbal abuse of an extreme nature against an animal, whether it be human, sheep or otherwise, could constitute an act of violence," says Nicolah Donovan, president of Lawyers for Animals. Peta filed a case with video taken by an undercover operative at Boorungie Station in New South Wales. "I still haven't had a sheep come to me [to complain] - they didn't even look offended after they were shorn," says Ken Turner. "It's sad because there possibly are legitimate cases that should be investigated." Some shearers admit work requires intimidation, and activists say that can amount to cruelty.
