The pictures taken were on the Coast Guard ship Sir William Alexander during the search for the fishing boat El Loda Cash which went down in the Bay of Fundy 3 weeks ago. It is belived the ice caused the fishing boat to sink. You can understand why....a tragic event, but awesome pictures.

work-wise have had awful month with 2 big deals lost and 2 other existing customers deciding they were moving elsewhere
kitchen at home is in bedlam as we have having it ripped out and replaced, you will never realise how much you take the kitchen for granted until you have to do without

high point of the month had to be Venice trip (must upload the pictures at some time), started palying golf again, 1/2 day holiday this afternoon
ROLL ON MAY !!

ECB chief Tim Lamb said it was almost certain England would tour Zimbabwe in October despite parliament planning a debate on the issue. England want to cancel the tour on moral grounds, but face crippling consequences unless the government instructs the team not to go. "A debate is being considered, but the government's position is they have no legal powers to prevent us," Lamb said.
"We would prefer not to tour, and the players will go with heavy hearts."
The England and Wales Cricket Board will hold a crunch meeting with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell on 4 May.

I have the answer, in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe were all bowled out for 35 , why don't we just send Michael Vaughan and Matthew Hoggard and between the two of them they should easily beat that total :-)

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in their bed.
She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?", she whispers as she steps into the room, "Why are you down here at this time of night?".
The husband looks up from is coffee, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly. The wife is touched to tears thinking that her husband is so caring and sensitive. "Yes I do" she replies. The husband paused. The words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car?" "Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continued... "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I will send you to jail for 20 years?'" "I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said......"I would have gotten out today..."

tried this and got the following results:

Your Life Line reveals that you like to stay close to home. You are not very adventurous or aggressive and have a more delicate constitution.
Your Head Line reveals that you lack confidence, but have a sense of grievance. You carry a chip on your shoulder, but will vent this emotion through participating in political activities.
Your Heart Line reveals that you have a very masculine or physical nature. You tend to choose your partner based on his/her social status or financial earnings.
Your Fate Line reveals that the early years in your life were full of hard knocks, teaching you that success comes from hard work. Due to this learning process, you will have a late start with your career and financial independance.
Your Sun Line reveals that a love affair or marriage will have a very positive influence on your career. Due to this, you will achieve happiness and material success later in life.
You have a Water hand. You are a person who is quiet, reserved, dreamy, insecure and intuitive. Your optimal career choices are to work as a nurse, psychiatrist, chiropractor and psychic. (yeah yeah that'll work well in sales)

This project is dedicated to my cat, Precious, who passed away January 8, 2002, the same day construction was completed. May this church, of such amusement to My Little Chirper, express some of the joy she brought me. "You built a church for your cat? No, I dedicated the project to her after she passed away, which seemed appropriate since she was a big part (and an amusing part) of my photographic record of the project. As a memorial, it's an artistic object, not a religious one. "

Volvo XC90 made of LEGO bricks was built by LEGO Master Model Builders, members of an elite team of talented artists who design, create and maintain the thousands of LEGO brick models at LEGOLAND California. Constructed at the U.S. headquarters for LEGO Systems, Inc. in Enfield, Conn., the Master Builders began production of the Volvo XC90 in January 2004. Noted as one of the top-three most gratifying projects of its kind for the Master Builders, the intricate stages of assembly were captured with time-lapse photography. click here for more ...

Radical Muslim Sheikh Abu Hamza is challenging moves to have him deported from Britain. The controversial cleric has caused outrage for comments and inflammatory speeches at the Finsbury Park mosque in London where he was based. The Home Secretary wants to strip him of UK citizenship and deport him to Yemen. So what do we do ?? The Special Immigration Appeals Commission has set a date of January 10, 2005 to hear the appeal, assuming legal aid was paid within a month. Lets give him another 9 months over here, please deport this waste of oxygen back to Yemen NOW !!

