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

Skinny jeans are rape-proof:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1270113/Youre-guilty-rape-Those-skinny-jeans-tight-remove-jury-rules.html

There's a story that a woman went to Napoleon to complain that some of his soldiers had raped her. He drew his sword and handed it to her and asked if she could put it back in the scabbard. When she tried, he moved the scabbard about so it was impossible to do.

"See, if you had put up some resistance, you couldn't have been raped"

If I had been that woman, I would have put the sword to his throat until he held the scabbard still.

Here´s a story that will cheer you up, it´s about the heroic deeds of Electron Boy. A kid who got to be a superhero thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011740342_electronboy30m.html

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There is also the story that he hated rape so much that during his Egyptian Expedition, he declared, “everywhere, the rapist is a monster” and ordered that “anyone guilty of rape would be shot.”

Which one is correct...it took me 30seconds to find this quote.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=126452637

Do hope those researchers in Tennessee are alright(somehow I missed that yesterday).

3Dots



Probably yours, I was relying on my memory.

In any case the story that I told had nothing to do with the authority being Napoleon. It was an answer to the people who think that a girl isn't raped if she doesn't put up a furious struggle. She can be coerced with threats that don't leave a mark.

Also, that jury was simply wrong. I used to wear skinny jeans and I found that, though they were difficult for me to remove, others could peel them off me very easily.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7676360/General-Election-2010-Gordon-Brown-worst-ever-Prime-Minister-Labour-candidate-says.html

Gordon Brown worst ever Prime Minister, Labour candidate says

RF

isn't the out going incumbant always the worst we've ever had They are nearly all as bad as each other - Don't do as I do, just do as I say

http://www.openculture.com/2010/05/the_best_of_ken_loach_on_youtube.html

Ken Loach has made some of his finest films available on YouTube for free.

>Gordon Brown worst ever Prime Minister, Labour candidate says<

The Prince of Darkness is spinning it as someone a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Now I don't have much sympathy for the devil, but having heard said candidate, ranting dementedly on the radio earlier, I'd be less than honest to disagree with that assessment.

I'd have to honestly say though, it is quite possibly the worst ever election campaign. Quite ironic when you think about it, because his predecessor was forever criticised for his spin, control freakery and news management.

Spin, control freakery and news management.
It is what they do best Why I despise tham so much, or perhaps it is just me being Kettle calling Pot I know only to well the outrageous lies and manipulation put in the papers and media in the interests of national security, when the privilage is abused by politicians to their own ends, well, that makes me slightly uncomfortable. Hence I only ever trusted my controller and Her Royal Highness, The Queen. God bless her!

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01629/dogging220_1629490f.jpg

And the related news story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7679048/Residents-remove-spoof-dogging-sign-at-Cotswolds-beauty-spot.html

Residents living near a Cotswolds beauty spot have torn down a spoof road sign advertising a notorious 'dogging' site.

RF

In Ontario (it borders New York and Michigan) life seems to be becoming
more and more like the American nightmare where the self-righteous media
conspires with power-tripping police to humiliate and traumatize a gang of
MINI owners on a Charity run.

You won't hear about this on the 'real' news.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/01/canadian-police-pull-over-entire-mini-convoy/

Pope to join Fatima pilgrims

http://www.theage.com.au/world/pope-to-join-fatima-pilgrims-20100506-ugu6.html

In Lisbon, bishops prepared to present the pontiff with two special number 16 football shirts signed by top Portuguese soccer clubs*



* Benfica and their rival Sporting Lisboa.

Pilot loses will to live after 10 minutes with Nigel Farage

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/8664260.stm

Oh Bad Luck Gordon

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/oil-discovery-being-explored-off-coast-of-falklan-19762766.html?

'Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8660940.stm


Okay. Start the jokes.

Yeah I was fascinated by this story, because I'd always heard that DNA studies showed no interbreeding had ocurred. But reading the report it appears that interbreeding didn't occur in Europe, but elsewhere. And it's only 4% max.

But yes fascinating in that it indicates that viable offspring were possible at all, from mating between both species..and if so..why not more?