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

Sorry folks but this cretin can't do links to the japanese tv but last night it was reported that

4 days after the Noto peninsula was hit by a big earthquake, the SDA self defence army, have already built many large baths for all the people now living in emergency evacuation areas/school halls?

Sorry that last word is not the correct word but just a substitute for another that Iv'e lost .

"Storm in US over chocolate Jesus ...

...The six-foot (1.8m) sculpture, entitled "My Sweet Lord",

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6509127.stm

I love it - in chocolate "My Sweet Lord"

If I carved one in granite would it be "Jesus got stoned"

I forgot

teletubies have a tulip named after them, because invaded our screen 10 years ago.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=445699&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

"Motorists fined in court for speeding will be forced from Monday to pay a £15 surcharge to help the victims of domestic violence."


My flabber is utterly gasted.
Why not fine the perpetrators of domestic violence?

The my sweet lord exhibit was cancelled due to outraged religious groups.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6513155.stm

Do you think that we should cancel Easter services in case they are disprupted by outraged chocaholics?

A pilot arrested on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit has been cleared after tests found heavy dieting had caused his breath to smell like drink

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6535517.stm

This would be some sight:
The seismic jolt that unleashed the deadly Solomons tsunami this week lifted an entire island metres out of the sea, destroying some of the world's most pristine coral reefs...





http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1892185.htm

Strange but true department:
In Austria a man was stopped for drunk driving 3 times in one day! I think it could only happen here but correct me me if I'm wrong! The first time he was something like 182 mg/ml, the next time he was about 320 mg/ml and I think the third time he was even higher than that. It was on a local television news item for the province of Burgenland 2 days ago. The police took his driving licence only after the second offence! I can only shake my head in disbelief. But really it comes as no surprise.

Here is something wonderful for you space enthusiasts out there. An extrasolar planet has been shown to have water vapour in it´s atmosphere. This is the same planet that was earlier shown to have oxygen and carbon. Alien life could be quite likely.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070410_water_exoplanet.html

What does it take to be a fraud expert?

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2055195,00.html

not a lot apparently:

""Fraud experts within Experian believe the high levels of identity fraud within areas such as Victoria Street, Kensington and Chelsea are down to the high numbers of identity fraudsters operating in these areas..."

yes, that would make sense...

Exposure to friendly soil bacteria could improve mood by boosting the immune system just as effectively as antidepressant drugs, a new study suggests.

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/070411_happy_bacteria.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/6552333.stm

A single father-of-two proposed to an American woman he met on the internet four minutes after flying 4,000 miles to see her for the first time.

A warning to us all

I guess this is the most extreme case of an "all-in" bet and she folded?

Chocolate 'better than kissing'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6558775.stm

what about chocolate kissing?

The news story that caught my attention over the weekend was Prince William splitting up with his GF. It caught my attention because I really couldn't see why it was the lead story.

I mention this because, upon wandering past news stands today, it seems the papers are *still* whittering on about it.

It was even in 'The Observer' goddammit!

Jade Goody reckons she's in with a chance again though