Ananova:

A US artist and inventor has come up with her latest creation - meat shorts.

Kasey McMahon, 34, from Los Angeles, says the shorts are intended for US vice president Dick Cheney.

She told Ananova: "Dick Cheney definitely has the figure for them. I think he'd look rather fetching in them, yes?

"Also, my little brother is in Iraq right now (not kidding about that one). I don't quite know how to deal with that, consequently, things like meatshorts for Dick Cheney and the GOP (US Republican Party) happen."

She has posted instructions on how to make them on the www.instructables.com website.

It includes advice on buying and drying meat, and how best to glue and sew it to the shorts, and concludes: "Be prepared, they'll be heavy, and quite ripe. A wonderful gift for any occasion (especially for Dick Cheney)."

Kasey's previous inventions include the Compubeaver - a computer housed in a dead beaver.