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

Oh, dear! You no longer like ? You are not well, Amy. How about a instead?

I think this is the most frightening symptom to date notwithstanding the various scary blood test results and ICP measurements.

{[caer csd] deafened by No2 son's pooter's new sub woofer he says its aleady turned down , so planning to turn it down when he is out of the house tomorrow taking an A level }

Being a leading university still doesn't make them different from any employer - if they don't care about those who apply for jobs, what says that they care about those who do work for them?

I do believe the term "cakebomb" can be applied to your more virulent forms of fruitcake, which are just as deadly.

i personally think fruitcake should be ruled a deadly weapon....

On jobs... Persuant to my normal convention All jobs Suck.

Fruitcake is a weapon.

All jobs, Marv? I dunno, I've currently got a pretty nifty gig going.

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Happy belated birthday,MR! (well, belated from my side anyway)

Every job has it's dull moments, even the greatest job can be boring rutine at times. One just have to sit those times out, I guess.

"I have a fruit cake, and I'm not afraid to use it!"

I now fancy a bit of fruitcake. Stop it you lot. Off to see the news I think.

{[caer csd] I'm still resting my Kenwood mixer after it pounded its way through the rich fruitcake mix for Xmas. But as it's Father's Day on Sunday and both our Dads will be over for the day, I had better bake a sponge cake. Those too can be weapons when in the hands of inexperienced cooks or those with a new oven }

[Amy]

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::sits listening with interest to discussion but unable to add anything of interest. Also ing at own last posting, hoping the people concerned don't ever uncover it in a web search .....::

Sorry to hear the bad news, Amy . If 's no good any more, how about some ?

[Sol : I dunno, I quite enjoyed it, Candi... ]

A little late on the uptake but I got here anyway and that's what's important...

This Dirty Bomb event, is it connected with the new 'security' measures that are a possibilty over here - councils, fire services etc being able to view emails/electronic info of anyone they choose ?

Also - I don't understand why the bombers who target the Usa are able to get hold of frightening materials whereas the IRA make do with nail bombs... Any suggestions?

I think the UK Government letting everyone read your email is a seperate issue. They've been wanting to do it for a while as far as I can tell.
Oh and I somehow doubt the IRA would want to set of a radioactive cloud over London, it might drift over towards them.

I agree. In effect they would be poisoning themselves. I don't think it's just a matter of proximity though, but also the cause itself. The IRA, whether right or wrong, are fighting for self-rule and are more like the Palestinians than al Queda. Al Queda are a group of people of different nationalities, fighting over some hard to understand ideals against a distant nation that is influential in the politics of the region but not a direct ruler. It's like there is no real aim in attacking the US, and so the attack itself becomes it's own purpose, so why not make it as disruptive and destructive as you possible can? What puzzles me is if the US suddenly decided to scrap it all and withdraw all involvement from the Mideast, would al Queda have really gained anything substantial?

After a loooooooooooong absence .......

d ..... I agree, what would be the effect of Al Queda getting the US to disengage from the Middle East. The problem is one of wanting something so bad, and using it to justify your existence, that what happens when it's gone.

I think we could look to the turmoil in the NATO alliance for a clue. Al Queda would either find another group to target or they would insist that the US was still involved but in a covert, black helicopter way.

The problem, of course, is if you give into terrorists once then you will continue to give in because you have shown them that you have a limit.

My two cents.

And hello to everyone that I have missed, I apologize for the long absence and will try not to let it happen again.

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