All the Sunday nudes rounded up in one place.
Item: Women in Nepal have rolled out the ultimate weapon to attempt to bring rain to parched fields. They stripped naked and plowed their fields. Reportedly, this then brought on at least some light rain.
About 50 women in two villages in Kapilvastu district, 190 km (120 miles) west of Kathmandu, resorted to the desperate move at night on Friday as days of prayers and Hindu ceremonies failed to bring rains for the parched paddy crop, it said.
"This is our last weapon, we used it, and there was light rainfall," Nepali daily Rajdhani quoted one of the women as saying.
Although there is no clear religious basis for the practice, some locals believe such a move could appease the rain gods.
We do not recommend this practice as there is no scientific proof that it works. Anyone interested in participating in a scientifically controlled study of the phenomenon should contact our research division, the Magic 8-Ball Academy of Science and Window Cleaning, Inc.
Item: The world's largest strip poker tournament has been held. A 32 year old freelance writer named John Young beat out some 200 contenders by keeping more clothing on. Whereupon he took all his clothes off to celebrate his victory.
John Young, a 32-year-old freelance writer from Slough, a town just west of London, secured victory after an eight hour competition involving both men and women from 12 countries, organisers Paddy Power said on Sunday.
"We said we would give 10,000 pounds to Cancer Research if John dropped his trousers at the end of the match and he duly obliged," a spokesman for the Irish bookmaker said.
Paddy Power decided to hold the competition after its spoof April Fool earlier this year generated a lot of interest.
The contest was held on Saturday in the prestigious Cafe Royal in central London with players battling it out in games of "No Limit Texas Hold 'em".
Well, it was for a good cause after all. No word on if it was raining by the end of the tournament.
