So… Donald Rumsfeld was briefing George Bush in the Oval Office… “Oh and finally, sir, three Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq today.” Bush goes pale, his jaw hanging open in stunned disbelief. He buries his face in his hands, muttering “My God…My God”. “Mr. President,” says Cheney, “we lose soldiers all the time, and … More The genius of George.
Found a couple of links that might be interesting. First off is an interview JKR did with msn. There’re a few questions answered here but not as many as we’d like. 🙂 Second is a webchat she did where she answered a few of the most important questions out of the 120,000 submitted. There is … More Pottermania revisited
Seems the UK is being visited by a rather large shark which might be yet another sign of global warming? Could be that soon the UK will be getting regular visits from some of these monsters and you’ll be getting the reports of people vanishing out of the sea with no trace being found. Might … More G'Day Bruce!
If that makes no sense to you you’ve probably not seen the new Simpson’s movie. For anyone who loves the Simpson’s cartoons… this is a must. For anyone else? It’s still a load of fun but you might miss a few of the ‘in-jokes’ 🙂 If you *do* decide to go see it, I’d suggest … More Spider pig, spider pig…
I was in Aldi supermarket the other day and there was a pile of DVD’d going cheap there so naturally I had to have a nose. One I found I just *had* to have. It is a copy of old an Beatles TV appearance from April 28th 1964. In it the ‘fab four’ do a … More The Beatles – yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!!
Looks like Nicole Richie is off to the slammer for four days. But unlike her frazzled friend Paris Hilton, she did it with style marching out of the court with her head held high. I was never a particular fan of hers, but if she takes this the way she started she’ll have lifted herself … More I'll follow my friend
Wrote most of this on the 19th July… then edited it in light of the new book. This was my entry to the competition… 100% wrong… so no prize for the Dog!! ======================= Molly Weasley is the one going to die. The wedding between Bill and Fleur takes place at the Burrow. During the proceedings … More Potter – my entry to The Times Online Comp.
The Premier and Vice Premier both quit in one afternoon? Sounds ominous. Both are leaving to spend more time with their families… heard *that* one before! Is it co-incidence there is a hoo-ha about them refusing to join in the water management scheme for the Murray-Darling?? Who knows… either way they’re gone Not exactly a … More What's going on in Victoria??
The Saudi government has announced a suspension of her execution while negotiations are carried out on her behalf, by the Sri Lankan government and an appeal made for clemency or retrial. All we can do is hope it succeeds and we wish her and her supporters well. Original OA post on Rizana here, news from … More Rizana Nafeek – update
Sorry… I’m nowhere near finished talking about Harry Potter yet. For a start there’re all the spoilers to go through that I couldn’t read before the book was released in case they were right! For example this site had a long list of spoilers on it that attracted a lot of publicity… but nearly all … More More Potter
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