Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for “oral sex“.

Merriam Webster’s 10th edition, which has been used for the past few years in fourth and fifth grade classrooms (for children aged nine to 10) in Menifee Union school district, has been pulled from shelves over fears that the “sexually graphic” entry is “just not age appropriate”, according to the area’s local paper.

The dictionary’s online definition of the term is “oral stimulation of the genitals”. “It’s hard to sit and read the dictionary, but we’ll be looking to find other things of a graphic nature,” district spokeswoman Betti Cadmus told the paper.

While some parents have praised the move – “[it's] a prestigious dictionary that’s used in the Riverside County spelling bee, but I also imagine there are words in there of concern,” said Randy Freeman – others have raised concerns. “It is not such a bad thing for a kid to have the wherewithal to go and look up a word he may have even heard on the playground,” father Jason Rogers told local press. “You have to draw the line somewhere. What are they going to do next, pull encyclopaedias because they list parts of the human anatomy like the penis and vagina?”

A panel is now reviewing whether the Menifee ban will be made permanent. The Merriam Webster dictionary joins an illustrious set of books that have been banned or challenged in the US, including Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, which last year was suspended from and then reinstated to the curriculum at a Michigan school after complaints from parents about its coverage of graphic sex and violence, and titles by Khaled Hosseini and Philip Pullman, included in the American Library Association’s list of books that inspired most complaints last year.

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According to Scientific American magazine, more than 90 percent of people lie in their online dating profiles. Women in their 20s and 30s slyly deduct anywhere from five to 20 lbs. from their weight, while men tend to lie about income, education level and, yes, relationship status. Yikes.

Here, we count the ways regular folks get creative while creating sexier versions of themselves online.

FIB #1: “I’m slim and petite” or “Tall and well-built”

Translation: “I was slim and petite or tall and well-built 15 years ago. I haven’t accepted the fact that I’m no longer a skinny, sexy young thing, and I know that potential dates won’t accept it either, so I take liberties with my self-description and hope you won’t notice the additional 20+ lbs. of jelly I’ve accumulated since the days when my profile photos were taken.”

FIB #2: “I’m tall, dark and handsome.”

Translation: “I’m average in height, looks and style. Simply … average. Nothing more, nothing less.”

Yup — according to Medical News Today, 52.6 percent of men lie about their height online; 39 percent of women do the same. So if you’re expecting someone tall, dark and handsome, think again. When it comes to internet dating, you’re lucky if your date shows up with a couple of hands and a tongue.

FIB #3: “I’m 29.”

Translation: “I’m an old pro at sites like these, and I know that lowering my age to under-30 will help me turn up in more people’s searches. In reality, I’m getting really effing sick of not having any effing luck on these effing websites and, oh yeah, I’m anywhere between the ages of 35 and 50.”

FIB #4: “As the CEO of a successful internet start-up, I enjoy the finer things in life.”

Translation: “As the founder of a bare-bones mail order business that I run out of my mother’s basement, I enjoy spending every waking second of my time on the internet, watching porn, gambling, and living vicariously through my avatar on SecondLife.com.”

FIB #5: “I’m sensitive, smart and funny.”

Translation: “I’m hyper-sensitive, a pretentious wannabe-intellectual and I just might have Tourette’s syndrome, which makes people laugh sometimes. DICKWEED!”

FIB #6: “I make more than $250,000 per year.”

Translation: “I have grandiose fantasies of winning the lottery or striking gold with an internet porn empire … but for now, to make ends meet, I’m your friendly neighborhood manager at Walgreens.”

Salary is one of the biggest things people — especially men — lie about in their profiles. According to Scientific American, men claiming incomes of more than $250,000 got 151 percent more replies than men claiming incomes less than $50,000. Ugh.

FIB #7: “I’m not big on playing games.”

Translation: “I am utterly, unfortunately devoid of ‘edge.’ My lack of sarcasm will astound you. I pride myself on being a good guy/girl, but I’ve been screwed around by prior partners who couldn’t decide whether the sex was decent enough to continue dating earnest little ol’ me. Now I make sure to let everybody and their mother know that I DON’T PLAY MIND GAMES. Never ever ever.”

FIB #8: “I can’t wait to meet you!”

Translation: “I can’t wait to scope you out in person to see whether you’re worth having sex with—or, at least, determine whether you look anything even remotely like that foxy photo you posted of yourself.”

FIB #9: “I just got out of a long relationship, so I’m mainly looking for friends right now.”

Translation: “Having just escaped a bitter, years-long romantic war, I am damaged goods, and I can’t deal with anything more serious than frenzied sexual escapades to help me temporarily forget my misery. But I know that my chances of getting laid will plummet if I indicate that I’m only interested in slutting it up, so I’ll just say that I’m looking for friendship only.”

FIB #10: “My interests include good wine, live music and fine dining.”

Translation: “I have a well-groomed goatee and I like dancing to cheesy techno at Eurotrash clubs. I love having dates buy my dinner. Oh, and I also really like getting hammered. Shots all around! Take off your top!”

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WASHINGTON — The pioneer of media sex therapists, Dr Ruth Westheimer, has teamed up with the city of Washington to promote a 28-day romance stimulus plan for the US capital.

“The word stimulus is a dream. It has something arousing,” Westheimer, who is better known under as Dr Ruth, said at a press conference to announce the partnership.

Dr Ruth will serve as honorary US Secretary of Love and Relations during the month of February — the month of Valentine’s Day — with the brief to “jump-start the District’s love economy.”

Around 16 million tourists, including 1.5 million from abroad, visit Washington every year — but few head to the US capital for a romantic get-away.

In fact, Washington ranked second to last out of 30 US cities that visitors think of as romantic destinations, according to an annual poll to find America’s favorite cities.

