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

http://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/02-09-2002/17060-0

Cor

You don't need a brain to live?

Maybe there was some truth in the Spitting Image episode "The President's Brain is Missing"

Strange world

Well, Pravda is not the sort of newspaper I would put at the bottom of a birdcage. That being said, I do feel the while idea of the brain size being so important is starting to look a bit sketchy.

A couple for you:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15414885.htm
"Capsaicin, which makes peppers hot, can cause prostate cancer cells to kill themselves, U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Wednesday."
Hopefully not dispensed in a suppository!

http://news.com.com/IBM+The+next+big+thing+no+longer+exists/2100-1008_3-6050056.html?tag=nefd.top
Donofrio said.
"If you're looking for the next big thing, stop looking. There's no such thing as the next big thing," he added. Nicholas Donofrio, Big Blue's executive vice president of innovation and technology,"

You just *know* this is going to join the Bill Gates '640k' and the whatsisname 'nothing else to discover' quotes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4829350.stm

Best place as any to stick this update.

"The 10th season of South Park will open in the US on Wednesday with a new episode featuring Chef, days after the departure of soul singer Isaac Hayes.

It will dispel speculation that the Chef characte.

It is not yet clear who is providing Chef's voice"

The rumour that it is Richard Dawkins.

Richard Dawkins!

Just when you'd had enough of Google Earth

Now there's Google Mars

http://www.google.com/mars/

Blimey. They're not lacking in ambition are they?

Can't seem to find the pizza search feature

Let's be having some good news:

http://society.guardian.co.uk/localgovt/news/0,,1738715,00.html

"A mother defeated the British National party in a by-election last night, having taken it on for using her daughter's experience of being groomed for sex as a way to campaign against Asian men. Angela Sinfield won the Keighley West seat on Bradford council for Labour with a majority of 603 over the far right party."

(I meant to post this yesterday...)

On the Fate of 'Chef'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4836286.stm

oh and paedophiles are *so* funny!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4837988.stm
Clive of India's tortoise has died, he was the oldest living creature on

*refrains from making comments which might get the post *

Yeah that raised my eyebrows too - I'll reserve judgement however until I've seen the episode.

For a guess I'd say that as with the Brass Eye special I'd say it wasn't peodphilia (daft word) that will be the butt of the jokes.

Sorry, I seem to have suffered a grammar failure. 'Won't be', even/

Traveller in Time gathering Belarus news
"< http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4839780.stm > as mentioned in < F19585?thread=2402961 >

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4845210.stm

How did it change gear?

Damn those cars are getting bigger. I did my teenage courting in a mini and there wasn't room for two to stretch out, never mind access an equine.

Thats nothing, It appears Australia's flying car fleet is growing! (see post 609)

With a second being spotted from google earth over Perth

http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/new-hovering-car-mystery/2006/03/22/1142703405857.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1740332,00.html
Interesting bit about the people behind the messages and menus you get when phoning up companies. Kinda centred around a touchy feely company that is using all sorts of tricks to get us to sit there quietly.

"The Google Earth service has spawned a group of devoted followers who scour the satellite images for strange sightings"



And report them here?
Good on yer, Ged