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BBC: Trapped climber amputates own arm [03-May-03] A US rock climber used a penknife to amputate his own arm and escape to safety after a boulder pinned him down for five days in a remote part of the western state of Utah… Officials said that his condition was serious but that he would fully recover.… Continue reading A mere scratch

Daily Telegraph: Great physicists 'had Asperger's' [01-May-03] No they didn't; they just used autistic licence.

The first drop of rain in yonks, and I spot my first slug of the season. Let the slug slinging commence.

I don't believe it: two of my predictions come true in a single news story: "Fact: gnarly rhino" and "Frantic horny gal"… East African Standard: Joy as endangered rhino gives birth [12-Apr-03] Kenya's Meru National Park is celebrating a rare arrival of a new-born white rhino… One of the nine endangered white rhinos translocated to… Continue reading Uncanny

BBC: Scents 'influence women's behaviour' Strong smells can trigger a change in mood in women So that's the cause. I've often wondered. Is it just me, or does the nose in the photo accompanying the BBC article look suspiciously male? It's the stubble on the top lip that's the dead giveaway.

BBC: Police consider lie detector tests Police in the North West could soon use lie detection tests to interrogate suspects… The Silent Talker device has been developed in the region and is touted as having a 90% success rate. As opposed to tossing a coin, which has a 50% success rate. Come to think of… Continue reading De-fibulators

When I'm not rescuing little birds from drainpipes, I like to save the planet in other ways. This morning, I decided to help reduce demands on the world's limited petrochemical resources by freewheeling my car into town. I live near the top of a hill, and the town is a mile away in the bottom… Continue reading Freewheeling

I did a very fine and noble thing this afternoon. I suppose it would be a whole lot nobler if I didn't tell anyone about it, but that's just not my style. I was just about to start mowing the lawn, when I heard a right old racket coming from a nearby drainpipe. Rats, I… Continue reading Tits out