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Earth Summit launches new range of foods to commemorate monumental conference

Ain't no homey practising dentistry on me!!! The latest GANGSTA accessory!

Here is an honest science report finally worth reading

Catholic Church Tests Two-Way Confessional

Following a series of scandals involving Roman Catholic priests, the Boston Archdiocese is testing a new two-way confessional procedure. After the normal confession, the parishioner will say to the priest, "So, enough about me, Father. What have you been up to lately?"

Siemens withdraw trademark application for Nazi poison gas name
You couldn't write a more stupid story if you tried. Siemens, already indicted for using slave labour during the holocaust, has hastily withdrawn its application to trademark the brand name 'Zyklon', also the name for the poison gas used by Nazis in WWII. This is on top of sports manufacturer, Umbro, this week doing the same about-turn over the Zyklon name being used for a pair of their sports shoes.
However the Siemens story goes one better, they had already applied to the US Patent & Trademark Office to use the name on a range of home products, including gas ovens...(D'oh!)

the kids will love recreating one of the most memorable disasters of our time on this inflatable waterslide version of the doomed ocean liner. Fun, fun, fun! Sharks, iceburg and inflatable floating corpses sold separately....

All the news in Seventeen syllables... yes "Headline Haikus"

Gotta get me a "Fire Bible"

"Open this authentic looking "bible" and begin to share the scripture for the day as real flames are seen coming from your "bible". This full size book comes with a battery operated ignition system...

Missile silo for sale

A $2,000,000+ missile silo in the Adirondacks is up for auction on eBay -- as the seller sez, "This could be your weapon against growing world terrorism." Or, it could be the swinginest, loneliest bachelor pad you can imagine.

ATLAS-F MISSILE SILO HOME FEATURES (above ground house) Open floor plan home w/ kitchen, island fireplace and wrap around covered porch, a large garage which has a secret escape hatch to the underground. The surface home doubles as an entrance to the Launch Control Center (LCC) and Silo below. See photo of keypad entry locking steel doors.
LAUNCH CONTROL CENTER (LCC) (below ground living quarters) Two story 3ft. thick epoxy resin formulated concrete reinforced walls with stainless steel mesh. Structure is 42 ft. diameter containing 2300 sf luxury home with full kitchen, dinning, entertainment center, with two private suites and exquisite marble baths with Jacuzzi. Contemporary fiber optic effect lighting along with natural sunlight rendition back lighting. Has escape hatch leading directly to surface home garage above. High circulation venting (two 18" vent tubes.)

Even teenagers like the Harry Potter vibrating broomstick

Amazon is selling a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 Vibrating Broomstick, and the reviews are overwhelmingly positive!

"When my 12 year old daughter asked for this for her birthday, I kind of wondered if she was
too old for it, but she seems to LOVE it. Her friends love it too! They play for hours in her
bedroom with this great toy. They really seem to like the special effects it offers (the sound
effects and vibrating). My oldest daughter (17) really likes it too! I reccomend this for all children.

A broomstick that vibrates when you sit astride it... I think it would be a hit with a lot of middle aged women as well!

Quizz time

What have the following famous people got in common?
1. He was in charge of the Battle of Britain
2. The highest decorated Allied woman in WWII
3. He is the only combatant to receive the VC and Bar
4. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's greatest linguist, said to have spoken over 58 languages fluently
5. He was responsible for the launch of Explorer I, the American response to Sputnik
6. McLaren Formula One racing team is named after him
7. Arguably the first person in the world to master sustained flight in March 1903
8. He established the discipline of 'Plastic Surgery'
9. He was the first sports' referee in the world to use a whistle to stop a game.
10. He invented the disposable syringe
11. He founded Glaxo
12. The creator of modern atomic physics who 'split' the atom
13. She was a suffragist in the first country in the world to give men and women an equal vote
14. He was the most powerful Westerner in China, a personal friend of Chairman Mao and the author of the term 'Gung Ho' (meaning "Work together")
15. He was the first to conquer the World's highest mountain

Look here for the answer

Many thanks to Bevan Killick for this excellent website

Alanis Morissette Lyrics Generator... angry young woman

How about this Goth quote generator

Ok not silly but a little website worthy of some attention...
Kiwi Multi Force Observers (MFO) Peacekeeping in the Sinai
Peacekeeping Kiwi-style...

One careful Jedi owner... buy it now on eBay!!

Do you have breast milk in your tea, Vicar?
Mother hauled before court for breastfeeding her eight year old son.... (icky!!)

Introducing Weebl and Bob... and pie [Please turn up the sound]
"Weebl's wobble but they don't fall down"

Smashing the myth
Here are some rather strange myths that this trainspotter has spent some time investigating...

OK my little spies tell me that someone visited this site recently from timezone Delta (that's GMT+4 for all you Non-combatants). So where is timezone Delta? Well it includes the following places:
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Muscat
Tblisi
Volgograd and of course not forgetting...
Kabul

Own up! Who is it? If any of my American friends organise the rubber glove treatment for me because of this, I will be very annoyed. Although I hear Cuba is very nice this time of year, but I wouldn't want to be a prisoner there. Also if any of you are suspicious; there are no hidden messages if you play this website backwards. Look for yourself