Good week, Bad week

Good week for:

Texans, after Men’s Health magazine rated American cities according to how much sex takes place in them, and seven of the top 15 cities were in Texas, including No. 1, Austin. The magazine took into account condom sales, birth rates, sex-toy sales, and STD rates.

Leaving your mark on the world, after Henry “Pop” Brown Sr., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died at the age of 98, leaving behind 10 children, 61 grandchildren, 130 great-grandchildren, 162 great-great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-great-grandchildren.

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Silver foxes, after a survey by a British department store showed that due to more emphasis on physical fitness and dressing well, men remain physically attractive to women up to age 55—at least a decade longer than in the past.

Bad week for:

False alarms, after Thai government officials inadvertently set off new tsunami warning sirens in a village devastated by the 2004 tsunami, causing hundreds of people to flee in panic.

Lending a helping hand, after a one-armed Florida man attempted to help an injured 8-foot alligator, and was bitten on his remaining arm. “That’s what happens when you deal with wild animals, you’re going to get bitten,” sighed Alexander Alcantare.

Britain’s Prince Charles, who admits in a new documentary that he frequently lies on the floor of his country estate to eavesdrop on the paying tourists downstairs, and that he talks to his plants and his trees in order to stay sane. “I think it’s absolutely crucial,” Charles said.