Life seems to get stranger by the day!

A Russian Pensioner's birthday plans were wrecked when her intended dinner dish fought back, Mayak Radio reported this week. Maria Kimenko, who had invited some friends round to help her celebrate her 70th birthday, spotted a handsome Pike weighing an impressive 10Kg. She paid for the fish, but disaster struck when she tried to place it in her shopping basket. It obviously decided that it wasn't ready for the pot just yet, as it sank it's teeth into her wrist and held on. Luckily, fellow shoppers came to her rescue! The fish was detached, and a tourniquet applied to her arm where a vein had been severed. I think that I will buy my fish frozen from now on!

The age-old war between England and France is still raging in South West France apparently. A villager from the town of 'Reynies' took his British neighbour to court over some noisy frogs! (No disrespect intended by the ed.!) The Frenchman complained that a pond built by his neighbour was attracting the frogs, whose croaking was making life intolerable for his sick wife. He lost the case. The Britons' lawyer argued that the town's name itself was derived from the French for 'Tree Frog'. The plaintiff countered that the name was, in fact, of Germanic origin, but the judge wasn't happy with that statement, and threw the case out.

On a slightly more serious note, the British Medical Association met on Saturday to discuss the impact of hundreds of Web Sites purporting to give medical advice. They are concerned that too many people may rely on the information displayed within these sites, some of which are grossly inaccurate. If you are ill... go and see your Doctor... but read this week's edition of the Post first!

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• 1-2-1



Remember that article about the thinking computer programme?
Well here's the guy who wrote it.

• Take 5



The pick of this week's batch of new Guide entries.

• Agony Aunt



h2g2 is not a 'normal' community, it doesn't have 'normal' problems,

therefore a 'normal' Agony Aunt would be useless.

Ours is far from 'normal'.

• Wowbagger



Should have seen this coming really.

• h2g2 Life




I know this feeling.

• h2g2 Academy Awards


You voted for them, now here they are.

• A Message from Your Mayor


She's back, but she's lost me.

• h2g2 Espionage


What is This All About?

• Blake's 7



Want to know what Blakes 7 was?

• h2g2 Clubs


h2g2 is getting big.

Here a a good way of finding people on it.

• Obituaries


Here's something new.

• Virtual Tower of London


After last week's virtual trip along the river Thames,

why not take a tour of the Tower of London?

• Running With Scissors


Weird Al Yankovic is back on tour and one of our

researchers went to see him.

• Will This Winter Never End?


How I know this feeling.

• Field Critic Fun Run


Take part in the latest Fun Run and tell others what you think of their work.

• Rejection Slips


A guide to the world of h2g2 rejection. Useful stuff.

• The Think Tank



A central point to exchange ideas on articles.

Whether you're writing a future Guide entry and want some help with spelling,

grammar or content, or you have a few moments to spare and wish to proof read

for a fellow researcher, this is the place.