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

It goes on after the next speaker, did you see that too?

Oh. I don't think I did.

I'm only a couple of paragraphs into the follow up and I can't read for laughing.

Right, I've finished it, with a good deal of laughter, but . . .


somehow there's a nagging feeling that the old boy is onto something.


It's more intriguing than all the 9/11 truther/birther conspiracy stuff that keeps the U.S. economy afloat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11699945

warner will be along shortly to tell us how this is a sign of the impending apocalypse

>>Has anyone seen the one about the Tory peer who reckons he's been a money launderer for the IRA and lots of north African terrorists, and now says a group he calls "Foundation X", which owns 'more gold than the world's bullion reserves combined' wants to give him billions to save the UK's economy? We really do need that tinfoil hat smiley.

This is long, but worth reading his speech in full.

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords...1a.1463.8&s=speaker%3A13880#g1536.0 <<


Is this a wind up?

"Probe sweeps past space peanut" :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11674694

I half expected to see Snoopy in the middle of the picture...

A bit more on the disgrace that is Phil Woolas

http://liberalconspiracy.org/2010/11/05/woolas-authorised-use-of-force-against-children/

I'm sorry but I have to agree with the comments below the story, restraint has to be used, irrespective of age, rage, sex or mentality

Between Phil "I is not racist" Woolas, Harriet "We're all equal 'cept the gingers" Harman and Tommy "the comedy gift that keeps on giving" Sheridan, it's been quite an entertaining week from our politicians.

I wonder what they'll entertain us with next week?

By the way, Woolas was found guilty of breaching s106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 this morning and there will now be a by-election. Pending the results of an appeal, Woolas will be barred from holding political office sine die.

http://sluggerotoole.com/2010/11/05/phil-woolas-guilty/

Now on the BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11699888

"Two High Court judges have ordered a re-run of this year's General Election campaign in the Greater Manchester constituency of former Labour minister Phil Woolas... he has been found guilty of knowingly making false statements about Mr Watkins in campaign literature, and barred from the Commons for three years."

aw boo. I thought he would be disbarred completely

This isn't really a news story, just a really good science experiment which debunks a popular internet myth:

'The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald's Burger That Just Won't Rot (Testing Results!)'

http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/11/the-burger-lab-revisiting-the-myth-of-the-12-year-old-burger-testing-results.html


When I first read the story of the McDonald's burger that didn't rot I figured 'well, good. That means the burger wasn't infected in handling. Why would anyone want to sell food that was infected?'

Great reality check!

~jwf~

Yeast and desist:
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=hp_sauce&issue=1274

The Queen now has a Facebook page.
Shall we friend her?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11705090


~jwf~

Not sure why this is getting so many column inches on the BBC News front page - it's more like celebrity gossip than news.

Jenson Button saw some shady characters coming out from a block of flat and drove off.

And?

And...
his police driver decided to give him a demonstration of
a Brazilian police car at speed in a crowded slum area.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11705403

Who wants to be extremely wealthy? This would be a great time to start a community cleaning company. Government contracts and an endless supply of free labour.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11704765

That's not fair swl. Some people here might think you're being serious. Not everyone here has your entreprenial flair.

I attended an event today..and met a fair few people that will probably be on the list for IDS's great project. A more you, don't carish, up yours..well typically bolshy young English really, when all's said and done, it would be hard to find. I'd love to see an entrepreneur try to make a go of a company with such a workforce. Yeah there'll turn up ish..but, but...what they'll do...the mind boggles

But I could be really wrong and IDS will succeed where so many before him have failed. (I always had a soft spot for him when he was the Tory leader )

Cleaning company Oh the irony..

Personally I'm looking forward to the Ken Loach movie..I may write to him and suggest it..