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Should those lap dances, pole dances and porn purchases be taxed? These Albany, NY strippers think it's a good idea.

Today, they held a press conference to advocate taxing their profession to help raise money for school kids.

You know, because it's time strippers gave back to their communities and helped the State close the budget gap. One grind at a time.

While some think taxing you for your pleasure is a good idea, the Governor of NY (a man who is more a fan of adultery) says a "stripper pole tax is not under consideration in any way, shape or form."

Makes an interesting publicity stunt though.
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I live in New York.

My walls are thin. My windows are thinner.
And a lot of things around my neighborhood tend to go bump in the night.

So why don't I sleep that well? There are a few reasons I can think of....

"Best Worst Movie" *** (out of four): Sweetly amusing documentary about the making of the oft-debated worst movie of all time, "Troll 2", is solely for fans who are in on the joke. After watching this, you'll either run out to rent its subject or thank your lucky stars you've never come across it.

Those of you who regularly read movie reviews may actually seek to avoid bad movies. But there is a subgroup of people out there that actively seeks only the most terrible ones - films so universally reviled that, like Darth Vader, there must be some good in them. It seems inevitable, then, that a movie would be made called "Best Worst Movie" as an attempt to crown the lowest of the low. And now we have one. According to this sweetly amusing documentary, the winner is 1990's "Troll 2" - a movie so bad that it violates the basic tenets of being a movie, starting with its title (the film neither contains trolls - it's about goblins - nor is it a sequel to 1986's forgettable Sonny Bono romp, "Troll"). After watching "Best", you'll either run out to rent "Troll 2" or you'll thank your lucky stars you've never come across it.

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Imagine the days when women wore these types of garments to the beach. Nothing says "increased friction" like ruffles. Luckily a Frenchman (figures) named Louis Réard took what we'd all been thinking and created the "first" bikini in 1946. From then on, we could go to the beach and, essentially, look at women in their underwear while not feeling like complete perverts. In honor of the rapidly approaching "bathing suit season," I've collected some of the best bikini links on the web. Enjoy.

• Esquire Magazine's History of the Bikini - It turns out Venus liked wearing thongs.
• Ursula Andress - And with Dr. No, the legend was born.
• Bikini Atoll - The Bikini's namesake, and not a place you'd want to be in 1946.
• Princess Lea in Return of the Jedi - Because her bikini was made out of metal, it's obvious Jabba the Hutt wasn't much of a swimmer.
• Victoria's Secret Swim Catalog - Uh, it's the Victoria's Secret Swim Catalog
• 8 Top Baywatch Babes - Sure they may not have actually worn bikinis but will that stop you from looking?
• Bikini Kill - Aside from their name, I know nothing about this band.
• Bikini Posters - Perfect for prepubescent boys and old creepy dudes.
• Vera de Milo - Sadly, Jim Carrey filled his suit out better than my high-school girlfriend.
• Tankini - Here's an idea, let's take something perfect and ruin it.
• Burqini - Here's an idea, let's take something perfect and make it socially acceptable to wear in a deeply religious society.
• 69 Celebrities in Bikinis - 69 ... get it?
• Celebrity Bikini Gossip - Aside from the celebrities and the bikinis, there isn't a lot of gossip.
• Best Bikini Scenes in Movies - Ms. Larter, I'm not sure whipped cream really constitutes a bikini. But we'll let it slide this time.
• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition - The only issue I buy all year.

If you missed BaconCamp in San Francisco last week, you can at least watch everyone else enjoying bacon together as a community. Or check the upcoming schedule for a BaconCamp near you.

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WARNING: Spoiler. At least as far as I know, since I've never watched the show.

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222 T-shirts. One colorful video.

The T-Shirt War from Ibrahim Nergiz on Vimeo.