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Wednesday, February 27, 2002

Spike Milligan dies at home. The comedian Spike Milligan has died at his home in Sussex aged 83. [Ananova: News] I heard him referred to as 'the Father of Modern British Comedy' during an interview with one of the founders of Firesign Theatre tonight. I had not heard of him previously... 6:37:49 PM    comment   trackback []

T. rex caught by speed limit. Scientists calculate a top speed for the terrifying dinosaur - it's just half of that for elephants and people [New Scientist] I figured that some bio-mechanical studies on some of the recent skeletons that are more complete would be forthcoming. wait for the refuting study... 6:32:22 PM    comment   trackback []

Argentine Ants Threaten Californian Horned Lizards. [Scientific American] These little buggers (the ants I mean) are everywhere in landscaped Las Vegas. You can't really hope to be rid of them, at best you can keep them at bay most of the time. I'm saddened to hear of the harm to the Horned Lizard populations. Few things in the wild are as cute as a baby Horned Lizard. Imagine holding a tiny, tiny one in your hand that is still sluggish from the cool night. Finally it begins to size up this huge creature holding it in it's palm. Blink, blink. YAWWWWN. 6:23:51 PM    comment   trackback []