Women Prefer Stubble in Men

Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but women seem to prefer stubble. That is, they prefer men who have stubble on their faces not only for sex, but for love and marriage, according to a study mentioned in the London Telegraph.

"Stubble is the way to win a woman’s heart," the article begins. "Researchers found that women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards."

Women in the study consistently regarded men with stubble as "tough, mature, aggressive, dominant, and masculine," the article says. Not only that, such men were viewed as the best partners, whether that partnership was a brief fling or a long-term relationship. The study participants were British women between 18 and 44 years of age.

The study suggests that stubble may be a "signal of aggression" because it makes the lower jaw look bigger, and draws attention to the teeth as "weapons." Hmmm, but don't many British people have bad (or missing) teeth? Perhaps these stubbly men are perceived as being able to gum an assailant into submission.

Maybe Don Johnson was really ahead of his time when he cultivated that two-day beard look back in Miami Vice in the early '80s!

"Magical Lizzy" - Practicing the World's Oldest Work-at-Home Profession?

Apparently a Maryland women was earning a living by combining the new work-at-home ethic with the world's oldest profession. Police in Maryland have arrested a woman and charged her with running a prostitution business at her apartment complex, according to a story from Fox News.

The story say that the 35-year-old Laurel woman, named Elizabeth Harrison, went by the name "Magical Lizzy" on a Web site. Anne Arundel County Police have charged Harrison with criminal counts including "receiving money from prostitutes with the intent of promoting and profiting from a crime," Fox says.

Residents of the apartment complex where "Magical Lizzy" lives had complained to police about men and women visiting her apartment at all hours. Police had determined that the women were advertising online, offering sexual services. The police conducted a raid and the arrest of "Magical Lizzy" after an undercover officer was solicited for sexual acts.

Many people have discovered the convenience of working at home, but I doubt that prostitution is a recommended job to start up from one's home.

Dolly Parton Blames Her Boobs for Cancellation of Her Tour

Dolly Parton has canceled her upcoming concert tour, and her world-famous boobs are apparently the cause of it all. A news article says that Parton's doctors have advised her to rest for six to eight weeks to help her sore back, and Parton says her large breasts are the cause of the pain.

"Hey, you try wagging these puppies around a while and see if you don't have back problems," Parton said in a statement (no, I'm not kidding!)

It's not the first time Dolly Parton has joked about her well-endowed chest; she's referred to them a number of times throughout her career. In receiving a songwriting award last year, she noted that she's been known for two things throughout her career. "I'm talking about my music and my lyrics," she said.

Dolly's tour was due to begin in Minneapolis in late February, timed to coincide with the release of "Backwoods Barbie," which is to be her first album of mainstream country music in more than a decade. Dolly Parton said she hopes to begin the tour in April when, it is hoped, her boobs and back will all be in touring shape.

German Soccer Fans Can Be Buried in Cemetery Right Next to Stadium!

For some soccer fans, being a fan for life isn't enough. Now one German soccer team, Hamburg SV, is giving its fans a chance to be close to the club for all eternity.

The team is building a cemetery next to its stadium that will be able to hold 500 graves, which will be about 50 feet from the main entrance of the stadium. The cemetery is expected to be completed in September. It will also include a memorial to the club's old stadium, as well as monument honoring Hamburg SV stars from the past.

"For a large number of people, it's important to be close to the club after their lives are over," the club's deputy chairman told Reuters. "The cemetery will have the look of a small, open stadium."

Competition for the burial spaces is expected to be very lively among the club's 42,000-strong fan club. Would you expect anything less from devoted fans?

Track Star in Mop Duel in the Streets!

It's not just Paris Hilton and Britney Spears who are acting odd in public. This week a star runner at Utah's Brigham Young University got himself arrested for getting out of his car and striking a pedestrian with a mop.

Kyle Perry was driving down a street in Provo and it seems he got a tad too close to a man who was pushing a bucket of mops across a street on June 14, according to police. As often happens, words were exchanged (like, "Your mother uses a Swiffer!," I wonder?) and things went downhill from there.

Police say Perry got out of his car, grabbed a mop from the guy's bucket, and started hitting the man. Naturally, the mop-pushing man grabbed a mop himself, to defend himself. It's dueling mops in downtown Provo, Utah!

Mr. Mop Man lost the duel when he was shoved over a planter box and fell on his back. Did Cyrano de Bergerac ever get upstaged by planter box?!

Mr. Mop Man (no name mentioned by the cops) blocked Perry's car until the police came and nabbed the track star and charged him with aggravated assault.

Perry won the conference title in the 1,500 meters, and came in #12 in the NCAA track championship in that event. You think he might have been better off just running away from the mop fight?