I think I'm back amongst you all now. Yeah. Must be. (:

That non-Vonnegut speech (actually written by a columnist from a Chicago paper) forms the basis for a single under the name of Baz Luhrmann that's now a sizy hit on the Billboard 100. Baz uses a theme from "Romeo + Juliet", with the clear connection back to the list's topic.

And to Kris' post
the one where he talks through out the whole thing...'wear sunblock' something lame like that. I liked it.
"Wear sunscreen. This is scientifically proven..." Great track, though might have been better if they'd let Alistair Cookie be the voice.

billboard radio - also lists entire hot 100

Chelle
i'm still working on that december trip to london tho :):)
That would be good. It's not just going to be MarkTown.

oops ... something of a teletubbies reference

as in pvc, the car boot shopping channel.

The seventies would be eradicated completely. We'd go from the sixties to the eighties.
Knock-on effect: no "Days Like These". Nor "That 70s Show".

Any merchant displaying prices as $19.99 or $9.99 or anything ending in 99 would be ... taken out and executed.
Or shall we make them charge just $19 or $9 or whatever. Save $1.14 per item, roughly.

Laura's world
All the listees would have magic carpets so we could visit whenever we wanted.
Would I like travelling on a magic carpet? Of course. It's exposed to the air, silly boy.

T'other Laura
This song by B Witched. I don't know what it's called, but it's a slow song, and It just totally reminded me of the NSync concert.
Is it the one that goes "The rain goes on... the rain goes on" Coz that's a grower, that is.

Sasha speaks of
(yes Monty Python fans, an Australian called Bruce).
Rule 5: No Pooftahs! Rule 6: There is no rule 6. [snip]

quote from the song concerned

uberglad it is getting warm finally!
OK, so my view is distorted, but it really is beginning to feel like spring. The clocks went forward over the weekend, the evenings are lighter, and there's that smell of cut grass in the air. Oh, and there's cut grass on the floor, and it's warm without being hot and sticky. Mmmwonderful.

I also took a chance to play peek-a-boo with the moon as she hid behind tower blocks and the Dudley hills yesterday morning. Very peaceful. Very relaxing.

Jessica. Get a lawyer. Your erstwhile dentist is clearly guilty of negligence, and you can probably claim huge amounts for the pain and suffering you've been through.

at last count, ms atwood is being held by ali following her book signing in st john's in october 96. the thing you see is pinky and the brain trying to take over the world.

Angela fires the first shot
We're Americans! We have apple pie
Made from Bramleys and other Great Apples of Britain.

if the usa can beat canada at basketball, how come toronto's raptors are headed to the play-offs?

my darling friend Lin (who lives in the heart of Devonshire's piccy postcard country)
A pedant writes: Devonshire ceased to exist in 1974; it's Devon.
{weaver writes: Oh, bog off you boring thing. Yes, ant, that's you, that is.}

Over in Thunder Valley, keyoneohthree
am i the only one on the list who saw It's like, you know?
Well, I saw episode 1. It's a typical mid-season replacement: kinda funky, if a little too much trying to prove itself, and damned good. Do please pick up, UKtv.

warm up act, apparently, was a mr w. j. clinton. but he is funnier than the scheduled programme.

Joey
So I started seeing someone else. His name's Billy and he treats me better than any guy I've ever gone out with.
Hurrah!

Sara informs us that Mr Mail-List says
we will start rejecting messages to your list that contain attachments.
Yes! Yay! Whoo-hoo! Excellent! [weaver jumps up and down for joy] No more lines and lines of 589gbhe721fb3ry to confuse me.

Sara
I honestly can't stand East Enders
Good call!

[I'll stop ending every sentence with an exclamation mark, otherwise Skeie will have my guts for garters.]

the people on there are SO annoying.
All of them. All the time. And to think that half of them started out on "Grange Hill", the world's greatest 21-year-old drama set in a London school.

when this 'Sarah' girl was crying and whining, and she was SO annoying.
Which episode was this (: Oh, any of them. And which character was that? Oh, any of them.

Young Wombat
I can remember is the music and the credits of all the English canals (or whatever it was)
Pictures of London from the air. It's a montage of (at least) twelve photos - the joins are visible in early episodes. So's the places the photos came together...

in the windies, where australia managed to lose two tests from good positions.

