"A MAN in Sweden who was angry with his daughter's husband has been charged with libel for telling the FBI the son-in-law had links to al-Qaeda, Swedish media reported.
The man, who admitted sending the email, said he did not think the US authorities were stupid enough to believe him."...
Got emailed this from a mate at work (who is a metalhead), thought it was worth a laugh :)
THE 50 BEST WAYS TO PISS OFF A METALHEAD
1. Tell them every metal band worships the devil.
2. Ask if all black metal bands are trying to copy KISS or just most of them.
3. Hide their joint...
Or to put it another way, what makes a punk band punk?
I always hear alot of "they think they are punk but they aren't" so what actually defines a band as being Punk?
I seem to recall there was a rule about not being able to shepherd your teammate unless he actually had the ball, why is it that it never gets paid anymore? Especially with all the new rules about grabbing players in ruck/marking contests etc.
This came to mind when Dwayne (i think) mentioned Rowan Jones had played 140 odd games with only one Brownlow vote.
Who has played the most games without ever receiving a Brownlow vote?
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Wasn't sure if this belonged here or M&E but since it deals primarily with music it goes here (feel free to move it if need be)
Anyway for those that like Musicals who is your favourite composer?
A bit of Info on the three contenders:
Gilbert and Sullivan:
- H.M.S. Pinafore
- The...
OSCAR-WINNING actor Jack Palance, who starred as a heartless gunslinger in the classic western Shane, died at his California home on Friday at age 87, his spokesman said.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20738974-2,00.html
Sad day all around :(
Surprised there isn't a thread for this yet, anyway Mozilla 2.0 has just been released, two cool things I've noticed while just browsing, each tab has its own close button, no more accidentally closing the wrong tab, also the spell check for web forms (such as this one), easily my favourite...
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I now return you to your scheduled board, already in progress.
"SMOKERS and cigarette sellers are going to extraordinary levels to avoid graphic new tobacco warnings.
Retailers are displaying packets upside down so the explicit health warnings are not visible to customers.
And smokers are requesting specific packs, which have statistical warnings rather...
Miami parties over Castro surgery
THOUSANDS of people celebrated in the streets of Miami today, convinced of the imminent demise of Cuban President Fidel Castro, who temporarily handed power to his brother Raul after having surgery.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,19981696-401,00.html...
Anyone travelling up from Melbourne? Any of my fellow Brisbanites going? Got my tickets today, sitting just next to one of the goals (I hope it's not next to the Lions cheersquad!) managed to get a seat on the fence too.
http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,18803689-10431,00.html
JUNE Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters, whose hits such as I'm So Excited and Fire topped the charts in the 1980s, died of cancer at 52, her family said.
Pointer died of cancer at UCLA Medical Centre in Santa...
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18388355-2,00.html
Mother of ten had teenager's baby
From:
By Christine Caulfield
March 08, 2006
A MOTHER of 10 who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy later gave birth to his son and demanded child support payments, a court has heard.
Cheryl Whittle...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11566794/
LOS ANGELES - Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was 81.
Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory...
Teach Australian values, say Muslims
From: AAP
By David Crawshaw
February 21, 2006
MUSLIM leaders today said they would call on Australia's Islamic youth to assimilate and refrain from extremism in an effort to prevent a repeat of Sydney's racial violence.
A meeting of the nation's...