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Eggciting: A man buries his head into another man's bare stomach, which is smothered with raw eggs and oysters. For many years, this was the revered Navy ritual known as "Kissing the Royal Belly." What motivated sailors to join in? Male bonding, homoeroticism, homophobism, or a bit of each? (ASM)

Stop Saying That: A woman said she and her toddler son were kicked off a plane after she refused a flight attendant's request to medicate her son to get him to quiet down and stop saying "Bye bye, plane." Personally, I think the crewmember showed great restraint. (AP)

Happy Birthday: "Nip/Tuck" turns 5 this season and the delicious plastic surgery drama is giving itself the greatest gift it could ever ask for: it's leaving South Beach and moving to the 90210. (Talk about a no-brainer -- who can deal with that humidity and daily rain???) (LAT)

That Didn't Cum Out Right: Florida state Rep. Bob Allen held a tearful press conference after being arrested and charged with peddling oral sex for $20 to an undercover officer, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Allen, who was one of 21 Florida legislators to sign Gov. Jeb Bush's friend-of-the-court brief supporting the state's ban on gays adopting children, just can't seem to stop putting his, ah, foot in his mouth when it comes to choosing appropriate ways to describe his current predicament: "This is an ugly and unpleasant situation that has been thrust on me and my family." Indeed. Meanwhile, John McCain's camp isn't too happy with the situation either. Allen was the co-chairman of McCain's presidential campaign in Florida, and 365Gay came up with this headline: "Washroom Sex Bust Blow to McCain Campaign"... or near-blow as the case may be. (Advocate)

Violence Against Women: South Africa may have some progressive gay-rights laws, but that hasn't stopped a growing number of attacks on lesbians. (365Gay)

Brave New (Online) World: Friendship, love, or sex is only a click away for many gay men (and anyone with Internet access). But in the 20th century options for making same-sex connections were limited at best. Has anything stayed the same? (ASM)

Survivor: Those French boys catch up with model and reality television star J.P. Calderon. Oh, and they have a bunch of super-hot (nearly) naked photos to illustrate it all. (OhLaLaParis)