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

Well they have a Wiki page.
From whence a lot of the NASA caption text was plagiarised.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade

But I'm still not sure.


~jwf~

I think I've heard about them on QI before

"Real or imaginary - or NASA's little joke?"

I have seen images of these things before too. If its a Nasa joke, its a long running one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-21689249

I don't know which I'm more stunned by - tha 61 year old Bonnie Tyler is singing the UK's eurovision song this year, or that it was written by Tony Iommi!!!!

Just realised I've got that wrong - Bonnie's song isn't the one wot Tony wrote. Apologies.

I now have this image of Bonnie Tyler singing War Pigs. Don't spoil it.

I'm holding out for a zero

I had the hots for Bonnie Tyler when I was a young man.

She had more hair then, than I have had altogether in my whole life.

And a fine pair of lungs too.

Just saying.

PP.

Douglas Adams’ 61st birthday: A hitchhiker’s puzzle filled with clues

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/games/douglas-adams-google-doodle/

King Richard III is getting his band back together:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-21762422



~jwf~

They have seen the light!

PP.

News exclusive here on H2G2.

I am NOT the new Pope.

I wasn't even invited to submit my CV!

PP.

Habemus Papam!


~jwf~

Macula super asinum.

PP.

And we have a winner - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21777494

Oh look, it's that fine upstanding politician in the news again - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21796157

"MP Eric Joyce has been arrested after police were called to reports of a fight in a bar at the Houses of Parliament."

Wiki was quick -

" A year later, on 14 March 2013, Joyce was again arrested following reports of a fight in a Westminster Palace bar where he was witnessed wearing a Jester's hat and shouting "I am the goblin king" before headbutting a man."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Joyce

Reminds me of many years ago when Scottish football fans used to come down to Wembley for the England Scotland game. They'd all end up in the fountain in Trafalgar Square

European Banking Crisis:
The Cypriot Government will take money from savers in bank accounts
6.75% of all savings under 100,000 Euros
9.9 % of all savings over 100,000 Euros

Surely that's worth another bankers bonus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21814325

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16992173