It's not even blue-sky thinking, because the sky might not be blue inside

Note to self: among the things where you should not assume people know what you are talking about are Dyson spheres.

Got home in time to catch the first episode of Sound of the Suburbs. Much as we will all miss John Peel, I still feel it should be noted that every act who appered in this programme was bobbins.

I find The Mark Steel Lectures reasonably amusing, but I sometimes worry about his grasp of his topics. For instance, his claim last night that Aristotle believed in questioning everything and taking nothing for granted...as I (painfully) remember the Nicomachean Ethics, half of it was predicated on "it is commonly known that...", "we are all aware that..." and "the bloke down the pub says..."

Liberals Return To S0d0my, Welfare Fraud

As is so often the case, dark times have brought out the best in The Onion.

On the shrinkwrap around today's NME it advertises a bonus gift - "Free music mag inside". Such commendable honesty!

I am outraged that Meat Loaf's 'Anything For Love' is rated Third Worst Song Ever and that 'Imagine' is not placed. Still - IN YOUR BEATLE FACES, BEATLES!

Stolen from my favourite terrorist forum, the V:


And stolen from stealthmunchkin - in the furore over Rocky Butts, the Vatican complained of a "new inquisition".