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

The world?

I only saw stuff about things happening in the US...

Mind you I skimmed.

effers:
1. you indicated a long time ago that you did not wish to engage me and i have honored that
2. yes, you must have just skimmed... along the left side bar and at the bottom and i believe along the right side bar are references to spain, egypt, and some other stuff...
3. why nay say me? whats the sense of that? who do you think you are? i have as much right to post here as you or anyone else. there seems to be some of automatic knee jerk reaction amongst some of you to find fault with me... this time, effers, YOU messed up... check your facts...

and to anyone thinking i am overreacting
this has been going on for months maybe even years
and not just with me
if you all want a good site that attracts folks other than some obscure little UK demographic...
you might want to reassess how you all treat those who do not 'belong' to the group 'in the know'

oh and
4. its a sad world when effers thinks she has the right to bully someone else

well we're nearly at what must be the anniversary...and well...you know...

but I'll away and leave you now sweetie..

(Mods calm down, I'll leave her alone for another year).

The European Parliament has voted to back a call for national sports teams to wear the EU flag on their shirts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16854969

This despite FIFA explicitly banning political symbols from shirts?

Fluffy,

"and to anyone thinking i am overreacting"

As a disinterested party, I must say that it looked to me that you did overreact (although I can understand why you might be defensive).

I saw nothing cutting in Post 12761 - after all, Effers did say that she'd only skimmed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2012/feb/03/chris-huhne-speeding-penalty-energy-secretary-live-updates

There is sufficient evidence to charge Chris Huhne with perverting the course of justice

>>This despite FIFA explicitly banning political symbols from shirts?<<

Is the EU flag an explicitly political symbol though? Any more than any other flag that is.

Yes, HI, in context I reckon so, (speaking as a newly begotten outsider [so berate me] ...?)

I would have just ignored the link to democracy now because its .a site Icm already familiar with from the Bush years, but the fight made me look and consider...

When I go to the democracy now link, (mobile, BTW) I get a big picture of the statue of liberty and then a short collection of links, the first of which is to a collection of "news briefs from around the world" and the test are about U.S. politics.

Looks like a typical U.S. site to me. I wouldn't expect anything in the way of a real global perspective from what I see on the mobile site. Just token News briefs.

But, not worth more.than a passing comment, and certainly not a fight.

Oh. When I clicked on the "news briefs from around the world" I was offered a list of about twenty stories, *all* U. S. Stories except for one about the soccer fight in Egypt.

Nope. Not my source for what's going on in the world.

On a bit lighter, fluffy side of the news.
Warning to tourist visiting Hollywood,ca. USA .
Be prepared to pay to pose. . .. ... ........................................ . . . .. ...
http://www.newsorganizer.com/article/real-life-action-figures-go-at-8c4b5aeb95b6d8eaf64f272db4150766/

"A beer named Top Totty and advertised with a picture of a scantily-clad woman has been withdrawn from a Westminster bar after a Labour MP complained.

Shadow equalities minister Kate Green said she was "disturbed" to hear it was on sale in The Strangers' Bar, which is where politicians can bring guests."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16856309

Been on sale for 5 years and she hasn't seen it herself, but hey-ho, she's offended.

Replace it with a bitter I expect.

Oh dear. Should Kate Green ever Google her own image, she will be somewhat taken aback.

However, I am surprised at my own surprise that the managers of The Stranger's Bar hadn't had the foresight not to stock this one.

PP

No question that this guy was a flaming idiot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16874027

Happening right now just down the road from me -- five thousand people in a dodge ball game for the world record.

Live streaming: http://www.su.ualberta.ca/eventsvenues/breaktherecord/streaming/

My Alma Mater has a world record worth bragging about: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/02/03/edmonton-university-alberta-dodgeball-record.html?cmp=rss





to Montana Redhead.

100 years ago today, Franz Reichert fails to invent the parachute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepyTSzueno

Syrian army uses artillery against civilians.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/world-middle-east-16883911

China and Russia applaud from the sidelines. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16890107