those crazy japanese!

here are some nice pics from some random person i have never met. i'm not even sure how i eventually got to their link but those crazy japanese are at it again. yes folks, it's the festival of the steel phallus!
http://flickr.com/photos/megadem/sets/72057594104220700/

in other news, looks like evolutionary theory has reached a milestone. everyone, guard your pet monkeys.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-barash17jul17,1,4797109.story