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http://www.sheenaeaston.com/ Sheena Easton not only voiced the Planescape Torment character Annah, but is - mentioned in the Fugees lyric: "Inside tough guys are feminine like Sheena Easton." - and is the only performer to appear in the opening theme video for James Bond with For Your Eyes Only - Also voiced characters in the cartoon Gargoyles Ah. the Eighties.

Spoken like a gentleman, sir.

I took the day off work to try and get some rest. this plan failed. I seem to have done just about everything short of actually being in work.

Good luck with that. If the passage of 2000 years hasnt done it, nothing will. Well, Muhammad was born in 570 CE, so your numbers are a bit off. You might claim that 500 years is no big deal, but the Catholic church wasn't exactly a fountain of comedy when it was 1500 years old. Fair point. I think a key point here is who th epeople are, not what religion. Here in the UK very few Muslims had a problem with it beyond annoyance.

I actually feel sorry for Britney. I mean, no more than I would for anyone else, but no less. I think children should be prevented from becoming popstars/filmstars, with the notable exception of Natalie Portman.

I agree that there will be elements opposed to him, especially if he takes a dove-ish stance. But isn't it more likely that he'll be character undermined like whatsisface? Um.. hang on... it'll come to me. Jimmy Carter! He was surrounded by reactionary elements of the administration, particularly after Iran 'fell'.

As an aside, was anyone else devastated to realise that Ru Paul, the Republican candidate was merely an aural freudian slip?

Nah, just to you, mate.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7242258.stm My view is that this is being a little over-confrontational, but at the same time I have to admire their courage in refusing to be cowed by violence. I note also that the recent Jesus themed "lookin good for Jesus" cosmetics row provoked merely snitty remarks from the Christian church. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7241296.stm

You mean like Minsc?

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I highly in favour of a change of guard, so to speak. On general principle you need to spin everything around once in a while. I'm not a Conservative, and I supported Tony Blair, but Labour have got lazy and complacent like the Tories did before.

I heard a neat term for this recently. I believe it was 'Jeehab' or something like that.

A sort of festival of crappy?

Miss Piggy.

To be honest, I just don't know. He fears starting a conversation and suddenly realising teh guy he's talking to is English, and starting to steam.

Everyone has an empty social life at 15. Don't they?

OK, I see what you mean in general terms. And certainly partisan candidates is no bad thing. But simply because there is little to distinguish the two parties does not mean there is little to distinguish the two candidates. We've just been saying so. If only the candidates were going to ignore their foreign policy pronouncements as faithfully as they were going to ignore their tax pronouncements.

The fact that the US _might_ get taken over by a lunatic can be overstated. Anywhere can be taken over by a lunatic. Democracies are less likely; nothing more. But that does not automatically mean we must cripple the USA. IMO the safe option is no magic wonder theory. It's lots and lots and lots of hard work. It's a daily struggle for probity and integrity in our business, public and personal lives.

For heaven's sake don't show that to fundies or they'll set fire to it.

Does the bear mix drinks, and tell anecdotes about it's time as a war correspondent in the 70s?

Still enjoying working on the paper, although I think I'll have had enough by week end. They moved me up from doing scut work today and have been charging about causing trouble. It's actually quite awesome. Everyone keeps ringing up with their woes and dramas, and we swing (lazily in the case of my colleagues) into action. But they're a good bunch on the whole.

Nah, Margaritas are fine, although I usually measure the quality of a person by his choice of Cognac As for a name for Walsinghams innovation: The Walsingh Mathilda? Yeah, yeah, I know, been down here for too long already I like armagnac, rather than cognac. What does that say? And that is an awful pun. I would hazard a guess, Sluggo, that you've not tried enough alcohol yet. I've shown two teetotallers the error of their ways with mixology. If you like fruit, try a Sex on the Beach.