Maine Rejects Same-Sex Marriage

AUGUSTA, ME (TS) -- Maine voters rejected a law allowing same-sex couples to marry in a closely fought referendum that saw unexpectedly high turnout. Rolling back the law is a setback for gay-rights advocates and makes Maine the third state in which residents reversed their government's decision to permit gay marriages.

Interesting.

Homosexuals in the Pine Tree State can no longer wed their Maine squeeze.

I guess voters just refused to get behind the idea... maybe they were tired of being the butt of jokes. How anal can those silly buggers be?

Maine girl born with 'mermaid syndrome' dies at 10

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (TS) — Shiloh Pepin, a girl born with a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," has died. She was 10.

Now this is a whale of a story. I damn near blew a seal when I heard about it. So I thought I'd make this the newest piece on AreWeTooSoon?... just for the halibut. This poor girl, we have lobster forever.

Shilo Pepin, a girl born with the rare disease sirenomelia, as of Friday afternoon is now swimming with the fishes.

She was born without a lower colon, or genitals, and her legs were fused from the waist down. I tried to walk a mile in her shoes, I fell down a lot.

It is a sad day for abstinance preaching groups that tour high schools.

Her story has been featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and other national TV programs. At the time of this writing, it is reported the balloon boy's dad was furiously duct taping his son's legs together and booking the x-ray room at the hospital.

The greatest tragedy here is Shilo will never get a college education, already paid for by the scholorship she received... from McGill.

fin.

Love,
Chris Real