Ms. Informed

Just when you think the world can’t possibly get any worse…

Snoop Dogg announces he is going to pen a series of “urban themed” children’s books. The series will be illustrated by Snoop’s cousin, Joe Cool. The series, called “Where’s the Cheese?”, will follow Lil’ Mouse in her quest to…find the cheese.

Perhaps the bigger story here is not that is he writing children’s books, but that he can write, period. I’m sorry, but this man makes Flava Flav look like a class act.

[The following post is not your typical Ms. Informed entry.]

So I posted about that Thomas Beatie and his wife Nancy. Then, faithful reader Ashlei wrote in saying he did not, contrary to what I believed, have gender reassignment surgery. So, if that is the case, he does NOT have male reproductive organs and still has female reproductive organs. If he does NOT have a penis…how is he, considered a he? And how is he legally married in the state of Oregon? How are they any different from a lesbian couple in which one partner choose to be artificially inseminated? If they are legally recognized as man and wife, what does this say for other same-gender couples who want to be married? I’m sorry, but taking testosterone and removing your breasts does NOT make you a woman. You may feel like a man and consider yourSELF a man, but biologically and legally, you are not.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great they are having a child and really do what you want, you’re not hurting anyone else (except maybe your child but that’s another story…). But HOW is this a pregnant MAN? How? It’s not. Sorry Oprah.

I may be missing something. I may be wrong here. If ANYONE can answer my questions or has anything to offer to this discussion I IMPLORE you to comment, email, whatever. I just want some answers.

Break out your trading cards, action figures, pillowcases, binders and any other paraphenalia you may have.


It’s. Time.

Rumors have been circulating for a few months now, but it has been confirmed that 80′S teen music sensation the Old Men New Kids on the Block will be getting back together to release a new album and go on tour. The group, as LFO points out in its one-hit wonder “Summer Girls,” did, in fact, have a bunch of hits. Hopefully their success in the 80’s/early 90’s carries over for their reunion tour. If recent Spice Girl sucess from their reunion tour are any indication, NKOTB will go over huge.

NKOTB members consist of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood. Since the band parted ways in the 90’s, Donnie Wahlberg has went on to star in TV and movie roles, while Jordan and Joey each had solo albums. (Who could forget Jordon’s smash hit “Give It To You”? Gives a whole new meaning to carnivals.) Not too sure what Jonathan and Danny did….but Ms. Informed sure did have the Jonathan and Danny dolls back in the day…yup, true story.

…Didn’t Arnold Schwarzenegger make a movie about this??

The world’s first pregnant man sat down with the queen of talk Oprah Winfrey yesterday. Thomas Beatie, who was born a female and had underwent gender reassignment surgery, began taking testosterone treatments and had breast surgery to remove glands and flatten his chest, and his wife Nancy appeared on the show and Beatie defended his decision to carry the couple’s child when they found out Nancy was unable to conceive. Beatie opted to keep his reproduction organs and was artificially inseminated.

[Um....yes it kind of does. It generally — generally — means you're a woman, Tommy. But that's just me, I'm old-fashioned like that.]

[May be true, but while men may desire to have children, find me one who desires to actually give birth. Other than yourself.]

[Please, find me that article in the Constitution.]

But, to each his own, I guess. Gotta love America!

What is the deal with car crashes?

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld avoided what could have been a serious car accident yesterday as the brakes of his vintage Fiat gave out as he neared a busy intersection.  The quick-witted Seinfeld was also quick thinking, pulling his emergency brake and cutting his wheel in an attempt to steer clear of the dangerous intersection.

“Because I know there are kids out there, I want to make sure they all know that driving without braking is not something I recommend, unless you have professional clown training or a comedy background, as I do,” he said in a statement. “It is not something I plan to make a habit of.”

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The family of 23-year-old U.S. Marine John Graziano, critically injured in a car crash last August as a result of Nick “Hogan” Bollella’s reckless driving, has filed a law suit against the Hogan family.

Graziano’s guardian has filed a civil lawsuit claiming that Terry (aka Hulk Hogan), Linda and Nick Bollea were “negligent in the events leading up to the crash that severely injured Graziano.”  As a result of the accident, a portion of Graziano’s frontal brain lobe was removed, and he will need constant care for the rest of his life.  The suit will likely run into millions of dollars, and any money gained will be placed in a special trust fund for Graziano’s care.

Daniel Jacobs, the driver of the car Nick Bollela was racing, was also named in the suit.  Jacobs pleaded no contest to a charge of reckless driving.  Bollea faces several felony charges as a result of the tragic crash.

So many things are over the counter these days. Sleeping pills. Diabetes management supplies. Even the controversial “morning after” pill can now be obtained without a doctor’s prescription. Women can find out if they’re preggers by peeing on a stick, and diabetics can test their blood sugar with a store-bought kit.

But a paternity test? Pharmacies in 30 states are now selling them OTC for the low low price of $29.99. The kit comes complete with swabs for collecting cell samples from the inside of the cheeks of the child and the “alleged” father. They are then mailed to a lab in Utah for analysis. Consumers can receive their results via phone, mail or online and are assured 98 percent to 99 percent accuracy. While the kit costs 30 bucks, the lab fees run about $120.

What will they come up with next???