I’d heard of the Program before, but hadn’t realised how horrible it was.
I can’t see how asking “everyone from the kindergarten teacher to your ex to set you up with a man” and strategies including “for example, mass delivery of a direct mail campaign in the form of a photograph of the husband-hunter accompanied by the greeting “This year, I would like to find someone wonderful to spend my life with. Do you know any single men you could introduce me to?”” is possible when “Difficult, unseemly or unladylike behaviour is forbidden”. (Age)
Pop over to Our World, Our Say to sign the petition to “support the call for an independent, judicial public inquiry into whether Parliament and the British people were misled over the threat from Iraq.”
Answer Kilroy-defenders who don’t know What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Much excellent stuff at http://www.themanwhofellasleep.com/
“This is a double headed 12″ action figure.” are surely words heard about dildos more often than Action Figure Dolls.
I can’t not blog this: “Women around the world are being told they can now have an orgasm at the touch of a button.” (BBC)

Microsoft to reinstate support for Windows 98: “Microsoft’s change of heart is also thought to be motivated by a wish to stop developing nations choosing cheaper open source operating systems such as Linux.” (BBC)

“Millions of harassed workers could have their worst fears confirmed about their bosses thanks to a new test to weed out the ‘corporate psycho’.”
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“Professor Hare estimates that 1% of the general population in North America are psychopaths.”
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“The professor believes that psychopath’s cold-blooded ability to manipulate others without remorse, coupled with a veneer of charm and high energy can make them extremely successful in many walks of life.” (BBC)

“AUSTRALIA, once a destination for Britons seeking a new life in the sun, is facing such a large exodus of its citizens that its government has launched an inquiry to discover why.”
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“Out of a population of 20m, about 1m Australians are living overseas, a quarter of them in Britain.”
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“Professor Graeme Hugo, author of the CEDA report, said: “It

“A new generation of tech-savvy women is emerging but they are still being treated like idiots when it comes to selling gadgets, say experts.”
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” On their own, many women said they felt they were treated by salespersons as if they were thick, especially the younger ones.” (BBC)
Next week: ‘woman treated like idiots by car salesmen and mechanics’ shocker.
Cambodian King blogs
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“A top official sacked from the US Government has accused President Bush of planning for an invasion of Iraq within days of coming to office.”
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“his remarks represent the most sustained and damaging criticism of the Bush administration from a former insider since the president came to power.”
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“Mr O’Neill said the Bush administration appeared to have assumed the right to act as it wished abroad.”
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“Climate change is a far greater threat to the world than international terrorism, the UK Government’s chief scientific adviser has said.” (BBC)

T-shirts I should make, Number 1567 in a Series: ‘Happy Finish’.

Today I had the most original excuse ever for being late. I stayed over at a friend’s place last night. They left early for work, and one by one their housemates got up and left for work. I, however, overslept and was dead-locked in by the last one to leave.
I called my friend, and she directed me to the spare keys. The only hassle was that they only worked from outside. We tried calling two black cab companies, offering them a tip of five pounds for an imaginary fare if they’d take the keys and let me out, but they wouldn’t. We tried calling the health centre across the road but they ‘won’t get involved in local things’, and a passer-by I hailed and asked to help me wasn’t able to open it. Eventually I had to call the police. They arrived suprisingly quickly and managed to laugh surprisingly little at me.

Genius Odd Spot in the Age: “A Colombian tried to burgle the house of a rich man by hiding inside a box and posting himself to it. But the owners of the house got suspicious when the big package arrived and called the bomb squad.”