XIAM007 - Making Unique Observations in a Very Cluttered World: 06/19/11

Sunday, 19 June 2011

NBC apologizes for cutting “under God” from Pledge of Allegiance before U.S. Open -

The move quickly drew criticism Dan Hicks said, during the broadcast of Open action:

“We began our coverage of this final round just about three hours ago and when we did it was our intent to begin the coverage of this U.S. Open Championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being held in our nation’s capital for the third time. Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance that was in that feature was edited out. It was not done to upset anyone and we’d like to apologize to those of you who were offended by it.”

PLAYBOY chief HUGH HEFNER has gone deaf from taking too much Viagra, say two 21-year-old twins who used to be his lovers -

But blondes KARISSA and KRISTINA SHANNON say the legendary 85-year-old womaniser will not stop because he does not want to lose his sex drive.
Karissa said: "He said he would rather have sex than have his hearing. He has hearing aids now and even then he can only hear out of one ear.

"You have to lean down and talk into his good ear for him to understand you.
"We could sit right next to him and he wouldn't have a clue what we said."
A US study last year warned that men who took libido-boosting Viagra were twice as likely to get hearing loss.
Sun Doctor Carol Cooper said: "It's to do with the effect on the nerves."

The twins, who lived in Hef's LA mansion for two years, say he is also losing his memory. Karissa said: "He kept forgetting our dog's name."
On Tuesday, Hefner's fiancee Crystal Harris, 25, called off their wedding - saying she would not share him with other women. Karissa and Kristina, who moved in with Hef at 18, are said to be considering a return to his home

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3645559/Viagras-made-Hugh-Hefner-hard-of-hearing.html#ixzz1PlJRaprF