1. Read on Wonkette:

Are assholes drawn to the District [of Columbia] by some force of nature? Like a giant mother asshole calling her young?

2. Georgia House bans female genital piercings as well as FGM, to the tune of 2-to-20 in the hoosegow. It's a ladies-only law, mohels need not exit the state.

3. Japanese engineers have developed a real-life "Transformer" rescue robot, the Enryu.

4. [Box of] Cruft has a welcome explanation of how "Trackback" works. Someday, it will work for me. Someday.

5. Thief-proof briefs with strategic skidmarks, via Gizmodo.

6. LDMA's Life in the Wor Zone recommends a good website for Learning Thai. Top 10 Language lessons, as rated by site visitors?

1. Useful Phrases
2. Greetings
3. Romantic
4. How to be Polite
5. Difficulties
6. Numbers
7. How to Say No
8. Shopping
9. Women
10. Countries

Priorities, priorities.