Feeling the Pressure!

As the leader of the United Kingdom, David Cameron is used to making difficult decisions and giving important speeches.

And when he does, his recipe for success is to need to pee. Where did he get this idea? Apparently, he’d been impressed by something that famous broadcaster Enoch Powell said. When asked why he only gave speeches on a full bladder, Powell said:

“You should do nothing to decrease the tension before making a big speech. If anything you should seek to increase it.”

I guess the theory is that if there’s lots of pressure INSIDE, you won’t feel the pressure OUTSIDE. So next time you have to give a speech, be sure to chug lots of apple juice so that you'll have a full bladder!

Stories here and here.

And the award for "Holding It" goes to . . .

From here.

The okapi!

As you can see, the okapi sort of looks like a cross between an antelope and a zebra. In fact, they're relatives of the giraffe ... and they are VERY shy.

Okapis are good at avoiding other animals, especially predators. What's the secret to their success? Well, when a baby okapi is born, it doesn't poop. (If it did, a predator could smell the poop and track the poor widdle thing.)

Nope, baby okapis hold it. For a week. Then another week. And another one. And . . . ANOTHER one! In fact, baby okapis don't poop for a MONTH after they're born!

As far as I can see, that makes the okapi the opposite of a human baby.