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Should your tween wear a push-up bikini top?

Borat Mankini - Bikini for Men
Borat Mankini – Bikini for Men

So the other day, Web Watch asked if you would let your pre-teen daughter wear a padded bra.

Little did we know that this was going to turn into a much larger issue.

Have you seen that ABERCROMBIE KIDS is SELLING PUSH-UP BIKINI TOPS FOR TWEENS?

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Science

Solar power will rule the world in 16 years

Ray Kurzweil - The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
Ray Kurzweil – The Age of Spiritual Machines:
When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil is a very bright, inventive person.  Forbes magazine, for example, calls him the “ultimate thinking machine” and “the rightful heir to Thomas Edison”.  Among his accomplishments is the flatbed scanner, text-to-speech reading machine for the blind, and a music synthesizer.  He was inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame in 2002.

So yeah, when Ray Kurzweil says stuff – people tend to pay attention.

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Should lingerie companies make padded bras for 8-year-olds?

Child-size Coconut Bra
Child-sized Coconut Bra

If you are a parent of a young girl, you should know that some clothing manufacturers are looking to have your children grow up faster than you may want them to.

According to the Daily Mail, a discount clothing company is SELLING PADDED BRAS FOR CHILDREN.

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What does “Community Service Barbie” and “Girls Gone Wild Xmas” have in common

Chuck E Cheese Playroom
Chuck E Cheese Playroom

Web Watch will ask again: What do “Community Service Barbie” and “Girls Gone Wild Christmas” have in common?

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The Top Ten Cities to Find Datable Nerds

01 Lesson: Beautiful Women Prefer Nerds! a Real Man's Guide on How to Find, Date, and Romance the Perfect Woman
01 Lesson: Beautiful Women Prefer Nerds!
a Real Man’s Guide on How to Find, Date, and Romance the Perfect Woman

Some women are not superficial.  They look beyond the initial image a potential date puts out, and see the beauty inside.

Seriously – how many fugly guys do you see that are involved in some relationship or other out there?  That’s exactly our point – there’s SOMEone out there for EVERYone.

And aside from the traditional lack of good looks, smart kids (also known as nerds) are often left behind in the dating scene.

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Disney Gadgets How To

Today’s swag: a “make your own” Disney animation desk kit

Learn to Draw Tigger
Learn to Draw Tigger

If you’ve ever wanted to work in the animation industry, whether it be for Disney or other cartoon-oriented companies, getting your own animation desk is almost always the first thing on an aspiring artist’s wish list.

While it’s not a usable version, you may want to check out this piece of swag sent to Web Watch from the fine folks at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Disney Animation Desk model assembled
Disney animator’s desk, assembled

Sure, it might be made of cardstock, but it’s the perfect item to assemble and use as inspiration while you work hard and try to achieve your dream job.

Disney Animation Desk model sheet
Walt Disney Animation Studios Desk model sheet

The text on the sheet reads:

WALT DISNEY ART OF ANIMATION

From pencils to pixels, and digits to digital, we celebrate our pioneers, artists, and storytellers, and look ahead to a rich slate of exciting new projects covering a wide spectrum of styles and subjects.  The Disney drawing desk has been the starting point for some of our greatest stories, worlds and characters.  This model symbolizes our proud heritage, and marks the Studio’s continued goal of telling great stories using a wide range of styles and techniques

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How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Cruel Shoes
Cruel Shoes

Steve Martin said it many years ago in his book of essays, Cruel Shoes.

Women love shoes.  Even shoes that are so awful that they mangle their feet.

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Funny Games Websites

Fun with mugshots: Guess the Crime

Murder by Death
Murder by Death

Let’s face it. Mugshots are fun.

There’s a little schadenfreude with it as well, knowing that the person staring back at you from the mugshot gallery has allegedly done something wrong, and you haven’t.

And if Nick Nolte or other celebrity mugshots have proven anything, it’s just that some people make pretty funny police fodder.