Marianne Hale/SF Zoo

What are you doing?

Last month we ran some photos of local animals loafing around on a warm day in San Francisco. Most of the animals were in normal animal poses -- sprawled on all fours. But what the hell is up with this lemur?

And that's where you come in.

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Sugardaddie.com

Home sweet home

Sugardaddie.com, a dating website that pairs flush businessmen with broke babes, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in a truly bizarre fashion -- by trying to get a town to rename itself after the site.

At first, the company was only approaching towns that already had the word "sugar" in their name, such as Sugar Land, Texas. But after getting shot down in the Lone Star State, Sugardaddie.com expanded its wacky business concept to California.

Now, the company is trying to cajole the wealthy town of Woodside down on the Peninsula, to finally do something that will put itself on the map. In exchange for the naming rights of Woodside, Sugardaddie.com is offering the already cash-rich town $11.65 million.

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Kate Conger

Last week, a video surfaced on YouTube of what appeared to be a drone hovering over a residential neighborhood in West Oakland. Filmed by videographer Jacob Crawford, the eerie unmanned aircraft was held aloft by several mini helicopter-like blades with blinking red-and-green lights.

Drones have been a pressing issue for our friends across the bay; in December, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department incited anger and paranoia when it revealed plans to buy its own drone, for whatever reason. However, the $31,646 item was put on hold after the American Civil Liberties Union accused the department of trying to slip it past East Bay folks without enough public vetting. Sheriff Greg Ahern assured the Chronicle that he would only use the drone for "mission-specific incidents" such as search-and-rescue missions.

Ahern, who says he doesn't have his own drone, has insisted the aircraft would not be for spying on civilians. So then why did Crawford's video include a clip of Ahern talking about how the unmanned aircraft had great surveillance potential?

Specifically, he says, "We wouldn't use it for Occupy Oakland movement; however, I'm not going to tell you we wouldn't use it in the event that a crowd turned violent and and started vandalizing or harming people."

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Puts a whole new meaning to "building those guns"

As much grief as Muni got over its "Defeat Jihad" ads it ran last summer, it's somewhat surprising to learn that the transit agency would want to risk starting a holy war in San Francisco.

According to ABC, for the next few weeks, buses in San Francisco will be carrying more than just passengers -- they're toting messages of jihad -- again. However, it's not ads that started the mess that entangled Muni before; rather, these ads are meant to help Bay Area residents accurately define the politically charged word.

See also: Muni Runs Pro-Israel Ad on Buses, Calling Palestinians "Savages"

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A rich statement

There's a reason voters believe Obama would make a better sugar daddy -- Mitt Romney is not as charitable with his cash. Not even if it means getting a lap dance from porn stars like Jenna Jameson.

But just how many Benjamins is Romney rolling in these days? And how much did Romney earn in the time it took you to brush your teeth this morning?

If you've seen enough of Paul Ryan's chest or perhaps you are looking for new ways to waste more time, then you should check out RomneyMakes.com. There, you can calculate how much the disgustingly rich Republican earns in the time it takes you to do everyday activities, like take a piss on BART escalators, surf the Internet, or refill your prescription for anti-depressants.

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Dear Bank of America ...

​What some healthy and spry Occupy Movements across the nation couldn't quite accomplish, San Francisco geriatrics have!

KCBS reports that a small group of senior citizens between the ages of 69 and 82 successfully shut down a Bank of America in Bernal Heights on Thursday with nothing more than walkers and oxygen tanks. That's right: No shouting, chanting, tear gas, or window-smashing.

The group, which dubbed itself "Wild Old Women" set up camp right outside the BofA, holding signs in what they were calling "a run on the bank."

While the protesters said they had no intention (or oxygen) of storming the bank, as occupiers in other communities have done, officials at Bank of America shut the doors and locked them as they spotted the slow-moving group make its way to the front of the bank.

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Harvey's the man

​As bloggers, we like to think that we always make a good point, but sometimes nobody says it better than our readers. And because we know you don't have the time to scroll through and read the many poignant comments that readers leave behind, we decided to pick the best one and post it for you.

Of course, yesterday gave us a plethora of material for our readers to draw from, as one of our posts dealt with two popular subjects: Muni and Masturbation.

We want you to enjoy this delightful insight from reader Harvey King, who was able to work in phrases like "flog your mule" and still stay on point:

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