New Scale Blabs About Your Flab on Twitter

How's this for motivation: A new bathroom scale will tweet your body weight, letting Twitter users know just how fat you've gotten.

As we all get ready to kick off that caloric orgy known as the holiday season, the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale is now there to track our daily binges and let everyone know.

The $159 scale hit the market a few months ago with the breakthrough ability to beam your weight, body mass and percentage of body fat to your computer. This allows you to track the ballooning of your buttocks graphically -- and that might be easier for some people than, say, looking into the mirror and screaming.

A free iPhone app lets you view all the info on the go, at restaurants, bars and wherever you might indulge.

"Letting our users upload their info on Twitter was a natural extension," says company spokeswoman Jessica Darrican. "For the right person, it just makes all that information all the more real."

Of course, it's completely optional to auto-Tweet every time you step on the scale. The new feature -- introduced last week -- comes at no additional cost. But it's clearly one of those things that some people will love -- and others will find completely revolting.

"You can't ignore the social aspect of dieting, and that's why I think a lot of people will use this and benefit from it," says personal trainer Nicole Glor, who stars in her own line of exercise DVDs.

"I'm in my ninth month of pregnancy, and I find that I turn to my Facebook updates for inspiration to stay in shape. I like to know that people around me are pulling for me." Others feel that you have to look within yourself for real change -- and you won't find that self-reflection on any social media site.

"You can broadcast what your scale is telling you all over the world, but it is not going to get into the root causes of why you overeat," says Debbie Mandel, author of "Addicted to Stress."

"All it might do is create even more anxiety, and anxiety is a leading cause of weight gain."
Weight-tweeting scales might now be a reality. Our only comfort, at least for now, is that we won't wake up the morning after Thanksgiving to find our dangerously overstretched jeans complaining on Facebook.


HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM now not only can I enjoy the ipoop and know where all of my friends are pooping but now the whole world can see how much butt fat I have....innovation at its best.

Lizardman Enters Literary World

When you gawk at Erik Sprague's green, tattooed face – and let's face it, everyone does – you can't help but wonder what this forked-tongue, fang-toothed guy, better known as The Lizardman, is thinking.

Now he's letting the world know.

This one-time Ph.D. candidate in philosophy has written "Once More Through the Modified Looking Glass," in which he details his experiences since transforming himself into a permanent performer – a decision that has entailed an estimated 700 hours of tattoo work dating back to 1994. Sprague, now 37, says he is only about 80 percent finished.

The book compiles articles, interviews and Q&A sessions with fans, all originally written for the body-modification site BMEzine.com between 2003 and 2007.

The Lizardman tackles such topics as individuality, cultural acceptance and pioneering the bifurcated tongue after convincing an oral surgeon to perform the operation in 1997. "I won him over with the fact that I was sane and rational and had a plan," he said.

He also talks about his appearances at Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museums and other events, which he turns to for income.

In addition to thought-provoking viewpoints on modifications most of us would never have imagined, The Lizardman serves up a hefty dose of the stuff every reader will want to know, like what his mom thinks, how he'll feel about himself when he's 80 and that if possible, yes, he'd get an alligator tail graft.

You'll also find out that The Lizardman does not own any lizards. But he and his wife do keep several ferrets in their Austin, Texas, home. And if you're wondering, no, she is not a Lizardwoman.

Aside from his own experiences, "The Modified Looking Glass" also features interviews with like-minded people. It's a chance to peer into the mind of the Great Nippulini, who lifts anvils from hooks in his nipples, or Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore founder Dick Zigun.

But while most interviews involve members of the sideshow community, Sprague's favorite tattooed subject is Mike Jones, the pianist for Penn & Teller's live shows. "He's got some of the most unique and incredibly well-done stuff out there. And on top of that, he is a world-class-level jazz pianist," The Lizardman said.

Jones' bodily illustrations include a ram's horn on both sides of his head and Doc Martens boots on his lower legs and feet. "I just like the way it looks," Jones says in the book.

Despite the pianist's distinctive ink, no one within the tattoo and body-modification world knew of him. "For me to get to bring him to that community was fantastic," Sprague explained.


HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM we should introduce this guy to the lizard smuggler.

Feast Your Eyes on Chocolate Fashion

If you thought pounds and pounds of chocolate couldn't be flattering for your figure, you haven't seen the fudge-alicious models at the 15th Paris Salon du Chocolat in Shanghai.

Chefs and clothes designers from across the world combined their talents to produce some high-calorie couture. It's all edible but won't melt under the spotlight.

You couldn't say these sweet treats would last even more than one wearing. Then again, how often does a celebrity fashionista get caught on a red carpet twice in the same outfit?

The show started 15 years ago, and has been held in New York, Tokyo and Moscow. This is its first time in Shanghai.

"We have adapted the concept of this exhibition to the culture and customs of each host country by always striving to showcase the skills of the people who produce this exceptional product," organizers Sylvie Douce and Francois Jeantet said in a press release.

"On all three continents, the exhibition reveals the same social phenomenon: the enthusiasm chocolate generates, the pleasure it provides, the well being it provides and the passion of the chocolate makers who transform it."

Douce and Jeantet started the show as a way to bring chocolatiering to new heights. With an emphasis, of course, on presentation.

Their reason for combining chocolate and fashion is quite simple: "It's accessible to everyone."


HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Chocolate clothing. Would you ever be able to keep your spouse away??????????????????