::Hamza began preaching at the Finsbury Park mosque in north London, where his radical anti-Western sermons attracted extremist Muslims.
:: The security services are believed to have begun taking a close interest in activities there and the mosque was later linked to al Qaeda terrorists who took part in the September 11 attacks.
:: In February 1999, Hamza was linked to a trial of terrorists in the Yemen accused of kidnapping Westerners. Yemen claims he is behind a planned terror campaign and wants him extradited.
:: Hamza was later arrested and questioned by Scotland Yard detectives on suspicion of terrorism offences in Yemen.
:: He was held for several days before being released without charge. He has always maintained his innocence.
:: Following the September 11 attacks on the US, Hamza's comments in support of Osama bin Laden sparked outrage.
:: In April 2002, Hamza was formally suspended by the Charity Commission from his position at a London mosque over his inflammatory speeches.
:: On September 11, 2002, Hamza speaks at a conference at the mosque entitled, A Towering Day in History.
:: In January last year, armed police arrested seven people at the mosque in a dawn raid. A stun gun, replica firearm and CS gas canister were among the items seized.
:: With his mosque closed, Hamza leads worshippers in prayers and delivers his sermons on the pavement outside.
:: In February 2003, Hamza sparks outrage by describing the Colombia space shuttle as a "trinity of evil" because it had Christians, Hindus and a Jewish person aboard - describing its destruction as a punishment from Allah.
:: In April 2003, David Blunkett announces new laws allowing British citizenship to be removed from immigrants who "seriously prejudice" the UK's interests. Legal moves begin to get Hamza deported.

mayor haggar has been kidnapped so its team laser explosion to the rescue

what an excellent idea, if you find yourself having to use the same phrases over and over, avoid writer's cramp by purchasing rubber stamps of your most common.

Awesome site very well done, 419 Eater, a hilarious site devoted specifically to Nigerian email scams. Some of the things they get the scammers to do had me laughing, such as this photo.

This website teaches you how to hack its own website, legally.

The Darkness have a rival: heavy metal belly dancers! also some vids on the site

My god I have gone blind argghhhh !!!!

how about some bad-ass mountain biking

muppet of the week award goes to : German lottery winner who scooped a jackpot of more than ?6 million didn't claim it for ten weeks as he wasn't sure he wanted the money.

mmmmm .... take one shirt, add water and see what happens :) click here for more

He is the legendary dragon slayer and the patron saint of our little island called England! St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, got a parade in his honour, organised by Ken Livingstone, London's mayor, but what of St George, the patron saint of England? Absolutely bugger all !!
April 23, his dedicated day, normally passes with little reference to the saint who slayed the dragon. Indeed, one publican, organising a special party to mark St George's Day, was only granted a late licence after agreeing to drop the saint's name from the celebration.
He slayed a dragon FFS! NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN PUT THAT ON THEIR CV (well I suppose Bilbo Baggins can).
The English bemoan the lack of time off work and a proper chance to get patriotic on their national day. Americans celebrate 4 July with fireworks, the French mark Bastille Day in similar style. In contrast, most English people remember St George's Day with the traditional cry of "shouldn't we have proper celebrations as well?", before turning to more important topics - like house prices. But could it be that the English are actually better off with only a few low-key events, and slightly sad-looking flags flown from the odd pub or white van?
The St George's Cross has also been tainted by its association with football hooligans and skinheads. But the trend has been reversed in recent years with peaceful football fans reclaiming their flag during Euro 96 and the World Cup in 2002. And the change was underlined last December when the victorious England rugby team paraded the World Cup through the streets of London to the cheers of thousands of flag-waving fans. Is it therefore time to make more of St George's Day, or would its promotion lead merely to the rise of unwanted nationalism?
IMHO we should combine St George's day with Shakespeare's birthday (both April 23rd) and make it a combined national holiday. That would allow many varied groups to come together and enjoy a totally English celebration.

ST GEORGE factfile
* St George is one of the most popular Christian saints and is honoured as a prophet in Islamic Hagiography.
* He is best known as the slayer of the dragon and saviour of the maiden but the real George was a martyr who died around 307.
* It's thought George was an officer in the Roman army who, after giving his goods to the poor at the outbreak of persecution, confessed his Christian faith.
* He suffered terrible tortures which lasted for seven years and was eventually beheaded.
* It's unclear how he became the Patron Saint of England but he has has been recognised here from at least the eighth century.
* Some churches were also dedicated to him, including Doncaster in 1061.
* In 1222 there was a feast in George's honour but it was not until 1415 that it became a major celebration.
* In 1348, King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter, with St George as its patron.
* The banner of St George, the red cross of a martyr on a white background, was adapted for the uniform of English soldiers in the reign of Richard I and later became the flag of England and the ensign of the Royal Navy.

WTF !! when can I have delivery of Half-Life 2 December 31, 1969 ??

Boredom taken to new depths with "things I have pushed thrugh toast"

Papa Smurf "can I lick your butt?"