Throughout February, Washington will put a new, lovey-dovey spin on its monuments, museums and restaurants.

Couples are being offered 20 percent off the entrance fee at Madame Tussaud’s museum in the US capital, and a two-for-the-price-of-one offer during the week of Valentine’s Day — February 14 — at the news-orientated Newseum.

Born Karola Ruth Siegel in Germany in 1928, Dr. Ruth was sent to a children’s home in Switzerland at the age of 10 to escape the Holocaust.

At 17, she went to Israel, and later moved to Paris where she studied at the Sorbonne and taught kindergarten.

She emigrated to the United States in 1956 and obtained a masters degree in sociology from the New School of Social Research in New York, a doctorate of education from Columbia University, and later studied human sexuality at Cornell University.

In 1980, she started a 15-minute radio program in New York called Sexually Speaking. A year later, the show had grown to an hour-long live show.

Dr Ruth has now appeared on television, has her own website, and even an iPhone app that says sex-related words in the doctor’s distinctive European accent.

Her message to Washington locals and visitors in February was to get out and do something in the city.

“Do something for Valentine’s Day, go to the museum, take the risk to talk to someone. At least you know one thing: this person is not a couch potato,” she said.

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Last night’s episode of “The Real World: DC,” which, thus far, isn’t living up to our high expectations (which were probably higher than they should have been, but I digress), was the show’s token weight issues episode. Ty—who has managed to confuse “honest” with “completely dickish”—told bubbly, blonde workout freak Callie that she wasn’t skinny enough to be a Playboy model. And then she cried. A lot. And I don’t blame her, as it’s totally crappy when you’re told you’re not BLANK enough to be BLANK. But seriously, it’s a sad day in the universe when one girl’s self-worth is deeply wounded because she’s not “skinny” (or plastic) enough to take her clothes off for a no longer relevant magazine run by a Peter Pan in diapers. Clip above.

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The Sword has the scoop on Raging Stallion’s one-of-a-kind deal with a mainstream distrubution company to rework Focus/Refocus into a dysfunctional family-friendly R-rated DVD.

In a press release set to go public in a few hours, Raging Stallion announces their new partnership with a mainstream retailer called Breaking Glass Pictures. The non-hardcore cut of Focus/Refocus, which will be released on DVD on March 30th, marks the studio’s first mainstream cross-over, and it comes at a time when everybody is saying that story-driven porn is a thing of the past. But Tony DiMarco, who directed most of the non-hardcore scenes in Focus/Refocus, has always believed that the power of the plot is just as strong as the power of the cock.

I for one will continue fast-forwarding through the talky scenes in between the sex scenes, but it’s still a delight to see a few members of our humble porn industry family get included in a line-up of gay indie films.

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Los Angeles, CA — Award winning female performer Bobbi Starr established herself as one of the adult’s A-listers working in gonzo entertainment — but Starr’s appeal proves that it’s broader than hardcore video with a nomination in Wired’s Sexy Geeks 2009.

The nominees include notable personalities including actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” regular Alyson Hannigan, “The Guild” creator and “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” star Felicia Day and Danica McKellar, doctor of mathematics and formerly Winnie Cooper on “The Wonder Years.” Digg.com founder Kevin Rose, “The Venture Bros.” creator Doc Hammer and David Tennant, the tenth Doctor Who, are also featured among the nominees.

“This is one of the most exciting awards I’ve ever been up for,” Starr, a former concert oboist featured in the Nercore 2010 calendar and on gamer blog Kotaku.com, said. “The other nominees on this list are amazing and I’m in awe to be in their company.”

To vote for Starr, visit http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/12/sexy-geeks-2009

Follow Bobbi Starr on Twitter at twitter.com/Bobbistarr and her blog on Popporn.com, updated every Friday.

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Truth be told, this is no video. This is Durex’s tribute to the sweet and strange sounds of success.

Why would Durex use this advertisement to sell condoms in China? We’re not sure. Maybe they’re trying to embed subliminal links between condom use and multiple orgasms. Or, more realistically, they’re giving the public the sex they want without running into censorship issues (yet). Either way, everyone can appreciate a quick sampler of orgasms (even if we’re most comfortable with “American style”).

· Durex China: Enjoy moaning (adsoftheworld.com)
· Durex (durex.com)
· Unrelated audiophile pic via Little Liana (galleries.littleliana.com)

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The Frisky reports:

Nooooo! Famously never-married couple, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, have split up after 23 years together, her publicist has confirmed.

Sarandon and Robbins met on the set of “Bull Durham,” and, despite a 12-year age difference, had a long relationship and two sons together. (Sarandon’s daughter, Eva Amurri, is from a past relationship.) The split actually occurred over the summer, her publicist explained, but I guess no one noticed until now. [People]

Oh my stars. If Susan Sarandon can’t make a relationship work, what hope is there for the rest of us?

Maddy’s note: Maybe now she can track down Rocky again… gotta look on the bright side somehow, right?

The Frisky has compiled a list of “21 Sexy Christmas Gifts That’ll Gross You Out.” How about some musical Christmas-themed boxers or a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Penis reindeer thong for the man in your life? I have to say, though, I would LOVE an “I Rub My Duckie” rubber duckie vibrator Christmas tree ornament! I don’t see what’s gross about half of these things, actually, but then I see lots of kinky stuff that would blow most people’s minds in putting together this blog. OK, the gaudy holiday sweater for 200 bucks from Ralph Lauren truly IS perverse, I will admit, and I’m not sure who would want an ornament featuring Santa with his pants down to show off his thong underwear. And if you, too, would like your own boob ornament, the article includes links to buy everything. Helpful!