Man Who Smuggled Lizards in His Pants Gets Jail Time

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Jan. 27) -- A German man who stuffed 44 small lizards into his underwear before trying to board a flight has been sentenced to prison in New Zealand for plundering the country's protected species.

Hans Kurt Kubus, 58, will spend 14 weeks behind bars and must pay a $3,540 fine before being deported to Germany as soon as he is released, District Court Judge Colin Doherty ruled on Tuesday.

Kubus was caught by wildlife officials at Christchurch International Airport on South Island in December. He was about to board an overseas flight with 44 geckos and skinks in a hand-sewn package concealed in his underwear.

He admitted to trading in exploited species without a permit and hunting protected wildlife without authority, pleading guilty to two charges under the Wildlife Act and five under the Trade in Endangered Species Act.

Department of Conservation prosecutor Mike Bodie told the court Kubus could have faced maximum penalties of $355,000 and six months in prison.

Bodie said the department sought a deterrent sentence for "the most serious case of its kind detected in New Zealand for a decade or more."

The geckos may have been worth $2,800 each on the European market, he noted.

Customs records showed that Kubus had also been to New Zealand in 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he had been with a Swiss reptile dealer.

Doherty said Kubus had come to New Zealand and set about poaching the animals in a premeditated way that would have had an impact on particular colonies. There was the potential for Kubus to end up with far more animals than he could have housed in his own collection, and the rest would have been sold.

"I don't think you necessarily came here to steal to sell, but I am sure the fact that you might have had excess was figured into your thinking," Doherty told Kubus



HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I wonder what 44 live Lizards would feel like in my underwear................

Plane Lands on NJ Turnpike During Rush Hour

Morning rush hour took an alarming turn today as a single-engine plane made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike. Neither the pilot nor his passenger, a traffic reporter for Philadelphia media outlets, was injured.

Turnpike Authority Chief of Staff Joe Orlando told AOL News that the Cessna 152 landed in the northbound lanes of the turnpike near Cherry Hill, N.J., just before 6:45 a.m. Monday. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac confirms the landing was precautionary because of a low-oil-pressure indicator.

"He landed in the middle of the road and then pulled off to the shoulder," Orlando said. "We have a hard enough time getting motorists to do that, let alone a crippled aircraft."

No one on the ground was injured when the plane touched down, according to State Police. The turnpike reopened about an hour later, after a truck towed the aircraft to a turnpike maintenance yard. The landing caused delays, as traffic was diverted only to the left shoulder.

The plane, hired by Metro Networks, was hovering above the turnpike to provide traffic reports to KYW-AM radio and KYW-TV.

Orlando said the stretch of the turnpike where the landing took place in the southern part of the state was not as bustling as parts in northern New Jersey, where the pilot likely would have encountered bumper-to-bumper traffic.

It may not seem as miraculous as last year's plane landing on the Hudson River, but Orlando, a licensed pilot, praised the Cessna pilot's quick thinking and aviation skills.

"He landed better on the roadway than I've seen some pilots land on the runway," he told AOL News.


Ok I do not know about you but if I saw a plane land on the road in front of me I would need the ipoo because I would have definately pooped my pants !!!!!!!!!!!!

iPoo Takes Social Media Into the Potty

Bathroom readers of the world, rejoice!

Some people have no qualms about bringing newspapers and magazines into the commode. And then there are those who pooh-pooh lavatory libraries.

Now, a new iPhone app creates an online community for poopers, so they can chat with each other, draw graffiti on a virtual stall and look at a map to see where others are doing their business.

Released in early December, iPoo now has more than 20,000 members, many of whom share way too much private information on a daily basis.

"Users know who is pooping and where, but they don't know each other's names," says a 27-year-old programmer who co-founded CeilingHouse, the company that created iPoo.

The programmer and his partner wish to remain anonymous. But they describe themselves as techies in graduate school.

"We never thought this would be a moneymaking venture," he says. "We're both at a certain point in our careers that it might not be looked on in a favorable way. If someone finds out, whatever. But I just think it's better this way."

After breaking his spine in three places more than a year ago, the programmer says he taught himself the skills necessary to create iPhone apps – and thought of this project one night in a bar as a practice exercise.

Apple at first hesitated to give iPoo an App Store listing. CeilingHouse had to agree not to let users mail pictures to each other.


Users can, however, join a "Poo Stream," which is a Twitter-style free-for-all among your potty palls.

And if you're really bored, just hit the "Tidbits" button, and you'll find random facts, like this one: "Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while he was filming 'Lorne Greene's Wild Kingdom.' "

I have my doubts about this app and the Lorne Greene tidbit. But either way, if you spend too much time using iPoo, it can be a real pain in the butt (but only because of where you're siting).


Ok now this sure makes me go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I do NOT want to know where any of you are popping !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please do not buy me one of these :-)

You Bring Your Car in We'll Drop It Off Update

The check that "The Pit Stop" gave Brandon did not clear due to insufficient funds.
After taking the check into the bank they returned to the "Pit Stop" with the bounced check and the title to the car (which the "Pit Stop" had requested") only to discover that they had moved his car away from the business.

When Brandon asked the owner why the check that he had given him to cover destroying his car had bounced, the owner told Brandon to get a lawyer that they were not paying what he wanted.

So not only is this company not professional and dropped his only car from a lift destroying it, but they also wrote him a check for $5,000.00 KNOWING that they did not have any money in the bank to cover it (which is fraud).

So getting a lawyer is exactly what they are doing as well as turning them in for fraud, turning them in to the BBB, and writing an article to the newspaper so that nobody else is hurt by this company.

I've got your sign guys...................