Sasha remembers the time when
one day there was a wee mix-up and Tuesday's appeared in Monday's paper. Oopsadaisy. Imagine the chaos! All those predictions a day out! Ok, so there was no chaos at all. No-one ever knew. It was very very funny though.
For some reason, I'm reminded of Capital Radio's stunt on April 1, 1990. That was a Sunday, but the breakfast show team, led by Chris "I Wannabe a Millionaire" Tarrant, came into work and acted as though it was a Monday. Apparently, it had the whole of London confused and befuddled. Watch out for some mean station pulling a similar stunt in a year or two.

Sasha
I think I'll go to London and Scotland first.. I wanna meet as many listees as possible!
That is a good way to travel. Let me know when travel plans are firmed up, and we'll meet sometime...

Kristen, welcome, hello. Carnegie Hall! Like, wow! I am kinda jealous, just coz you'll be able to say you played Carnegie.

Brum: sun & 15 * Rockette! * "Too high, too far, too soon"
"Egg shampoo is the thing this year" - Madeline Albright

musiquote: "the whole of the moon" - waterboys
dropquote: the state secretary at a dedication to a statue of warren christopher.

Also: "Chin Chin", in which two minor celebrities swap beards for a week and discuss the changes that happen. This week: Noel Edmonds and Richard Branson. Pages 63-64.

Britain has a Song For Eurosong. "Say it Again", performed by Precious, is a sultry, soulful number, that should continue the UK's tradition of strong entries in the world's supreme cultural event. Find out if it does in Jerusalem, May 29.

Sasha
it is truly tragic how much I enjoy seeing my name in other people's emails.
In which case, I really shouldn't feed her addiction in this way. It'll all go to her head!

Paulo talks football. Though not the Monday night variety.
GO REAL MADRID GO! HALA MADRID! 7 times Champions of Europe! ****7*****! Who can beat that?
But how many times have Real won The Cup That Matters, the Cup-Winners' Cup? And will they be in next season's grand finale to that contest, the Cup Winners' Cup Winners' Cup?

Death to Barcelona!
Death, or matches against English sides? Against which they've won just twice in 15 years.

Over the page: health matters. Dr Alice Fisher discusses irony deficiency as a cause of road rage. Pages 33-35.

As for my sports: ice hockey, baseball, Farcula 1, Indiecar, and the world's greatest winter game, cricket. It gives everyone an excuse to forget the frost and think about being in Jamaica, or South Africa, or Australia, where it's nice and warm.

Ariel. Tests stink. Just ask the West Indies cricketers. Or any student, ever. If you can get through the next week there will be this mad chap who will be delighted to see you. And Laura puts up a good idea. Bowling! d'oh! Just be prepared to win.

Kristy. Ultimately, this is a question of whether he's prepared to live within the bounds of reasonable behaviour that you're setting, or will insist on going his own way. Moralistic commentators have it easy, putting down anyone who ever smokes a single joint. I don't have this luxury, but smoking pot is illegal, and it is something you don't want him to do. That should be enough for him.

we have booked a holiday together ... I don't know if we should still go together.
That would really not be advisable; not while your relationship is in such turmoil.

He said he would still go ... we wouldn't be able to get all the money back now either.
Either cancel the whole thing and get him to rebook, or get him to pay you half the lost deposit. Half is better than nothing. Nextsubject, quick!

he is the first serious boyfriend I have ever had ... it would be good for us to break up so I could spend some time ... before committing to the only guy I have ever known. Is playing the field really that important?
It's grossly over-rated. If, in spite of your reservations, he is the right person for you, then that's still going to be the case, even if you date all the men in China. Only you will know how you feel, if you think there's room for someone else to better him.

Hillary Clinton is on the verge of telling Billy C to feckov. Gossip pages are full of speculation as to which rich and famous bloke she'll remarry. But is that in character, or emotionally advisable for her? More in Idle Chitchat, page C02.

In Maryland, Wotzername
some of the listees might notice my change in attitude
Yes, we have. But we still love you all the same.

Deca
Wasn't it some kind of agreement to not send attachments, especially pictures, to the mailing list?
Yes, there is, writes one of the digest users.

