10 October 2004

Gallows humour from Raised by Chaffinches 9:30:24 PM    comment()

Jackson to buy ghost Singer Michael Jackson is reported to be bidding on a genuine Irish ghost "trapped in a bottle". [linkfilter.net - fresh links] 8:56:21 PM    comment()

SAVE BERND! I swear by God, I will have this lovely rabbit for New Year's Eve Dinner if my account doesn't show a balance of at least 1'000'000 (euros) by latest 31st Dec 2004! [Die Puny Humans] This appears to be working nicely. 8:33:43 PM    comment()

Classical computer science texts [del.icio.us/tag/programming] 8:04:26 PM    comment()

In defence of Billy Connolly Richard Herring points to this article by Stewart Lee in defence of Billy Connolly. 6:30:05 PM    comment()

Radiohead : "Creep" Flash Animation It's beautiful ! [del.icio.us/tag/art] 6:08:21 PM    comment()

Coat I've been offered a role in a TV series. The part entails sitting in a herb garden and looking at a tree for several hours. The series is called Baywatch. 12:41:23 PM    comment()

I think this is real: Waves generated by tsunamis are not surfable, officials warn [via FT] Jim Howe, operations chief of the city Ocean Safety Division, said a tsunami wave on the open ocean travels 500 mph compared to a surfing wave that travels 30 to 35 mph. Howe advised surfers to be sensible during a tsunami warning. "Don't grab a surfboard and wax it up. Head for high ground," he said. Hilarious. 12:17:39 PM    comment()

Man Treasures 100 Year Old Slice of Bread Pensioner Kills Intruder with Zucchini Vibrating trousers treat angina Woman in Catsuit Does Kind Things Neighbours from hell etc. etc. [Fortean Times] Update: Dog Walker Discovers a Penny Worth Thousands The coin was sold at Spink on the 6 October. It fetched £230,000. (Spink says it was found using a metal detector, BTW. Possibly a metal detector-using dog, then). Good dog. Gooood dog. 11:43:06 AM    comment()

Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet (2004 October 10) [Astronomy Picture of The Day] 10:44:31 AM    comment()