h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Who, the president? Last I heard he was still in office. His wife is running for the New York Senate. His vice pres is in the Democratic race for President. That's about it for him...

American media types are completely sleazy and stupid, and I've had brain cells commit suicide while watching the news to protect the rest of my brain. Maybe this is a unique American thing...I always thought ALL media types were like this.

Not the ones on BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme.

There are a few things I could say about American media, but I wonder whether they'd fit here. Currently writing an essay about a subject in which they have a reasonable part to play: the hollowing out of the public sphere.

Im a Brit living in Kansas and I have totally lost track of the news back home over the last six months mainly due to the media coverage here being terrible, even the BBC news here sucks the sweat off a sumo wrestlers testicles.

By the way as this is a DNA forum, did you know that they have found the gene for "Line Dancing". Scientists believe they can eradicate it within 3 generations time. Although they have also suggested you dont mate with anyone who wears cowboy boots and avoid anyone who talks without actually moving their lips.

It's one of those weird recesive genes that only become common through inbreeding.

It was originaly the gene that caused Morris Dancing, but mutating into a milder form, that for line dancing, the desire for bells, hankies and sticks was lost on the way. Hopefully with further mutation the desendants of line dancers will live "normal" lives.

However, there is no hope for Morris dancers. "Death's to good for them"

Chris

I agree. Morris dancers should be burnt in a whicker man whilst nude supermodels prance around them as they scream.

I've never heard of Morris dancing. Is it as bad as disco?

Like disco, hahahahahahaahha much much worse.
Imagine John Travolta in a white shirt and trousers prancing around with tiny bells and symbols attached to his legs and arms, wafting around a handerchief in his hand and bashing a stick with other men and your nearly there. Growing a big bushy beard is optional.

This seems very strange. Where is this common?

Only in darkest inbred Norfolk......

I once lived in Kent where its rife. I saw a variation on Morris dancing at the end of the summer a couple of years back when I was outside a pub drinking. about 8 guys turned up dress like Sesame streets bigbird but each one was a different colour, they had blackened their faces up with boot polish and had top hats on their heads which were covered in feathers. They also wore rounded glasses. They then held 10 inch blocks of wood in their groin area and bashed then against each other as if they wore fencing with their nobs. It was without a doubt one of the strangest things Ive ever seen. There were also girls dressed like trees with spiders webs drawn on their faces. They also pranced around but shrieked in a high voice every now and again.

Unfortuneatly Morris Dancing is endemic throughout England.

They gather together in "support groups" aka Folk Festivals, throughout the summer.

I have a plan for their annual gathering at the seaside resort of Sidmouth where they parade along the 1 km sea front. Lucily the Council have provide litter bins every 100m or so....all I need now is a dozen pipe bombs, timers etc and boom no more Morris dancers. I could get a medal.

Chris

Lets round em up, put em in a field and bomb the bastards!!!


Personally I would prefer to beat them to death with a hammer. Id use a rubber hammer though ( it takes longer and is more satisfying in the long run).

nope, definitely not the place to discuss the american media

Say in your essay how the american media has totally ignored Morrice dancing in the USA.

It isn't ignored. No, it's hidden from the public by shadow governments working to keep us from the evil until it is too late. You know, the same people who work with aliens, people from atlantis, and who pay the rent on Elvis Presley's apartment in South America.

Oh, you mean THEM!