Public Lewdness and Masturbating on the Subway...

It takes all sorts to make this world that we live in. And, sometimes you just have got to wonder what makes some people tick. In this age of modern technology and super fast communication, the chances of you doing something stupid and getting away with it are decreasing all the time.

So it was for Kevin Bishop, the subway masturbator. Bishop was snapped on a mobile phone doing the deed and then reported to the police. The police originally said it was not a matter for them. however, they back-tracked rather quickly from this position and on recognizing Bishop from a couple of posters, arrested him.

Bishop is facing up to 90 days in jail for his chicken choking activities. His excuse, "officer, they just fell out and I was trying to put them back in." Maybe, no one ever told bishop that any more than three shakes and it is a wank. I have to say, I have caught a lot of trains over the years and I cannot recall even one time where the family jewels and tackle just fell out by themselves, and then having a hard time (pun intended) in trying to restore some order by getting them back inside my strides.

Nope, definitely not looking good for Mr. Bishop. Another WTF were you thinking moment.

Gun Safety

The test to pass the gun safety course at the Indonesian Police Academy must not be too hard. A story out of Cirebon in West Java highlights the gung-ho nature of some police officers in this neck of the woods. A Brigadier AU (thankfully for him just his initials) has managed to shoot himself in the arse with his own gun.

The good brigadier, who is part of the motor vehicle theft unit, was in the office and presumably going about his duties and paperwork. He was then ordered by a superior to go and run an errand or something and stood up rather hastily to get to completing the order. Unfortunately, AU forgot that in the spirit of a gun-toting cowboy he had placed his pistol in his waistband rather than in its holster.

In his haste the pistol falls out, hits the ground, lets off a round, and shoots its good owner fair and square in the arse. There are a couple of things that are a little out of place here on the safety front, such as, "why wasn't the pistol holstered?", "why wasn't the safety on?", and "why was the pistol in the officer's waistband to start with?"

I know for sure that the last thing I would want to have happen is have my family jewels blown away by Smith & Wesson!

Apparently, the bullet has been removed and the lucky officer is recuperating in hospital.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Prostate Cancer

For those of you wanting to protect the family jewels then it seems a recent study out of the United Kingdom might provide the answer. Researchers from the Institute of Food Research in Norwich have confirmed that broccoli (photo courtesy of Jennifer Soo) has some benefits in protecting men from developing prostate cancer and may even slow down tumour growth in those that have developed them. Now this is not a series of results from lab rats but from human guinea pigs who were fed either broccoli or peas over the course of a year.

For those of you who are not big broccoli eaters, then there is no real need to fear as the results indicate that as little as one serving a week gives the desired results. Despite the positives, the researchers were quick to point out that there was still much work to be done in determining whether a broccoli regime would work for everyone or only the select few.

The results were verified through the taking of tissue samples from the prostate glands of the participants before and during the trial. What the tissue samples showed was broccoli changed how genes linked to prostate cancer act.

However, like any study that publishes its results there will always be a wet blanket that wants to rain on the parade. In this case it is the Cancer Council Australia and their Chief Executive, Professor Ian Olver, who went so far as to say that the results were only interesting. This is a far cry from "promising". Nevertheless, Olver did not dismiss the results out of hand but indicated that larger studies were required to prove the benefits claimed in this 'small' study.

Now, Dr Michael Fenech, the Principal Research Scientist at the CSIRO Human Nutrition lab, added that as yet there are no studies that show how broccoli consumption affected levels of PSA, the main biomarker of prostate cancer risk.

The good Dr Fenech then went on to say that "There is also little direct evidence to suggest that eating more broccoli protects you against prostate cancer if you are susceptible due to any genetic or environmental factor".

When it is all said and done, I am a broccoli eater. So, here is to hoping that the munching of all that broccoli has done its job in providing that little bit extra protection to the family jewels.