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Almost Daily Linkorama part 127

Today’s link include many stories from The New York Times which may require registration. I recommend you get a free account as their content is simply world-class.

The Italians want the next pope to be Italian.
This is so wrong it’s horrible.

Marriage Programs Try to Instill Bliss and Stability Behind Bars
“I had nobody,” said Dunnino Moreland, 12 years into a life sentence for murder that began when he was 16. “I’d been abandoned by my family, my friends, by everybody I ever knew. I was all alone in here, forever. And then I met Tammy, and now I have someone who I care about, who comes to see me on Sundays, who I can share a life with. But I’m afraid, we’re all afraid, that maybe she won’t come back some Sunday.”

A Bevy of Teeny Beauties, Minds Set on Being Queens
“My mom says I should be a model, and I want to be one, too,” said Ana, who attends six hours of classes a week, with girls aged 5 to 10. “She says I also have a pretty body.”

Young Catholics Seek to Restore Old Values on Sex
No matter who is chosen as the next pope, John Paul II has left behind a generation of committed young Roman Catholics who are already shaping the church in a more conservative mold than did their parents. Church leaders call them Generation John Paul II.

Six Ways to Jump-Start Your Day
Pretty good ideas here if you’re a lazy asshat like me.

Jokes With Realistic Endings
What do you get when you stick a knife in a baby? A life-sentence in jail.

BREAD IS DANGEROUS
Research on bread indicates that:
1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.
2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.

Rent My Son
There is no hope for the human race

Motion Induced Blindness
This is so freaking cool

Mr Sparklepants
Wahahahahha those crazy white people!!!

Sticky, icky, icky (NSFW)
More crazy white people, this time it’s not very safe for work because they are pouring liquids all over their bodies to expose their nipples.

More then my money’s worth (NSFW)The last bit on crazy white people - this time they pay a whore to pose for them. Extremely not safe for work.

Rent-my-son gives Mamasan a whole new meaning.