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Andrew Cuomo looks like he’s ready for action - at a Jersey Shore night club. The governor set the internet on fire Tuesday with wild speculation that two bizarre protrusions seen poking out from under his shirt were actually nipple rings. Twitter and Reddit users furiously debated just what was going on under Cuomo’s official white polo - but his spokesman threw a big bucket of cold water on the idea that the 62-year-old public servant was into some wild piercing. “Of course not, sorry Internet,” senior aide Rich Azzopardi told The Post. The denial came after users, keeping abreast...

There is a movement afoot to liberate female breasts and it goes by the name “Free the Nipples.” Apparently, our breasts want out. Out of our clothing, that is. That’s right. There is a spectre haunting America -- of clothes -- and women have nothing to lose but their shirts. So whadaya say? Knockers of the world, unite! Out with yesterday’s bra-burners (they’re so last century, anyway) and in with the Nipple Warriors! Let’s face it, our girls just can't take the oppression and discrimination anymore: the frustrating bra shopping, the annual breast exams, the painful mammograms, the perpetual fear...

At last, we’ve reached the conclusion of this scintillating drama: the National Zoo’s naked mole-rat colony has chosen its queen. In case you’ve been living under a rock, let us catch you up: the Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian National Zoo is home to a colony of naked mole-rats, and for the last several months they’ve been engaged in a quiet—but brutal—battle for political supremacy. Naked mole-rats are one of just two eusocial mammalian species, which means they live much like colonies of bees or ants: one queen reigns supreme over everybody else, and challengers must fight and kill...

To­day is a #freethenip­ple day in Ice­land, a day in which a fem­i­nist wave has swept the coun­try. The day was par­tic­u­larly cel­e­brated in Reyk­javik's Uni­ver­si­ties and col­leges and an end­less amount of women tweeted their sup­port, and their nip­ples, in­clud­ing an MP. Here's a look at the day in pic­tures in which women went bra­less or top­less to show their sup­port. The in­ter­na­tional #freethenip­ple cause ad­dresses equal rights for men and women, a more bal­anced view of cen­sor­ship and the rights for all women the world over to breast­feed in pub­lic.

A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in shop class that his heart stopped beating is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover. Kyle Dubois and his parents claim teacher Thomas Kelley did not warn Dubois and other students of the dangers of the electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class. On March 11, Dubois attached an electrical clamp to one nipple while another student attached another clamp to the other. A third student plugged in the cord. Dubois was critically injured.

Van Morrison recorded his recent shows at LA's Orpheum Theater so that he could give copies of the performances to Farrah Fawcett to watch from home. According to E!, Fawcett has been a fan of Morrison since the 1970s, while long-term partner Ryan O'Neal and his grandchildren reportedly visited the musician backstage after his show on May 9. "Van is also a huge fan of Ryan and Farrah's work," a representative for Morrison said, revealing that his favourite movies featuring the stars include Fawcett's The Apostle and O'Neal's Barry Lyndon. The artist's 1987 song 'Queen Of The Slipstream' also appears...

GOLD HILL, Ore. - A teen who pinched and twisted another boy's nipple while standing in line at a deli has been sentenced to four days in juvenile detention because he refused to write a letter that explained his actions. David Thumler, 16, was convicted of offensive physical touching in July 2005, after the victim's parents complained to police. The Crater High School student paid a $67 fine and served three days of community service. "I emptied trash cans, mowed lawns and shoveled gravel," Thumler said. But Thumler's refusal to comply with the final piece of his sentence will cost...

As they join Dad on the campaign trail, the president's daughters go public in style By Jean Scheidnes AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Like their predecessor Chelsea Clinton, first daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush have chosen the gentle fashion press to launch their public personas. Decked in designer ball gowns, they appear in a detailed profile in Vogue, which hits newsstands Friday. For the past four years, the press has kept a respectful distance from the fraternal twins, except when they ran afoul of the law. But with the Vogue issue and their new roles in their father's re-election...

There have been sooooo many typical Friday articles today...seems like folks are looking to blow off soem steam. :) So here we go...write whatever you want..."unnngh!" "All your base..." etc. Write about missing frogs (him name is pipkin green frog), big booties (please?), or even "ignore this thread!" Whatever you want. :)

ALTA, Wyo. -- Pressure from uncomfortable skiers and other tourists prompted the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort to blank out the second half of the name of one of its ski mountains. Mary's Nipple is now just Mary's. "Nipple" has been covered with tape until new signs arrive in about two weeks. "If things offend our guests, we try to redeem that," marketing director Susie Barnett-Bushong said. "Management was never compelled to take it away until more and more people expressed they were uncomfortable with the signs." But the sanitized signs have rankled some local skiers, who feel a...