Are your reflexes fast enough to impress Mr Insult? Select a colour from the drop down menu below, press 'start' and then press 'stop' as soon as the colour changes.. Mr Insult will judge your efforts and comment accordingly....

balance a cat on a stick ?? only in japan

Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq? Questions and Answers about Foreign Policy (and the U.S. Invasion of Iraq)

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Is a zebra white with black stripes or black with white stripes? Finally, I can sleep.

Big Bang glow hints at funnel-shaped Universe

read the headline very carefully (answer at end of posts)

Lidl have it covered - "Ideal for all type of lesiure pursuits"

what a muppet

ANSWER: I hate getting kicked in the Nadsaq

as you lift away from Marco Polo Airport, you look back upon a sticky brown waste of mud, cut with shallow creeks. It looks like a shoal of little islands, impenetrable to humans, custom-built to the liking of wading birds and shellfish. If you laid a pebble on it, never mind a brick, it would sink. Nothing has been built here. Nothing ever could be. Except that away beyond the starboard wing tip, lost in fog something has been.
Impossible to describe in words, you need to visit Venice or at least have a look at some pictures to understand the place. Venice is definitely a city like no other. According to my trusty guidebook, Venice is built on 117 islands and has 150 canals and 400 bridges. There are no cars in the city, so to get around, you either take a vaporetto (water bus), a traghetto (water taxi), or you walk, which is the best way to discover the city anyway.
We began our time-trip from virtually the moment of landing at Marco Polo airport, by opting to transfer to Venice not the fastest way — by bus or car to the parking plaza of Piazzale Roma, which borders the city proper and is the last stop for all land vehicles — but by water, specifically the Alilaguna passenger ferry that docks on the lagoon adjoining the airline terminal. After 20 or so most modern minutes cruising past the industrial suburbs of Marghera and Mestre, one gradually transitions into the age-old, ageless environs of Venice, navigating past ornate Byzantine domes, classic columned Palladian facades, colourful crumbling palaces, arched stone bridges, and scores of gondoliers in striped shirts, before docking at San Marco, the city's main square and the site of all its Most-Portrayed-On-Postcards sights.
From San Marco, we continued our time trip by catching the #1 vaporetto, which cruises slowly along the Grand Canal (Venice's 'main street'), sending wake water over the former waterfront entrances of the palazzos lining both sides. Some of these are magnificently restored; many are definitely decaying, though with great grandeur. All make clear, by their uniquely exotic EurAsian architectural detailing, how separate Venice was, historically, from the rest of the Italian peninsula — as much influenced, really, by Constantinople as by Rome. The days when noble families' private gondolas pulled up to the palaces' docks to disgorge cloaked, masked passengers for Carnivale costume balls may be long gone, but — especially at night or in the eerie early light just before dawn — they are still easy to imagine.
don't get me started on the number of pigeons
To summarise, Venice by itself is a very intoxicating place. Imagine tiny streets, some so small you can't even stretch your arms out all the way, lined with shops and restaurants. There are always people around, the architecture is beautiful and of several different styles, and you feel like you're in a different time. A thing that is remarkable about Venice in this respect (and more than anywhere else I’ve been) is that it’s a wonderful place to meander. It may sound obvious when you consider the geographical and architectural nature of this unique lagoon-sinking city but it is the place to explore without feeling any distinct pressure to see this or that. Of course it sounds like a cliché but Venice is the monument in itself!
(all pictures are in the gallery if u want a look description is partly mine partly ripped from brochures)

when translated from english means ....

Spain's new Defence Minister Jose Bono, best known abroad for calling Tony Blair a "complete jerk", has written to the prime minister to say it is time to put the comments behind them, a Spanish source says. But Bono tells Blair in the letter he still feels the same about him, according to a source close to the Castille-La Mancha government he headed until his new appointment.
Bono, a Spanish Socialist party heavyweight, was named defence minister on Saturday by new Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Bono made the comment -- "gilipollas integral" in Spanish -- in January in frustration after Blair hosted a meeting at his Downing Street office with conservative Spanish politician Mariano Rajoy, Zapatero's rival. The private comment to a colleague was picked up by television microphones and broadcast. It received wide publicity in Britain.
"He sent him a letter, in his role as defence minister, putting himself at his disposal and expressing his good intentions," the source said. "He doesn't think (the comments) should be given any more importance."
"But he says he still thinks the same as he did the day he made those comments," said the source, who did not say whether Bono's letter was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.

this is fantastic, cleverly done, professional & ... oh bugger it just watch it

also thought this was cool

It would be best at this juncture to assist the unknowing (feel no embarassment) as to the formation and reference of "the shocker". Let's start with your outstretched hand, palm up. Take your ring finger (next to the pinky) and touch it to your thumb. It is as if you're making an "OK" symbol with the wrong finger. Now, flatten your finger and thumb a bit, while your first, second and pinky fingers remain straight up. Rotate your hand a little, so your straightened fingers are pointing somewhat sideways. Congratulations, you are now making "The Shocker"... read on here if you must

following on from marc's posts about goatse think I may have found the best yet ??

