BBC: Nuns seek Mother Teresa copyright [09-Jul-03] The order of nuns founded by Mother Teresa has applied for copyright to her name in an attempt to stop its exploitation by commercial interests. As in so many other matters, where Elvis leads, Mother Teresa follows. I'm sure this has absolutely nothing to do with trying to… Continue reading Mothe® Te®esa of ©al©cutta™ (or Teresa Crowd)
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Coma-gain?
BBC: US man wakes from 19-year coma [09-Jul-03] A man from the US state of Arkansas has regained consciousness after spending 19 years in a coma. The world must seem so different to the one he left in 1984. Why, back then, everyone was talking about George Orwell, Eddie Murphy was a top US box… Continue reading Coma-gain?
New balls please
BBC: Inspired Federer wins Wimbledon Roger Federer produced a tennis masterclass to claim his first Grand Slam title with a demolition of Mark Philippoussis. This is fantastic news. Roger Federer has won the Wimbledon tennis championship. Do you realise what this means? No more Wimbledon for another 50 whole weeks! Magic mustard. Now, would it… Continue reading New balls please
Thou shalt not put the Lord, thy god, to the test
BBC: Lightning hits preacher after call to God A congregation in the United States was left stunned when lightning struck a church moments after a visiting preacher asked God for a sign… The lightning struck the steeple, then hit the preacher himself when it travelled through electrical wiring to his microphone… Afterwards services resumed, however… Continue reading Thou shalt not put the Lord, thy god, to the test
I'm sorry, I really don't know what came over me
Me in the post office: "Do you sell stamps?"
Murphy
Meet Murphy, my new car. Murphy is an Audi A2 TDi SE, with: a 1400cc 3-cylinder inline, diesel engine incorporating an exhaust-gas turbocharger; pump injector direct injection with turbocharger engine management system; oxidisation catalytic converter; exhaust-gas recirculation; front wheel drive with electronic stability programme (ESP); hydraulically-operated single dry plate clutch with asbestos-free linings; 5-speed manual,… Continue reading Murphy
Stiff competition
Talking of homeopathic bullshit (which, if you remember, I recently was): iAfrica.com: Russian men seek sex salvation …Impaza is one of a new generation of medicines using homeopathic doses of antibodies to control the behaviour of certain molecules in the body. It takes effect earlier in the erection process than Viagra, stimulating the production of… Continue reading Stiff competition
The 'C' word
BBC: Pope presses EU on constitution Pope John Paul II has urged the European Union to include a recognition of Europe's Christian heritage in its first constitution, which is due to be signed next year. Let's see, Europe's Christian heritage: the cruisades, the Spanish Inquisition, papal infallibility, book burnings, witch trials, millennium cults, the belief… Continue reading The 'C' word
Diet
Text message from Carolyn: Do u remember that beetroot, pickle and ice-cream diet that u made me go on - the one that gave u heart failure? The really weird and frightening thing about this text message is that I honestly don't have the foggiest idea what the hell Carolyn is going on about. Nothing… Continue reading Diet
…and statistics
BBC: Burgled pensioners 'die early' Pensioners who are burgled are far more likely to die earlier than others of a similar age, a Home Office study suggests. The Home Office research, seen by BBC News, shows [my emphasis] burglary has a greater impact on the elderly than previously believed. Shame on you, BBC: you should… Continue reading …and statistics