Jezebel: Guinness

Woman Gives Birth to the Biggest Baby in the Chinese History

Cassie Murdoch — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST

A woman in China will be getting quite a good arm workout while caring for her newborn son. He was born this past weekend and weighed in at a hearty 15.52 pounds. That is a lot of baby. His mother, a 29-year-old woman from the Henan province, gave birth to him via C-section, which is probably a good thing in terms of being able to keep her pelvis in working order. His parents, who are both of average size, named him Chun Chun. He is believed to be the largest newborn on record since the country was founded in 1949, but, as impressive as Chun Chun's birth weight is, he won't be claiming the Guinness World Record. That apparently belongs to a baby born in 1879 that weighed in at 23.7 pounds. Once they cross the 20 pound mark, maybe we should just skip calling them babies and classify them as newborn toddlers. More »

Meet The World's New Shortest Woman

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:35:00 EST

Have you noticed the atmosphere has felt a little changed in the past few days, that things seem to have shifted somehow, but you can't quite put your finger on what's different? Well, here's your answer: the world has a new shortest woman! That's right, Jyoti Amge, of Nagpur, India, was given the honor on Friday—her 18th birthday—by Guinness World Records. More »

Field Guide: Daphne Guinness And Her Thoughts On Hitler

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:55:00 EDT

Rebecca Mead's profile of Daphne Guinness from this week's New Yorker aims to explain the nature of the heiress/fashion star's appeal. And just what it is that she does all day. More »

It's Time For Happy Hour With Barack & Michelle

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:45:00 EDT

[U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama drink Guinness beer as they meet with local residents at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, the ancestral homeland of his great-great-great grandfather, Monday, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Images via AP.] More »

World's Oldest Donkey Drinks Guinness

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:20:00 EDT

Rosie, a 54-year-old British donkey, may have broken the Guinness World Record for oldest donkey. Her secret? Drinking a cup of Guinness every day. "That's mixed in with her food, she's not a boozer," says her owner. [The Mirror] More »

Pink Gets Guinness To Go

Anna Holmes — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:50:00 EDT

[Dublin, April 23. Image via WENN]

Badvertising

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Several commenters sent us the link to this Guinness beer commercial, which, in addition to being offensive in the way it objectifies women, raises more questions than it answers. You will hope the short, wordless film is a joke; evidence that it is not will make you reconsider ever drinking Guinness. Click to view embedded clip. UPDATE: It seems that this clip is a "comedy" piece the director made and posted "on spec," meaning he hopes to get work from it but was not paid by Guinness. [YouTube] More »