Let's face it: any script kiddie with a pair of pliers can put Red Hat on a Compaq, his mum's toaster, or even the family dog. But nothing earns you geek points like installing Linux on a dead badger. So if you really want to earn your wizard hat, just read the following instructions, and soon your friends will think you're slick as caffeinated soap.


click the picture for Rusty's tale about firemen - When Rusty went to bed, his mother came to tuck him in. "Now, Rusty, there's something I want you to remember," she said. "Don't play with yourself, or you'll go blind." "Okay, mom," said Rusty. He wondered if he could just do it until he needed glasses.

I first had the vision to build a robot while working as an engineer on the old Mini Coopers in the late 1960s. There were no real robots at the time of course, so it was purely science-fiction.

this is some weird shit, made me laugh though

many thanks to hank for bringing a little light relief to a shitty day with this ford advert

A Hong Kong woman said conservation officers chased a stray monkey into her home, where it went on a rampage that destroyed an expensive flat-screen television. Now she's suing the government. Cai Ai-lan told the Small Claims Tribunal officials spooked the monkey with nets while they were trying to catch it in September and it went on a minor rampage in her apartment, the South China Morning Post newspaper said. Cai, 48, said the officials should have been trying to tranquilize the monkey instead. The Apple Daily newspaper said she's seeking the equivalent of about $5,000 Cdn to cover damage to the TV, which was knocked down and ruined. Conservation officers said Thursday any damage to the television was not their fault (must have been the monkey's fault then!)
a must see - monty python for the web age watch the pilot episode of B3ta TV
lemmings game using fleas, well it wiled away 10 mins or so
Robostrike - online multiplayer flash game
takes a while to load but worth the wait for farmyard sluts (repost)
confirmation that size does matter
woah this is wierd do what its says and think about what ur hearing
this should help get the kids off to sleep

What Homestarrunner.com character are you? Strong Bad You are a funny little character in a mexican wrestling mask that says "holy crap" a lot. You created Trogdor, the BURNINATOR!!!

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"Dear Susan :

I know the counsellor said we shouldn't contact each other during our "cooling off" period, but I couldn't wait anymore. The day you left, I swore I'd never talk to you again. But that was just the wounded little boy in me talking. Still, I never wanted to be the first one to make contact.

In my fantasies, it was always you who would come crawling back to me. I guess my pride needed that. But now I see that my pride's cost me a lot of things. I'm tired of pretending I don't miss you. I don't care about looking bad anymore. I don't care who makes the first move as long as one of us does. Maybe it's time we let our hearts speak as loudly as our hurt. And this is what my heart says...

"There's no one like you, Susan." I look for you in the eyes and breasts of every woman I see, but they're not you. They're not even close. Two weeks ago, I met this girl at Ithaca Bar and brought her home with me. I don't say this to hurt you, but just to illustrate the depth of my desperation. She was young, maybe 19, with one of those perfect bodies that only youth and maybe a childhood spent ice skating can give you. I mean, just a perfect body. Jugs you wouldn't believe and an ass like a tortoise shell. Every man's dream, right? But as I sat on the couch being blown by this stunner, I thought, look at the stuff we've made important in our lives. It's all so superficial. What does a perfect body mean?

Does it make her better in bed? Well, in this case, yes. But you see what I'm getting at. Does it make her a better person? Does she have a better heart than my moderately attractive Susan? I doubt it. And I'd never really thought of that before. I Don't know, maybe I'm just growing up a little.

Later, after I'd tossed her about a half a pint of throat yogurt, I found myself thinking, "why do I feel so drained and empty?" It wasn't just her flawless technique or her slutty, shameless hunger, but something else. Some ****ling feeling of loss. Why did it feel so incomplete? And then it hit me.

It didn't feel the same because you weren't there, Susan, to watch. Do you know what I mean? Nothing feels the same without you. Jesus, Susan, I'm just going crazy without you. And everything I do just reminds me of you.

