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Friday, June 10, 2005
How do fish get into lakes and what keeps a bicycle up?
The answer's not as simple as you might think: this weeks's podcast of Quirks and Quarks from CBC Radio.
The Isis Project
Guy Chambers is best known for his collaborations with Robbie Williams, including the massive selling Millennium. His most recent work is the Isis Project, recorded as a gift for his five-year-old daughter, and played on Midweek.
Jesus on a chip
Sarah Kennedy informed us that the face of Christ has appeared on a crisp/chip. It was spotted by deeply religious Rosalie Lawson, of St Petersburg, Florida. Six months ago another Florida woman sold a cheese sandwich with the face of the Virgin Mary for £15,000 on eBay. And a few weeks ago Erica Brazier claimed to see Jesus on an ultrasound scan of her womb.
Irish crabs
A characteristically fishy tale from one of Terry Wogan's listeners.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Kids photography banned in Britain
What is going on in Blighty these days? Already obsessed with Health and Safety, Brits are now clamping down on taking pictures of children - just in case a pedophile might see them! Even Jeremy Vine can't believe it.Wednesday, June 08, 2005
A few zany Bushisms
Hitchens v. Manne
On Late Night Live last night, Phil Adams had two guests who've crossed the political spectrum: Christopher Hitchens (who's gone from left to right) and Robert Manne, who went the other way after his days editing the right-wing Quadrant magazine in Australia. The discussion was surprisingly civilised until Hitchens began ranting uncontrollably about the Iraq war.Tuesday, June 07, 2005
The first lady chauffeur
The Archive Hour on the BBC this week looked back at the early days of motoring. Aileen Graham-Jones was the first ever female professional driver in Britain, getting her first job with Emily Pankhurst, the suffragette.
Monday, June 06, 2005
Galloway at his best
Another gem from Gorgeous George, uttered on the
Cambodian beer girls
From Our Own Correspondent reported on Cambodian beer gardens and beer girls, who boost sales by drinking the beer themselves.
A medical Santa Claus with a masturbatorium
Augusten Burroughs survived a crazy childhood living with a doctor who dressed as Santa Claus, had a masturbatorium next to his office and diagnosed his patients by looking at their shit. He recalled his childhood at the Sydney Writers' Festival on ABC's Life Matters.
