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

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10130840.stm

Five masterpieces stolen from Paris modern art museum

worsening relations between north and south korea:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/21/south-korea-prudent-response-sinking

"From this time on, we will regard the situation as a phase of war and will be responding resolutely to all problems in North-South relations," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said

I do love the lack of irony in dictatorships

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a221152/adam-ant-sectioned-under-mental-health-act.html

"Adam Ant has reportedly been sectioned following a series of bizarre public appearances.

The former Adam and the Ants singer, who suffers from bipolar disorder, has been hospitalised under the Mental Health Act after concerns grew for his state of mind following a recent concert in a church hall in which he heckled the audience and told Christians to "f**k off". "


So someone is sectioned who was heckling a bunch of people talking to their invisible magic friend...irony-meter heading towards maximum...

God is everywhere

If you don't like christians, burning them at the stake is banned now, like hunting with , don't go to Church halls where they congregate and stupidly try to enforce your own ideology on them

Oh that's sad. A DJ friend of mine was interviewing him only last week.

What, God ,yikes> 'B'

http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Pizza-Hut-offers-Irish-free-pizza-for-every-goal-scored-against-France-in-2010-World-Cup-94098069.html

Famous pizza chain offers Irish free pizza for every goal scored against France in 2010 World Cup

Faux News is asking it's online readers to vote on 'Who Poses Greatest Foreign Threat to U.S.?' http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/05/22/poses-greatest-foreign-threat/

The choices are Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Iran, North Korea, and Other. (I wanted to vote for Canada, BTW)

The funny and disturbing thing is the comments (click on the comments tab at the top to see them): Almost everyone that's commenting is say that President Obama poses the greatest foreign threat to the U.S.

This could be the start of a whole new "Team America" thread

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/25

SCORCHIO!

Re: Who poses a threat to the US, above.

Obama starts massive US Air-Sea-Marine build-up opposite Iran

http://debka.com/article/8794/

"military sources report a decision by the Obama administration to boost US military strength in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf regions in the short term with an extra air and naval strike forces and 6,000 Marine and sea combatants. Carrier Strike Group 10, headed by the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, sails out of the US Navy base at Norfolk, Virginia Friday, May 21. On arrival, it will raise the number of US carriers off Iranian shores to two. Up until now, President Barack Obama kept just one aircraft carrier stationed off the coast of Iran, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea, in pursuit of his policy of diplomatic engagement with Tehran.

Our military sources have learned that the USS Truman is just the first element of the new buildup of US resources around Iran. It will take place over the next three months, reaching peak level in late July and early August. By then, the Pentagon plans to have at least 4 or 5 US aircraft carriers visible from Iranian shores."


Anybody got their holidays booked for August?

Meanwhile, UK forces will be heading in the opposite direction

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/broke-britain-can-no-longer-afford-role-in-afghanistan-1980687.html

Martin Gardner, 95, math and science writer, dies


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100523/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_gardner


It´s only his body what has died, his light remains in his valuable works.

>Meanwhile, UK forces will be heading in the opposite direction<

I do hope so. Too many young men have had too many limbs blown off, as well as simply being killed, for the sake of totally pointless, unwinnable, stupid war.

It's what we do best, I have had extensive experience. Fortunately for me they died and I survived.

This is over a month old, but it caught my eye:

'GEELONG police shut down a bloody re-enactment of Jesus on the cross in Malop St on Saturday afternoon deeming it too offensive for public viewing.
Members of the Heaven on Earth church in Norlane staged the life-like performance outside Market Square Shopping Centre at 1pm.

It featured two women mourners in black and a semi-naked "Jesus" covered in fake blood "crucified" on a large wooden cross. '

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/04/04/161225_news.html

I'm not sure the police did the right thing:

'Hamlyn Heights mother Louise Bridges slammed the performance, calling it an "absolutely disgusting stunt".

She said she was "fuming" at the public display and said it would "scare children away from religion".'

Maybe they should have let them carry on.


But the best part of the whole story is this lovely Easter picture:

http://tools.geelongadvertiser.com.au/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=13625&offset=11


Big Bunny, little girl, and really buff and bloody guy nailed to a bloody big cross. And who's that holding the rabbit's paw? Is that Alice? I think their late or early or something.

All on a sunny afternoon at the shopping mall.


Isn't religion -- incomprehensible?

I think it would just scare children in general. I think they were right to shut it down.

Holmes in Toronto ---

"It's my belief there's a victim of a murder, encased in concrete, within that barrel,"..

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/05/23/toronto-body.html

Jimmy Hoffa?