Blind psychic gropes buttocks to see future

ReutersTimesofIndia ^ | 7.10.02

[Gumlegs]

Hey! Looks like Osama's future has caught up with him!

[Jonah Hex]

Well, I was going to make a crack about astral projection ... but I held it.

[Grut]

I can't believe twenty replies and nobody's said "WAG" yet!

[concerned about politics]

I'll bet many have told Ulf Buck to Buck Ulf when they found out how sensitive his two fingers were.

[maxwell]

Hey chicks, you wanna free psychic reading? ;) ;) ;)

[maxwell]

ASStrology bumpin' 'n grindin'

[whattajoke]

To continue my quest to be equally dismissive/critical of all things supernatural and not just christianity:

All psychics are ridiculous shams as well. There you go.

[Constitution Day]

What an unbelievable ASSignment!

[maxwell]

Wonder if ol' boy needs an ASSistant...

[Semper Paratus]

"This is verrry bad! You have Klingons on Uranus."

[Physicist]

I'm sure he could detect someone who's half-assed.

[swarthyguy]

LOL! Move over, Cleo! Big "Slow Hands" Daddy is here!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Ok guys, tell me, does this bathing suit make my ass look big?

[Physicist]

Buck says even amateur buttock readers can make a broad-brush assessment of people's personalities.

It's true, you know. When I grope Mrs. P. I can just tell that she's going to me annoyed with me.

[swarthyguy]

Would he be able to work his magic if.....

Asset Enhancement
Some Women Seek Implants
to Give Their Behinds a Boost

By Jenette Restivo

Jan. 29, 2002 — Blame it on the curvaceous rear view provided by Jennifer Lopez, or perhaps on the rise of the thong or the fall of the fashion waistline. Whatever the reason, it's the day of the derrière.

But for women who can't seem to fill out their jeans regardless of the number of squats they do or hours they spend on the Stairmaster, there is the hope that science can "enhance" what Mother Nature gave them.
Buttocks implants, a procedure in which a soft but solid silicone implant is placed in the upper half of the buttocks, are science's solution. Though the procedure is still relatively rare, it's a new option for women who want a bigger, fuller, more rounded rear end.

New York-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Bruce Nadler, says the typical buttocks implant patient seeks the surgery when exercise and genetics fail them. "Some women have very little on their own. These are people who struggle and feel frustration where genetics limit them."

Tricia Kruse is one of those people. As a night club owner in Manhattan, Kruse says when she failed to see results from her own efforts, she looked for other options. "In the past two years, I would go to the gym four or five times a week. But regardless of what I did, I just couldn't show my waistline because my buttocks were so flat."

After she found out about the implants, Kruse decided to seek Nadler's help. After a three hour surgery and two weeks of soreness, Kruse says she has no regrets with her decision and is excited to be wearing trendier clothing.

The Implant's Inception

With a pricetag of around $10,000 and a fair amount of criticism, buttocks implants have not quite made it mainstream. Yet some plastic surgeons say the new "paradigm of beauty" of the "projecting" buttocks is stirring up a trend.

In the past year-and-a-half Nadler says he has seen an upsurge in interest in the implants. He has even had patients specifically ask for "a butt like Jennifer Lopez" and equates Lopez's trend-setting power in buttocks implants to Pamela Anderson's influence on breast implants a few years ago.

Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Nikolas Chugay performs just 15 buttocks implant procedures in a typical year, yet says he has recently been receiving more requests.

Chugay started performing the buttocks implant procedure 14 years ago, placing the implant above the muscle. But Chugay noticed that this technique would cause the implant to creep under the skin. After collaborating with a colleague in Rio de Janeiro, Chugay resolved the flaw by placing the implant under the gluteus muscle. "Now," says Chugay, the procedure is "state of the art."

Not Without Risk

But critics of the procedure say the buttocks implant surgery still has its flaws. They say that while silicone implants may be OK for the breasts, they are not yet ready for the buttocks.

Dr. Ed Luce, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and chief of plastic surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland, cautions that implants don't do well when placed in areas of increased pressure, like the seat, and also pose a risk of infection. The society currently does not track the prevalence of the procedure because it is still relatively rare.

Surgeons also warn of other potential problems such as disfigurement, puncturing, discomfort and damage to the leg's sciatic nerve, which can lead to serious disability.

"The principle risks are that the implants don't do well on an area we put so much pressure on like the buttocks," says Luce.

Dr. John Grossman, a plastic surgeon who performs the procedure in Denver and Beverly Hills, acknowledges the implants are not for everyone. "It requires a well-disciplined patient and takes time away from work."

As for comfort, Grossman says the solid implant feels soft like a Jell-O mold, but acknowledges it is "not totally comfortable when you sit back on it."

But according to Tricia Kruse, who admits the first few days after the surgery were very painful, the benefits are worth it. "Now I am so happy, I can wear the clothes I want to."

[babble-on]

http://www.bild.t-online.de/service/archiv/2002/jul/10/news/po/po.html

German tabloid had park visitors test out these theories click through the pix.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Man, I can't even imagine a woman WANTING a bigger ass......... whew........and paying for it? Geez........

[swarthyguy]

Albrecht Dürer Callipygous Eve and Adoring Adam, 1510. "Callipygous" means having beautiful buttocks.

The largest buttocks occur in cases of steatopygy, generally associated with Hottentot, Bushman, and other African tribes. The condition is said to be rare in white women. In its most developed state each buttock can be two or three feet across and even the youngest members of the tribe can exhibit enormously inflated posteriors. Montegazza has included a number of pictures of women with posterior steatopygy.

Your type of site

[swarthyguy]

Yes but what about Bigfoot?

Bigfoot Buttocks Imprint
Strongest Evidence Yet
By Kurt Kleiner
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns227015
12-22-00



The imprint of a hairy backside in the mud of Washington state is the strongest hint yet that Bigfoot is roaming the North American far west, according to researchers who made the discovery.

Many people doubt whether the giant primate, commonly known as Bigfoot, actually exists. Hundreds of its supposed footprints have been photographed and cast, but this is one of the few body impressions of the hypothetical creature.

"If we can just get other scientists to look at this with an objective view, I think they'll say there must be something out there," says LeRoy Fish, a zoologist and retired wildlife ecologist who took part in the expedition that discovered the imprint.

Most stories of the bipedal apelike creature are dismissed as misidentifications or hoaxes. But Fish and others think Bigfoot, or Sasquatch as it is known in Canada, may be living hidden away in remote wilderness areas.

The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO), which includes some trained scientists, sponsored a 13-person expedition in September to look for evidence in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southern Washington state. To attract one of the creatures, the team set out food, spread pheromones and played recordings thought to be the calls of other Bigfoots.

After placing apples in a muddy spot one evening, the investigators returned the next morning to find an impression which, they say, shows the left forearm, hip, thigh and heel of a large primate. They believe the impression was made as the creature sat down and reached over to pick up the bait.

Anthropologist Jeff Meldrum of Idaho State University says the imprint seems to have been made by a large, hair-covered hominid more than 2.5 metres tall. Meldrum says he found markings that look like human fingerprints on the heel print. "All we're trying to say at this stage is that there's evidence that justifies objective consideration," Meldrum says.

The BFRO is inviting outside scientists to examine the casts, but has so far had no offers. "It's been a challenge," says Meldrum. "For most people, you just mention Bigfoot and you get a snicker." Benjamin Radford of the Skeptical Inquirer magazine agrees that mainstream scientists are wary of the subject because of a history of fakes. "After a while they just get tired of wasting their time on hoaxes."

[concerned about politics]

German Tabloid picture of this man at work