Or am I being stuck in 19th century netiquette? :)
Nope, just expecting a decent standard of forethought from everyone.

after eight years of being single, I now have a girlfriend again
Now we're worried. Carry on at this rate and I'll start saying good things about the Tony Blair. Eeew. Won't do.

Spice Girls. Teletubbies. Could be worse... could be The Best Of The 44-9ers.

Coming later: investment advice from Jeff Silver. "On New Year's Eve, I'm going to invite all my friends over with their laptops. At midnight, we'll turn the laptops on and see which ones explode. Then I'll buy stock in the computer makers whose laptops survive." Personal Finance, page B11.

Brendan is another Irish poster. Welcome.

Roman goes for the "Best Answer To a Stupid Question" award
Lied? -> Never, exept on this question.
Class response.

Sara
AC?
Air Canada. Do they, or a Star Alliance partner, fly into Tucson. Is it flight number TU222? Does it arrive at 1:58, and leave at 2:02? Is it piloted by Archbishop Desmond's second son, Tu Tutu II?

will anyone ever love me? am I even worthy of love?
Ayes to the left.

On the problem page: "if you decide to do an end run around prom night you will not, decades from now, be bemoaning that fact." Page C16.

Kris
are you leaving to go somewhere? MMmmmmm?????
Travel news. I'll be vacating the list a few hours ago in order to hit Toronto for two weeks. The report will be with you on the 28th of this month.

Until then, stay sane, the lot of you. Don't do anything I wouldn't. Keep an eye on Maccabi Haifa on Thursday, and normal service resumes eventually.

The Sunday Update is also available through the web, though not just yet.

Codsall: sunny & 11 * Rockette!

the 30 minute rolling video of cornwall with aphex twin soundtrack testcard. it's way cool!

We hear
Mariah Carey was on the radio the other day, and she said that some people on the internet have made things up that she never said - but they said that she said them, and they are passing them around, and they got huge, and although she NEVER said the things, everyone thinks that she has.
So, Cantsing claims that people on the internet make up things for her to say, ones that will show her in a certain light. What evidence do we have that this quote isn't actually one of the ones made up by mad people on the net, thus lending credibility to the ones that don't show her in such a good light?

reported in the independent's network section, mar 8

In genuine music,
B*Witched (though I hate their new song...that weatherman one that I just saw yesterday)
Too right, it's not their best. But, dear United Stations, do go out and buy (or ring your station and ask for) their "C'est la vie" track. It's the bee's knees, and my sureshot for June 98.

That reminds me, we've been flooded with people telling us to ring MTVUSA and ask for NKOTB. Did it work? Whaddaya mean, it flopped?

kris reckons i'm answering her question, but not answering it. the url cited now contains a singularly piss-poor radio show.

Betsy
this was a yucky day. actually, it was pretty much the afternoon/evening that sucked
Och, bless. [hugs]

Emily-in-new-york. D'oh! Belated hapy papy birtdays.

Shannon
strip twister is way more challenging.
So it is. Especially when one player seems to be playing to lose...

Wednesday, @530, Detroit, Angela.
Greetings Early Morning Yogurt Slurpers!
Happy lunchtime, gherkin sandwich lovers everywhere. Or, for those of you in Australia, good evening.

Laura
What cartoon character would best describe you?
Mmm, Professor Pat Pending from the Wacky Races. A bit mad, a bit head-in-the-clouds, but fundamentally honest and good to be around.

Kris
probably wont ever find out if Virany's 'tickle tickle' command really worked.
I came to the list about six months too late to find out. But, seeing as how she sent everything out by hand (like, manually), I'd assume it did. Virany, if you're out there, do please let us know. Ta-toodlies.

Lying is bad. Fibbing is so not cool. Knowing it's one's permalife partner that's dropping the porkies makes it worse. I can offer empathy and an open mailbox.

Betsy, happy birthday for yesterday...

yep, the genuine millionaire hotline. lines close(d) @541 march 14. answer is a, by the way.

Grannies. One of mine died many years before I was even thought of; the other left us just after Christmas 89. She was only able to move with assistance for as long as I can remember, but always had a smile, a sweet, and refused to split me and my sister in anything.

