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

Barrister Charges £250/hr for Sex with Anal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5062032/Married-barrister-had-affair-with-client---and-charged-her-250-an-hour-.html

But you never see a woman do that with a femidom. Why is that?

RF

This guy belongs in the legal Hall of Fame.F**ks his clients over twice.

If they try this one in front of a jury, he'll lose. If they try it before his peers, he'll get a medal.

Jaysus! You'd think she's have changed her name.

A one for the weekend:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090327/tod-frogs-marry-to-bring-rain-to-banglad-64d6018.html

"Chile's president has told Gordon Brown how her country "saved in the good times" in order to spend in the bad. BBC political editor Nick Robinson said Ms Bachelet's comments echoed Tory criticisms and she appeared to be unaware of how unwelcome they would be."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7969234.stm

Oh he won't like that

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1164719/Fern-Britton-brands-speculation-rift-Phillip-Schofield-b--cks-bizarre-air-outburst.html

I enjoyed the comment from Brazil's President: 'he claimed the financial crisis was caused by "white, blue-eyed people". '

this led to headlines on Fox News concerning a 'Brazil Nut'.

Of course, he's right.

>> Mr Brown responded by insisting that the International Monetary Fund believed the UK was better prepared than most countries for the economic crisis. <<

Why does Broon continue in spreading this malicious lie? The IMF has said no such thing. The IMF thinks the UK is one of the world's *worst* economies.

RF

Sorry to change the subject, but I've come across another opinion piece that is thought provoking:

'Personhood USA apparently sees itself as the new, hipper, more effective incarnation of the anti-abortion movement. Personhood USA hopes that by establishing the "pre-born, as legal persons with protection under the law" it will end the "injustice of abortion." Its attempt to do this last November through a "personhood" ballot measure in Colorado's failed miserably. Nevertheless, Personhood USA, is committed to "working tirelessly to establish personhood in every State."

What supporters of this approach don't mention is that if the unborn have legal personhood rights, pregnant women won't. There is really no way around this. As National Advocates for Pregnant Women's video demonstrates, if successful, this strategy will mean that upon become pregnant, women will lose their civil and human rights.

As Angela Carder learned it is not just life vs. choice - but life vs. life. Angela Carder, 25 weeks pregnant, was critically ill. More than anything, she wanted to live. A court, however, ordered cesarean surgery based on claims of fetal rights. The surgery was performed over her objections as well as those of her physicians and family. Angela Carder died two days later - the cesarean surgery listed as a contributing factor. The fetus was born alive but died within two hours. '

http://rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2009/03/24/eggasperson-laws-deprives-pregnant-women-their-personhood

Maybe the Pope and that Brazilian Bishop can send Personhood USA a contribution.

It seems that any-kind-of-rights trumps women's rights at every turn.

This *is* the 21st Century, right?

In some parts of the world, SWL.

and here at home

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7967142.stm

A distraction story if ever I saw one.

After all, barely a day goes by when I don't overhear a conversation on the bus or in the street about the intricacies of primogeniture or the Act of Succession. Why just last week I was talking to a couple who had lost their house after the husband was made redundant and the burning issue for them was the inherent sexism in the monarchy.

Not

I believe when they changed the right of succession in Denmark about 50 years ago, it was mostly due to the fact that otherwise the next man in line was someone who was known to be rather thick. More practical than ideological.

The reach of the Pope is long:

'An annual fundraiser held by local Catholic teachers in support of an international AIDS charity is on hold after Calgary's Catholic bishop objected to its promotion of birth control.

For the last five years, the Calgary Catholic Teachers' Association has held a fundraiser during Lent for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports women and children living with HIV/AIDS in Africa, and also runs campaigns to prevent the deadly disease.'

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/03/27/cgy-catholic-teachers-bishop-stephen-lewis-aids.html

It's good to see that ordinary Christians have charity. Too bad about the leaders.

Someone being forced to pay for the right to play music to horses:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5061004/Woman-who-plays-classical-music-to-soothe-horses-told-to-get-licence.html

I wonder what sort of music one would play to calm skittish bureaucrats.

There's a Beastie Boys song that goes

I saw bureaucrat lookin' at me
I'm gonna go on a killing spree

Considering the way our public servants have been behaving recently, that sounds quite appropriate, Tumsup.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7970731.stm

" The Home Secretary's husband has said sorry for embarrassing his wife after two adult films were viewed at their home, then claimed for on expenses."

Who cares if he watched a couple of 18 certificate movies...would it be any different if it had been a couple of Audrey Hepburn films?

"Richard Timney, who is also Jacqui Smith's parliamentary aide, said he understood why people might be angry"

Yes, people are angry because his wife has AGAIN been caught stealing OUR money.

And it's always 'a mistake' you can bet if people caught speeding due to a slight bit of inattention said 'It was a a they would get off...but MP's they can get away with pretty much anything.