Lady Gaga is "flattered" fans choose to have tattoos of her. The "Poker Face" singer - who is known for her outrageous fashion choices and skimpy outfits - is delighted many of her admirers are prepared to permanently ink their skin to show their devotion to her.

She said: "This fan got this amazing tattoo on his arm, this massive Lady Gaga tattoo that was very intricate and very detailed and in it I was wearing this crystal outfit - but this thing was like an art piece. I was so flattered because tattoos are for life."

A man died here Tuesday evening after drinking 23 shots of vodka in 30 minutes, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said.

Eric Morris, 26, was with a friend at the Angels Show Bar, a topless bar on U.S. Hwy. 92. He and his friend ordered shots of Burnett's Cherry Vodka and started playing a drinking game, according to sheriff's spokesman J.D. Callaway.

A group of Swedish female activists is campaigning for women to be allowed to go topless in the country's swimming pools.

UPI mentions The Local reporting Tuesday the group, calling itself Bara Brost (Bare Breasts or Just Breasts), launched the protest following an incident in August involving two women who were refused to go topless at their local pool in Uppsala.

A law prohibiting anyone from dying while inside the Houses of Parliament has bested other edicts as Britain's most ridiculous law.

The rather ludicrous law beat off strong competition from another ruling declaring an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the monarch's head upside down on an envelope.

A 27-year-old New York woman, who was arrested two years ago for a topless stroll, has reportedly accepted a $29,000 legal settlement with city officials for her action.

The New York Post reported Sunday that due to a prior state appeals court ruling, Jill Coccaro, who now goes by the name, Phoenix Feeley was given the settlement as part of her lawsuit for an August 2005 arrest for indecent exposure.