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"Falling in love with you could really fuck up my plans for becoming President."

GQ gets "rielle" in this no holds barred interview with Rielle Hunter on her relationship with John (or Johnny as she calls him) Edwards that has the blogosphere buzzing, and in which I found this tidbit interesting.

So how did [Elizabeth Edwards] find out? I had purchased a phone for Johnny, a black Razr that looked exactly like his work phone. So he would be able to talk to me while, you know, people would think he was talking on his work phone.

Devious! This is a tactic from the advanced level edition of The Cheaters Handbook.

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It's Not Desperate Housewives

After an obligatory "reader beware of the source" disclaimer, according to a survey of their new members, AshleyMadison.com, a dating site for marrieds looking for some side action, said female teachers and male doctors were ranked as the number one occupation. Although as one MeFite astutely pointed out:

This doesn't show who cheats, it shows what professions people put down in their profile on this dating/cheating website. "Ladies, call me, I'm a doctor!"

My occupation is listed as astronaut.

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How Bomb-Proof Suits Work

Hurt Locker fans should particularly enjoy this read on bomb-proof suits worn by soldiers in explosive ordnance disposal units.

The hard-armor plates that cover the tech's torso, groin and thighs act as the primary absorbers of fragmentation, but their main function is to deflect the deadly overpressure wave. "The suit in the movie didn't show it, but in the real world, these plates are shaped like flattened boomerangs to literally reflect the pulse energy out and away from the technician," says Borkar. Since techs usually squat or sit on their knees while working, this rigid armor is thickest around the groin and inner thighs (to protect the femoral artery).

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11 Famous People Who Were in the Completely Wrong Career at Age 30

What do Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Bocelli, Martha Stewart, Mao, Julia Child, James Joyce, Colonel Sanders, Rodney Dangerfield, Harrison Ford, and Jesus all have in common?

Sylvester Stallone, deli counter attendant. After getting no career traction as an actor in his 20s, Stallone attacked his 30s like any 5'3 man should: He wrote a movie where he was an all-American hero with unbelievable success in sports.

That movie was "Rocky"... he banged out the "Rocky" screenplay in three days, in between working at a deli counter and as a movie theater usher... and it launched his career with an Academy Award for Best Picture.

I guess I shouldn't abandon my dream of being a masked crime fighter and defender of liberty.

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