"You would have lost 32 grand" * Brum: cloudy & 12

telequote: chris tarrant speaks to someone who just won 64,000 quid, and thought about the wrong answer for 125 grand.

the rentaghost character, as in wotzizname smith

Kati
sport(s) (that u watch): formula 1 (not that much any more)
Crash! Boom! Bang! F1 is back, though I expect to be switching my main allegiance to IndyCar this season. But with exploding engines, first-lap shunts and popping tyres - all before the end of lap 1, F1 could be fun...

Though maybe not as much fun as watching the West Indies at the moment. 51 all out is the kind of performance one would expect from a bunch of rank amateurs, like, say, England.

Sara. [hugest hugs] Watch your post at the end of the month. Same for anyone else who wants a card from Toronto: write me by Saturday night.

demon must die ;-)
We'll have to get our resident Slayer onto the case. Speaking of whom...

Cory
I hate hotmail
Do tell, dearie.

Sometime next, oh, February or so, when it's too cold everywhere else and strting to get too hot here.
Hmm. If shimCity III is in Brighton (in which case, wouldn't it be MarkTown - pedantic Ed), then I'll have time and space to head that far West. Do AC fly there? (:

Ariel speaks of
after the snowstorm passes
Oh dear. That said, every trip I make seems to have Really Bad Weather associated with it. Like, 35cm of St John's snow falling overnight, at the end of April, which is (just) enough to close the schools (even though the Principal of PWC went in:). Or an ice storm two weeks before the one that hit Quebec last year. What am I going to bring to Toronto? Sun & 24? (:

that's michael nyman (the piano), anne dudley (the full monty), aaron copeland (monty python)

marj/emily/daria *who really thinks someone should tell her which name ta use*
Darling, that's not really our place. Pick a name that you like, and use it. It's your identity, not anyone else's. Though, if you insist, you're welcome to Wotzername Smith. [/rentaghost] And happy birthday.

the Y2K bug is a load of bunkam....the world will not grind to a halt.
I'm with the honourable lady on this one. There may be a little bit of inconvenience, but predictions of the end of the world, the end of life as we know it, or even the end of the national grid are over-blown. But, if the world does come to an end, you can expect gavel-to-gavel coverage here on weaver.world, and our affiliate stations in Atlanta (CNN) and London (BBC 5 Live).

Richard lists some kids books. Some of them are worth coming back to even when one's older. Forinstans:
Narnia books
Yes, the religious overtones are obvious. But they're a cracking read.

The Phantom Tollbooth
Could only be written by a mad Brit; that it's all word games means I like it a lot.

Laura
What did you do this Saturday that made you smile?
Find my passport. I'd discovered Friday evening that it wasn't where I thought it was, and spent most of the evening tearing one room apart. To no success. So, sleep on the problem, and remember I'd not shifted the summer curtains. Underneath which was: one passport (and some old bank statements, but let's not go there.) So Toronto will be suffering me next week.

In Detroit, Angela
People have also been getting my messages with "gobbledegook" instead of proper writing.
This is not an unfamiliar problem here: a lot of people claim my messages turn out as total gobbledegook. Only, they're getting it exactly as I send it. Most odd. (BTW, welcome back.)

how much semen does a man produce in his lifetime?
Well, allowing for 40 years of semen production, 3 expulsions of 10ml per week (on average), and the loss of 50% of all production through absorption back into the system, I come up with just under 125 litres of the stuff. 27 and a half Imperial gallons. Hmm. We differ by a factor of three, though if I account for the lost substance... By my estimation, a 568ml bottle would fill in 19 weeks at an average rate. Maybe 10 weeks if one put one's (er) mind to it.

Cheeky Wombat claims to be
Potential President of the great nation of Australia :)
In the same way that I'm a potential president of the province of Newfoundland And Labrador... But aren't you pre-empting this (er) spring's referendum on the subject?

is there an International Men's Day?
Yes, but you've missed it for this year. Next occasion is Feb 6 next year, with the main ceremony in Atlanta.

Fish n' chips. Well, it does appear that it is possible to get the dish in the United States. But if you want it done properly in North America, head to The Obvious Place, St John's. The best fish n' chips on the continent are served in a restaurant just at the bottom of Signal Hill Road.

