Today's Grab Bag

Some Stuff From The Mailbag...
Just going through e-mail dumps:
Car Blowjob.

The Blob!

A new way the world will end, from Pleiades.
Then there's this lot:

Comical Answers to British Radio & TV Quiz Shows...

>UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
>Bamber Gascoigne: What was Ghandi's first name?
>Contestant: Goosey, Goosey?
>
>THE WEAKEST LINK
>Anne Robinson: In traffic, what "J" is where two roads meet?
>Contestant: Jool carriageway.
>
>Anne Robinson: Which Italian city is overlooked by Vesuvius?
>Contestant: Bombay.
>
>Anne Robinson: What insect is commonly found hovering above lakes?
>Contestant: Crocodiles.
>Anne Robinson: Wh...?
>Contestant (interrupting): Pass!
>
>Anne Robinson: In olden times, what were minstrels, travelling
>entertainers or chocolate salesmen?
>Contestant: Chocolate salesmen.
>
>Anne Robinson: The Bible, the New Testament. The Four Gospels were
>written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and...?
>Contestant: (long pause) Joe?
>
>Anne Robinson: Who was a famous Indian leader, whose name begins with
>G, revered by millions, who was assassinated and received a state funeral?
>Contestant: Geronimo!
>
>NATIONAL LOTTERY JET SET
>Eamonn Holmes: What's the name of the playwright commonly known by the
>initials G.B.S.?
>Contestant: William Shakespeare.
>
>CHRIS SEARLE SHOW, BBC BRISTOL
>Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?
>Caller: Japan.
>Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear
>that, I can let you try again.
>Caller: Er... Mexico?
>
>FAMILY FORTUNES
>1) Something a blind man might use? - A Sword
>2) A song with the word Moon in the title? - Blue Suede Moon
>3) Name the capital of France? - F
>4) Name a bird with a long Neck? - Naomi Campbell
>5) Name an occupation where you might need a torch? - A burglar
>6) Where is the Taj Mahal? - Opposite the Dental Hospital
>7) What is Hitler's first name? - Heil
>8) A famous Scotsman? - Jock
>9) Some famous brothers? - Bonnie and Clyde.
>10) A dangerous race? - The Arabs
>11) Something that floats in a bath? - Water
>12) An item of clothing worn by the Three Musketeers? - A horse
>13) Something you wear on a beach? - A deckchair
>14) A famous Royal? - Mail
>15) Something that flies that doesn't have an engine? - A bicycle with wings
>16) A famous bridge? - The Bridge Over Troubled Waters
>17) Something a cat does? - Goes to the toilet
>18) Something you do in the bathroom? - Decorate
>19) A method of securing your home? - Put the kettle on
>20) Something associated with pigs? - The Police
>21) A sign of the Zodiac? - April
>22) Something people might be allergic to? - Skiing
>23) Something you do before you go to bed? - Sleep
>24) Something you put on walls? - A roof
>25) Something slippery? - A conman
>26) A kind of ache? - A fillet of fish
>27) A jacket potato topping? - Jam
>28) A food that can be brown or white? - A potato
>29) Something sold by gypsies? - Bananas
>30) Something red? - My sweater

>RADIO LINCS PHONE-IN
>Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?
>Contestant: Barcelona.
>Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.
>Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain.
>
>STEVE WRIGHT SHOW, RADIO 2
>Wright: On which continent would you find the River Danube?
>Contestant: India.
>
>Wright: What is the Italian word for motorway?
>Contestant: Espresso.
>
>Wright: What is the capital of Australia? And it's not Sydney.
>Contestant: Sydney.
>
>THIS MORNING
>Judy Finnegan: The American TV show 'The Sopranos' is about opera. True
>or false?
>Contestant: True?
>Judy Finnegan: No, actually, it's about the Mafia. But it is an
>American TV show,so I'll give you that.
>
>BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE
>Paul Wappat: How long did the Six Day War between Egypt and Israel last?
>Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days.
>
>BOB HOPE BIRTHDAY QUIZ, LBC
>Presenter: Bob Hope was the fifth of how many sons?
>Contestant: Four
>
>BBC GMR, PHIL WOOD SHOW
>Wood: What "K" could be described as the Islamic Bible?
>Contestant: Er...
>Wood: It's got two syllables... Kor...
>Contestant: Blimey?
>Wood: Ha ha ha ha no. The past participle of run...
>Contestant: (Silence)
>Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I...
>Contestant: Walked?
>
>DARYL'S DRIVETIME, VIRGIN RADIO
>Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?
>Contestant: Holland?
>Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
>Contestant: Iceland? Ireland?
>Daryl Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?
>Contestant: No.

Makes you wonder.

Sub-Contracting Out Torture
It's been my New Years' resolution to stay away from politics (that and make as much money as I can). I have had a few weird things happen to me lately that's led me to believe I might be getting bugged and monitored. Call it paranoia, but you see, you just don't know who's watching you these days. It was all that stuff I wrote aout anti-terror laws and anti-sedition laws and what-not that go picked up by google and hence somebody who's interested in what else I think.
Here's what else I think, Yankees to win the World Series in 2006!!

Anyway, I can't resist referring to this article today.

“THE entire continent is involved,” the man investigating whether Europe’s governments are facilitating the CIA in the kidnap and torture of terror suspects claimed in his first report yesterday.
Dick Marty, the Swiss senator and lawyer given the job by the Council of Europe, was highly critical that governments had not instigated formal investigations about the allegations which first arose over two years ago.

Europe has been affected by more than 100 kidnappings of terror suspects by CIA agents while hundreds of CIA-chartered flights have passed through European countries, he said.

"It is highly unlikely that European governments, or at least their intelligence services, were unaware. And a number of revelations have already been published by the press, especially in America, over the past few years," he said.

Well that'd be right. Why do the torture yourself when guys like I mentioned yesterday bungle it up and kill people? Give the job to the real experts of Europe where they've had millennia to develop exquisite techniques of informational persuasion otherwise known as plain old Sadism? The Marquis would have been up to tendering a contract.

Amongst Other Things...
Found this article where former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Waugh discusses the 'rotation' system of player selection for the One-dayers. The basic thrust of his comments are that he supports the system but he's not sure rotating Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath is a good idea. Anyway, I caught this bt towards the end:

Australia's victory in the World Cup was largely due to two lesser-profile players in Andy Bichel and Brad Hogg, who benefited from the rotation system.

It wasn't exactly rocket science and many other sports teams had employed it with success, including Manchester United and the New York Yankees, but the key to it being beneficial was to back its implementation not just when the team was winning but also if it lost.

Aah Mr. Waugh, only if it were still so. Certainly, the 1996-2000 Yankees were like that with a very deep bench but recent Yankee teams have sported really crappy bench players and it's been one of the reasons the post-seasons have been a bust. But it's nice to know Steve was watching. :)