I just threw up in my mouth

[The Brain]

Relax. A person called Noah is an old man with a beard, not a little girl. Not that this makes the concept much more appealing though.

[Syt]

Relax. A person called Noah is an old man with a beard, not a little girl. Not that this makes the concept much more appealing though.

Not since they reimagined it to go with the times.

[Ed Anger]

I looked for that pic, but my google-fu failed. Gracias.

[sbr]

De Nada.

Here is a new one.  There is a picture of the precocious little thing in the link, for those that might be interested, or offended.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26685028-5012980,00.html

Julia Lira, 7, to lead sexy samba dance party Carnival

A SEVEN-year-old girl has been given the coveted role of Rio's Carnival queen, raising concerns she is too young for the sexy dancing role.

Julia Lira is the Shirley Temple of samba, and she has seen fewer birthdays than her barely clad model peers have undergone plastic surgeries.
   
Naming the girl drum corps queen for the Viradouro samba group is raising eyebrows even in a city that has seen everything during the annual mega-party that begins next week.

A judge is considering blocking Julia's participation.

A state agency that defends children's rights says she's too young to take on a traditionally sexy role.

But the girl's father, who happens to be the president of the Viradouro group, says Julia is a natural who can easily samba through the 80-minute parade route in Rio's sweltering summer heat.

"Any man who looks at a seven-year-old child and feels any sort of excitement should go see a doctor," Marco Lira said before rehearsal this week.

"She has the aptitude to be a drum corps queen - you'll see it tonight. She has a seriousness inside of her when she is on the stage."

At the delicate core of Julia's case is the queen's traditional role in Rio's Carnival: that of sexy muse.

Unlike other participants, she is usually not bare-chested and wears more than just glitter.

But queen costumes would be considered revealing by any estimation.

Brazil has long had a problem with sexual exploitation of children, especially in the lawless Amazon region.

Allowing Julia to be a drum corps queen "would increase the treatment of children as sexual objects in Brazilian society", said Carlos Nicodemos, director of the Rio de Janeiro state Council for the Defence of Children and Adolescents.

"We're not against kids participating in Carnival; it's part of Brazilian culture," Nicodemos said.

"What we can't allow is putting a seven-year-old girl in a role that traditionally for Carnival has a very sexual focus."

The competition among the 12 top-tier samba groups is fierce, and the winners are hailed by fans across Brazil.

Viradouro, which won the title in 1997, is no stranger to controversy.

In 2008, a judge blocked the group's use of a dancer dressed as Hitler on a float loaded with naked people representing Holocaust victims after the display caused an international outcry.

Julia's fate is now in the hands of a family court in Rio.

The judge examining the case, Ivone Ferreira Caetano, has declined to comment or say when she will make a decision.

At practice this week, Julia danced in a poofy, white miniskirt, sequined halter top and silver-heeled sandals, a tiara atop her head.

A Viradouro artistic director said Julia's outfit would be suitable for a child.

Asked why she wanted to be the drum corps queen, Julia would only say quietly: "I'm happy because I like to dance."

[Iormlund]

Or, in some extreme cases, two decades!!!!

If you're from a mediterranian culture and a male there's a good chance you'll go from your parents home to your new home with your wife without ever living alone or learning skills to be self sustaining.

Surely they make a financial contribution though?

It goes quite a bit beyond Mediterranean culture though.

In Spain renting is very rare and expensive. Coupled with ridiculously high housing prices this means most people well into their 20s (and even into their 30s) will be living with their parents, saving to buy their own place (usually with their significant other since mortgage payments eat pretty much your whole salary).