There's a simple premise at the heart of Boner Party that's as compelling as it is pure. They write about women who's pedigree leads one to suspect they may be "boner-worthy".

Ahh if only all things in life were this simple

Some may have noticed that I have not written very much the last few weeks. Well, my Mum noticed. There has been a reason.

Unfortunately this is not a joke. I swear on a stack of Bibles. I am taking a leave of absence from YesButNoButYes.

Everything is fine. However, I have to attend to some personal/family matters and I won't be writing for a couple months. I'm not sure how much time I'll have so I'm just not going to post for a while. All or nothing, kids. I'm leaving New York next week. Temporarily.

Since the real reason is personal and rather boring, I thought I'd just make up what the explanation is that I am taking a sabbatical. Might be fun. For me it will be at least.

Now, if you are reading at work, make sure nobody is peeking over your shoulder. The following is classified to the 100,000+ of you that read our site each week. That's it. Nobody else can know the skinny. Maybe dim your monitor. Coast clear? Good.

I have been recruited by a "non-existent" inter-governmental agency to head a task force for a super-secret mission. An assignment of utmost importance. Our very existence my be in my hands.

I was perusing the forums, and saw Scaramouch's comment about the importance of voting in this thread. It reminded me of the September 10th monologue by brand new US citizen Craig Ferguson. Doesn't it seem like the people who appreciate the right and the obligation to vote are the ones who worked the hardest for that right? If you are an immigrant to the United States, what do you think about the low voter turnout we always have here?

Sorry, Razen, couldn't resist.

Check out Little Britain USA on HBO for more bitty, every Sunday night.

Stem Cells From Testicles an Option to Embryos

Study: Stem Cells Derived From Men's Testicles Seem to Work as Well as Embryonic Stem Cells

This is wonderful news to people who support stem cell research advancement. It's also wonderful news for people who oppose it. Now they can put their testicles where their mouth is.

...wait. That didn't come out right.

I would also like to volunteer the following people for the this study:

• President Bush
• Jesse Jackson
• That one guy at Burger King that tried to touch my butt
• Rosie O'Donnell

A Fruedian slip, or just a senior moment? Do you feel like a prisoner?

(via Cynical-C)

Good to see that the Maverick family have come out and decried the way McCain is using their name:

I'm Fontaine Maverick, and John McCain, you sir are no Maverick.

In seperate incidents, James Garner issued a press release stating that he thought McCain would make a poor cowboy, Mel Gibson decried McCain for being a lame remake, Tom Cruise offered to teach McCain the history of the word Maverick, Ford called to ask McCain what car he was driving these days, and Madonna lamented that she thought Sarah Palin needed to wear more pointy bras.

"Body of Lies" ***1/2 (out of four): A tight, first-rate espionage thriller that casts a bleak light on American involvement in the Middle East.

Summer has its big-budget popcorn movies, Fall has its "important" tent-pole films with big stars tackling big issues. Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott are three names so big that you'd think they might have already made a movie like "Body of Lies" - a first-rate spy thriller with its finger on the pulse of current events. Well, they haven't. But now that they have, we can be thankful that all three men, along with screenwriter William Monahan ("The Departed"), are in fine fighting form. Adapted from Washington Post columnist David Ignatius's 2007 novel, "Lies" overcomes a rote trailer and tired tagline ("Trust no one") to become the first must-see of the season.

Read more on BigPictureBigSound...

"The Express" **1/2 (out of four): This familiar sports movie puts a decent team on the field, but fails to cross the goal line.

There seem to be certain requirements to the average sports movie. There's the protagonist who is willing to do whatever it takes, the hard-bitten coach, the ultra-supportive best friend, the father-figure (ideally dead) to live up to, and, of course, the big game. "The Express" doesn't offer much beyond these, but still manages to rise slightly above the Mendoza Line.

Read more on BigPictureBigSound...

A year ago today I posted my first entry here at YESBUTNOBUTYES.

I was a relative blog newbie.
Green under the collar.
Unsure of how to exploit my newfound platform.

But, like a few of our newest writers, I was a fan of the site for a long time. So I was determined to live up to the questionable standards of the past.

Hey, it only took a few thousands dollars to convince Scaramouch to let me join the crew.
Hopefully I've made him regret that decision.

This is the real PSA we all need to get us through our country's current crisis. For additional reference, watch this.

(Via MagicHugs)

...from the Oooga Booga desk

Meet George Ann Mills of Blythewood, S.C.

Ms. Mills was hired by Commissioner Annette Kesting to 'give her political rival cancer'. Ms. Kesting was also thorough enough to provide a picture of her nemesis, Woody Thompson.

Although cancer ritual was never performed, Ms. Mills did perform one that 'protected' the Commissioner and her wayward son, which included sacrificing a chicken. She was then compensated with 2 bad checks. When Ms. Mills' threat of going public became evident, the Commissioner's husband sent (2) $1,000 MoneyGram money orders to the angered voodoo practitioner, but it was still short of the agreed dollar amount (by about $1,000).

The GBI is now investigating, and you can get more of the story here.

Politicians just don't get it do they? When will they learn that in order to get it done right, they've got to go to Thomas Muthee, and not some knock-off. What a bunch of idiots.