Do you remember Carol, that single mom we met in Upper Side last year? Well, she dropped by last week with a pan of lasagna. She said she figured I wasn't eating right without a woman around. I didn't know what she meant till later, but that's not the real story. Anyway, we had a few glasses of wine and the next thing you know we're banging away in our old bedroom. And this tart's a total monster in the sack. She's giving me everything, you know like a real woman does when she's not hung up about her weight or her career and whether the kids can hear us. And all of a sudden she spots that tilting mirror on your grandmother's old vanity. So she puts it on the floor and we straddle it, right, so we can watch ourselves. And it's totally hot, but it makes me sad too. 'Cause I can't help thinking, "Why didn't Susan ever put the mirror on the floor? We've had this old vanity for what, 14 years, and we never used it as a sex aid."

Saturday, your sister drops by with my copy of the restraining order. I mean, Vicky's just a kid and all, but she's got a pretty good head on her shoulders and she's been a real friend to me during this painful time.

She's given me lots of good counsel about you and about women in general. She’s pulling for us to get back together, Susan, She really is. So we're drinking in a hot bath and talking about happier times. Here's this teenage girl with the same DNA as you and all I can do is think of how much she looked like you when you were 18. And that just about makes me cry. And then it turns out Vicky's really into the whole anal thing and that gets me to thinking about how many times I pressured you about trying it and how that probably fuelled some of the bitterness between us.

But do you see how even then, when I'm thrusting inside your baby sister's cinnamon ring, all I can do is think of you? It's true, Susan. In your heart you know it. Don't you think we could start over? Just wipe out all the grievances and start fresh? I think we can.

If you feel the same please, please, please let me know, otherwise, can you let me know where the remote control is.

John"

A rugby club in England has won permission to register a monkey to play in a crucial County Cup tie this weekend, after injuries and suspensions left the side short of players. Competition officials said they were "surprised" when Somerset-based Platriftshire RFC requested permission to name a chimpanzee amongst their substitutes, but granted them permission after failing to find any law prohibiting the selection of primates - more here

from bmw ... Does BMW's new SHEFTM (Satellite Hypersensitive Electromagnetic Foodration) technology actually work? Meals for busy commuters,which can be cooked within a 20 minute drive from work

from the Independant ... Tum-ti tum-ti tum-ti tum... kerrang. Ambridge in uproar over Eno's 'new-wave' theme tune, The Archers, radio's longest running soap opera, is to have a new theme tune composed by the avant-garde rock musician Brian Eno. The decision, authorised by Helen Boaden, the controller of BBC Radio 4, will shock devotees of the hugely popular programme, but it will delight contemporary composers who feel cutting-edge, modernist music is all too rarely heard on popular programmes. Eno, once a member of the influential rock group Roxy Music, who is a lifelong Archers fan, was asked by Vanessa Whitburn, editor of The Archers, to compose a new theme, which would have the feel of "club music".

this time from blizzard entertainment for their forthcoming mmorpg world of warcraft ...By selecting the Two-headed Ogre race, you are selflessly choosing to share your existence in World of Warcraft with another player. That is, you are staking claim to one half of the Ogre whole. As a Two-headed Ogre, you will have control of one head and one arm at all times. Your other half will be controlled by a second player automatically and permanently paired with you upon character creation. Each player residing in the Ogre body will be free to choose his or her own character class at creation, so for example, it is possible to have a Two-headed Ogre who is half Mage and half Warrior. Sharing a single body with another player can produce an mutually enlightening, symbiotic relationship or a constricting, insanely frustrating experience depending on the player you are randomly matched with. Good luck to you!

is it a pc case or a hamster home... who can decide. NOW you can have the best of both worlds with the PC Habicase


Motorists squawked with rage last night as police revealed plans to fit speed cameras on hawks. Specially-trained birds in the new flying squad will prey on speeding drivers spotted by their cop handlers.

using Bluetooth technology, you can brush your teeth remotely. Simply plug the Bluetooth Brush into your USB port, and as long as you're no more than 10 metres from your computer, the brush will send a clean signal direct to your teeth

Shocking Roulette is an electronic game for 2 – 4 players. Each player places their finger in one of the holes on the board. Press the start button, and the agonizing wait begins. A flashing light makes its way around the board, accompanied by the sound of a roulette wheel. As it slows, the tension reaches fever pitch – and then it stops. And one unlucky player receives a jolt of (harmless) electricity through his or her finger! Not recommended for small children or those with heart conditions.

3 of the above found on invisibleink.org