Or you could just come and get it done properly, in Aber, or Ayr, or Leeds. But not Harry Ramsden's.

Shannon forwards a long complain about
the horrible, unjust treatment of women by afghanistan's puritanical lame-ass islamic regime.
To be fair, the Taliban is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an Islamic regime, still less one that follows the Qu'uran to the letter. Their abysmal treatment of just about everyone bears that out.

Ultimately, the USA, EU, and just about every other nation in the region - with the probable exception of Pakistan - is pushing for the removal of the Taliban militia, which currently controls Kabul and many other large cities. They're refusing to trade with the ruling powers, and (covertly) supporting counter-revolutionaries.

Laura
You are the Chase's cat for a day, in the time period of the MSCL episodes, what do you do?
Ring up Dr Schrodinger for a good doc-to-cat talk, scribble a note and shut myself in a box. The note asks the Chases whether I exist or not. No wonder they call me Quantum.

Davina on Claire's new movie.
Does anyone know when it is coming out or anything - I think it is called Mod Squad or something, it's about police stuff.
"The Mod Squad" starts 3/26 in North America, 2008 in the UK.

Brum: Cloudy & 7 * Go on, visit and link
"their empire crumbled till all that's left was stones that workmen found"
"be vewy vewy qwiet, i'm hunting wabbits"

musiquote: sting, "all this time"
filmquote: elmer j. fudd, "wabbit season"

as in abort retry ignore fail

Sasha
You'll be pleased/annoyed/totally nonplussed to learn "Neighbours" as the title of a program keeps its u.
Well, not me personally, but about 9 million Brits who don't have anything better to watch. Not that there's anything better at 5:30, though. (That should be 15-1's slot!)

And that's progam without an extra - me. ;)
They turned you down as a NeighBore? Dammit, I'd have watched that episode.

Incidentally, ITV (sorry - itv) will stop airing Australian soap "Home and Away" during April, to allow the Aussies to make some more episodes. Right now, the gap between UK and AUS is just 20 episodes. Not long enough for the censors to use their scissors.

Laura
List all the people you love.
[deep breath] Me, you, Ali, my parents & sibling, hers, Ant, Andy, Nic, Sahar, (from work) Fi, Sarah, Jules, Cara, Gordon, (from uni) Andrej, Nicola, Katy, Jaimey (JGFs).

Part of above paragraph has limited validity in California.

What is your favorite cartoon?
Ooh, Animaniacs, Rugrats, Wacky Races, Secret Squirrel, Scooby Doo (sans Scrappy), all the WB Classics, Tiny Toons, Two Stupid Dogs, and the Powerpuff Girls. I would add Daria, The Simpsons and South Park to the list, but they're not cartoons. They're documentaries. Right?

[Weaver ain't telling ondigital this, but he'd pay four quid for Cartoon Network, and three for Eurosport. They charge him five for the pair, plus Friends, plus Carry On, and three other exclusive channels - The Bank Manager]

Sara
demon has been incredibly annoying
Reminds me of the Buffy that aired ten days ago, when Willow scans a nasty creature into her computer: Giles: "There's a demon on the internet" Me: "Shurely a demon.co.uk?"

OK, I thought it was funny.

(and right now it won't let me on GRR!) needs to change providers
Forget the smiley; the word is that it'll be bad for the next 6-8 weeks, while the new owners upgrade the equipment. Have a look at free-online.net, or Freeserve, or Clickfree (exact URLs not known) who make their money off the cost of your local phone call.

Prickles. Watching the Welsh somehow, inexplicably, hang on to beat France 34-33 yesterday. If you can see replays, tune in to the last 10 minutes. How the blazes did they manage it?!

Cory, the Laa-Laa of the Desert
I realize that as a warm-blooded bisexual female I'm supposed to fall all over Cameron Diaz thinking she's the next incarnation of Aphrodite or something, but I find the girl annoying
Well, as a warm-blooded bisexual male, I'm also supposed to find Ms Dizzy one of the most attractive people on the planet. But I see more attractive people on the train every day.

and do hope better of Jared.
Oh, pair him off with Sporty Spice. Well, it's a thought...

