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

http://environment.independent.co.uk/climate_change/article2917360.ece
"The warmth of April gave butterflies in particular a fantastic start – 11 British species recorded their earliest-ever emergence dates – but the deluges and cold that followed did real damage."

Does anyone remember April? "Fantastic start"? They were going OTT labelling it Global Warming back then - the weather's never right!

I have just seen the beards on BBC World news so hootoo got it first

At first it's only a bit of catnip....

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/09/01/1188067403726.html

Did they give it a scan? What did the report say?

RF

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I suppose it was heading towards a Catatonia stupor. "They tried to meke me go to rehab, i said "miaow, miaow, miaow"

*Resists obscure politically incorrect remarks involving; Welsh, rock bands, rectums & nasal sex*

zdt

zdt

France decides they no longer wish to pay health care costs for Brits.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article2368553.ece

Er, did someone whisper "European Union"???

zdt

"The Foreign Office have not intervened".

Can someone please give the FO a good hard kick up its arse?

RF

First this:

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6975794.stm

Then this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6558775.stm


Does this mean that is more important to women too?

Chocolate vs Kissing? No contest, and I didn't need any overpaid scientists to tell me that, either!

Well, the thing with is you can buy loads of different types, stockpile them in the fridge & the fillings are a delight rather than a pain.

zdt

Pretty girl in short skirt fined for putting feet on seat

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23410862-details/Cub+Scout+leader+in+court+for+putting+feet+on+train+seat+'for+just+a+few+seconds'/article.do

Michelle Pfeiffer ran a knocking shop in Bury St Edmunds.

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=News&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED03%20Sep%202007%2021%3A32%3A10%3A037

Guess things haven't been working out for her since Dangerous Minds. And the prosecutor must have got bored with chasing after Top Cat.

Posting 2208 add to it to what I read some in Dutch

that more chocolate was sold this summer in the UK

Belgium's federal justice department starts criminal investigation of scientology Belgium. extortion, fraud, illegal subscribing of medicine and invasion of privacy.

the Belgium justice wants a both Belgium and European offices of scientology to be investigated and possible prosecuted.

investagation started in 1999 after complaints of ex-scientology members.

according to Belgium justice this world's first. the church is recognised in the USA.
famous members: Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

this posting is interpretation / translation from Dutch.
any one found English link?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6977367.stm

Gives Mc**** (the scottish play) a whole new meaning

Not sure if it counts, but this caught my eye in a newspaper today:

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=64600&in_page_id=2

Jane Tomlinson has died.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6976050.stm

It's very sad to read of the death of someone who has been an inspiration to so many and who achieved so much. However, reading about her over the past seven years, I've often wondered, were I in her positions, would I rather spend the final short time in my life being with my family and loved ones, or running/cycling/swimming/trainng/etc non-stop to raise money for others. I'm sure that says more about me than her, it's just a thought though!

Dazz - my dad was run over by a police car. They said he ran out into the road. He didn't - they mounted the pavement instead! (At least he survived AND didn't get fined!)

Chinese internet police force introduce cartoon characters that will pop up on your computer (if you're in China, that is) to remind you not to visit any 'unsuitable' sites:

http://shanghaiist.com/2006/01/16/the_internet_na.php

I first read the story in Swedish, and that article linked to this story about Yahoo getting sued, accused of having handed over e-mails from Yahoo accounts to the Chinese police:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2465946.ece

And with less than a year left to the Olympic Games in China, Amnesty reports that China still has a very long way to go to fulfil human rights promises - did anyone *really* believe things would change for the better in the long run?

Obese?? Don't be ridiculous

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2494482.html?menu=news.quirkies