Tucson!!!! Tucson!!!!
Does Cory want to host a grand meeting next year? Let me look at my diary.

I'll give more details when plans start to materialise. I realize I am not a large group, but I'm as important as one.
Let me rephrase what I said last time. If there's someone coming to somewhere I can get to reasonably easily, I'll be there. If there's a lot of you (ie more than one) then that's more reason to travel.

To summarize: if you're there, I'll see you there. Promise.

Ariel
so many people remember reading the "Mr." books (like Mr. Happy, Mr. Tall etc) right? well, I read those, and the "Miss" books too.
Ah, Roger Hargreaves. We remember him well.

and I also read these books about fruits and vegetables. yes. There was a Celery character, blueberry, pineapple etc. and I have NO IDEA what the books were called! and no one I know remembers them!
The Munch Bunch? Simple, distinctive, felt-tip pen illustrations? Could well be.

keyoneohthree said, in a completely different topic
what's the deal with all the ads
They're there to sell you something. Here's a for instance. Last time, I mentioned Jon Snow talking with Monica Lewinsky. What I didn't spot at the time was the connection between the topic they discussed at the end of part two (that dress, with the dried-in stain), and the product advertised first in the following break. Vanish. "Tackles stubborn stains and leaves them for dead."

The US interview got into around 33 million homes. A lot. A big one. The C4 here took around 3 million viewers, a share of around 12%. For comparison, staid afternoon quiz "Countdown" gets 3.5 million daily, and top-rated shows pull around 20 million.

You do the math.

Codsall: cloudy & 6 * Irvine (11/1); Frentzen (22/1); Schu R (16/1)
i guess what they say is true; i could never be your woman

sport result: australian gp
musiquote "your woman", white town

Ruth Kirk, welcome. No doubt you're glad to hear that Mr Leto is not stepping out with Cameron Diaz (or was it Gwyneth Paltroon? My mind is shot) and hence free for you. [Source: "Heat", 2/9]

Matthew Southern, welcome back. Lestat, hello again. Wixzard Salliwoo, hi. This is turning into UK united, isn't it (:

the show, for those interested, is dawson's creek

Laura
What is your favorite children's book?
"The House at Pooh Corner". It has lots of Kanga. And Roo.

What was the last movie you saw?
"Carry On Up the Khyber Pass" on Carlton Cinema last weekend.

Did you like it?
It's a Carry On movie. Silly question.

Sara on the Official Gets-Together
next years one was supposed to be in England (or will probably be) and also that some of you were thinking of having one in the US still.
As I remember it, the summer ones were scheduled for:
1997: Toronto, organised by Bronwyn. That happened, just have a look at Mr Frost's passport.
1998: Detroit, organised by Ben Siegel. Kinda ran into the ground after said Bennykins vanished into the ether.
Now, you may recall that I said I'd be working on one in St John's (NF, not West Indies) for 2000. Please treat that with a pinch of salt; I'm planning on being in the city for the Millennium celebrations in August, and/or Sound Symposium X, but circumstances prevent my being able to organise other people's accommodation or stuff.

As for British gatherings: they tend to happen on an ad-hoc basis, whenever there's an excuse for one. But, if a whole group of you are coming over, please say so, and I'll try to fit some time with you.

Kris on Seattle
"I never thought a place could rain so often"
You've never been to Wimbledon, I take it. The home of competitive lawn tennis, and the wettest place on the planet for those twelve playing days.

Skeie similarly placed
add wind to that!!!!
You been at the beans again (; But if you want wind, join me in St John's sometime. It's always windy there.

The main items of interest from the Lewdwiksny interview: the 200 year collection of chewing gum under the White House desk; the Presidential appendage is also known as "Little Rock"; and he has a distinct fear of teeth. Bad news for America's dentists, then. The pre-publicity painted Clinton as a reckless, ruthless narcissist, someone scheming, shameless, and incapable of accepting responsibility for his conduct. And that Lewds is his soul mate. Snow's interview didn't disappoint.

On a similar line, keyoneohthree entertains us with another round of The President Presents: Spot The Fib! I spotted 7 fibs. And no-one calls our Lixz anything nasty and expects to live.

Jennifer
I was ACCEPTED into their speech pathology program!!!!!
Hurrah! What a result!

Skeie again
hey.. mostly gurrrls... right!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mostly returning, or on the list? Or just both?!

BHX: sun & 6 * "i'll show you mine if you show me yours"
B*Witched: 48 +bullet * Men of quality respect womyn's equality

musiquote: "c'est la vie" from b*witched

eurosport

Cory! on Rayanne
Raynie having an LTR with someone whe really cared about her would be great, too, though
Mmm, true. Someone who cares about her - do I detect Brian having a hand in this, and maybe Angela having feelings for Brian as well, and straining the relationship betwixt Rayanne and Angela even further.

it would do my little heart good to see Ricky with a partner.
Jordan? [ducks for cover]

Then again, I still think Sharon would have realized she was bi, and I'd like to see Danielle get a makeover.
Oh, both of those are givens. Like, totally.

Laura
What was the last thing that made you really laugh?
The last round of Sunday's "Just A Minute". In which Tony Hawkes speaks in French, Paul Merton (who never took French at school) speaks in Woodwork, Clement Freud speaks in List, and I collapse into a heap of laughter.

How do you think Camille would have reacted if Sharon dyed her hair, quit yearbook, and started to hang out with Rayanne and Rickie?
A day of shock, then accepting and living with it.

Chelle writes of Gopher's
nerve racking puzzles that he doesn't have the solutions to.
OK, here's a little conundrum to which I do have the answer. You're on board a ship, and there's a knock at the cabin door. It's a porter, with a message from the Captain. There's an invitation to dine with him that night, and a calculator displaying the number 731. What sort of dinner is it? Or, to be exact, what sort of dinner isn't it?

small hint: it's not a black tie

Laura
they HIRED me!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hurrah!

Sade's fave music includesCleopatra
Comin' atcha!

Buffy started last night. I taped it. Seems good.
It gets better. Not by much, coz there's not much room for improvement, but it does get better.

Cheeks
parents are being nasty,
..always the way..

too hot and tired to think
It could be worse. You could be in the British spring (:

Mae
he does look like Mark Owen. Anybody who actually knows who Mark Owen is,
That would be me, then.

can you please tell me if I'm right or wrong on this one?
Annoyingly, I've not seen pictures of Leto in said picture to compare. But he probably can't sing as well as Owen, the really forgotten Thatter.

Unless you're Cookie
Clementiiiii-ine-e-ey-ey-ey-ey-aaah
Ah well, I thought it was "Clemm-enteeee-ey-ey-eyne". Maybe we're just thinking of different parts of the song (:

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What was the most memorable thing that happened for you this February?
Two words: hobnobs.

Dexter Fletcher. I kinda think he's a Brit, but nothing to prove it. That said, I remember him almost as much for "Gamesmaster III" as "Press Gang". Shoot.

Brooks
we are waiting for the latest manic street preachers to be released in the US.
Ouch. I thought it was only us Brits who had to wait for all the great stuff to be released.

it came out elsewhere last year(august or july or something? a long time ago)
Second week of September, IIRC (or calculate from .dotmusic)

but at least it is being released (their album 'the holy bible' was never released in the US)
It's not their best. Personally, the two singles have been singular cack. YKMV

Betsy is back. Hoo, and in all probability, rah!

Sara
someone tell me that they have a strong opinion about something, and that they think that the other side is wrong to believe what they do.
OK, one from the news last night. A plan to bar discussion of the victim's previous sex life in a rape case, under all circumstances. On the anti side, there could be cases in which this is relevant information, and preserving the possibility would help prevent miscarriages of justice. But, quite frankly, that cuts absolutely no ice with me. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing at all to be gained for a defence by going down this line, but it's deeply embarrassing and intimidatory to the victim. It's also counter-productive, as it deters people with genuine complaints from pursuing justice.

[nibbles on carrot]
Next?
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Finally. If you picked up a black brolly from seat E4 on the 1657 New Street to Manchester yesterday, please contact me to give it back. Cheers.

BHX: rain & 7 * I'm satisfied with a hatful of rain...
"Gotta be something better than in the middle"

musiquotes: "hatful of rain" - del amitri; "one headlight" - the wallflowers"