Friday, January 16, 2004 FAITS DIVERS -- Oh Yes, we’ll keep on trying Tread that fine line Oh, we’ll keep on trying Yeah Just passing our time -- INNUENDO- 1991 Queen -- Have—been Awards Being Human A laugh Bizarre Poisonous Quotes Selfish Shellfish McCartney Park Gamine Famine A bird called Krach Burger Boite DJ Vue Color Of Kin I Eye Altering the Ego L’homme L’oignon Back To Beck Binary Canaille Volcanic Vulva Intel Aside Fleurs Du Mall Oracle In Delphi Infineon’s Brainbow A Love Sincere Worst of Britain Dystopian Utopia Penis Sans vie Cartier Lapin Tupperware Tripper Handmade Perfection Accumulation of Health Credit Swoosh Craque Madame Urban Bribe Pain Sans fromage Bad bad Brel Cher Mobile Panzer Turismo September Brainstorms Martina Unhinged Boa Constrictive Private Scar Institute of Wannabes Orient Sexpress DJ Stoma White hot Lies The crappy Hooker Blockbuster Bag check Post-modern President Love Unassuming Spirit of Colombe Air that Moves Tutu Tonic Stop Shop The C The C -Oids and -Ises -- Walt 2004 -- posted by Walter at 1/16/2004 Tuesday, January 13, 2004 SQUEALS and GRUNTS -A Reality Check- -- ‘I’m gonna talk about the ideal world, Chris. I’ve read- I understand reality. If you’re asking me as a president, would I understand reality, I do.’ George Bush Jr – On abortion, Hardball, MSNBC; May 31, 2000 -- ‘Beasts of England’ Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings Of the golden future time. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o’erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon that day. Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free. For that day we all must labour, Though we die before it break; Cows and horses, geese and turkeys, All must toil for freedom’s sake. Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken well and spread my tidings Of the golden future time. From: ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell – Penquin Books -- Paris, Monday, October 30, 2000 Squeals in First Class as a Pig Flies High PHILADELPHIA - A 300-pound pig flew first class on US Airways, and the company, embarrassed, says it will never happen again. On Oct. 17, the six-hour flight from Philadelphia to Seattle carried 200 people and one pig, which sat on the floor in the first row of first class. ''We can confirm that the pig traveled, and we can confirm that it will never happen again,'' said David Castelveter, a US Airways spokesman. The pig's owners had managed to convince the airline that the animal was a ''therapeutic companion pet,'' like a guide dog for the blind, according to people familiar with the incident, whose remarks were published Friday in the Philadelphia Daily News. ''It didn't smell, it was a clean pig,'' said one of those on board. ''It slept almost the whole time, like a pig in a blanket.'' The pig was traveling with two unidentified women who claimed that they had a doctor's note that allowed them to fly with the animal, according to an internal airline report. US Airways Federal Aviation Administration rules allow passengers to fly with service animals. The pig became unruly as the plane taxied toward the Seattle terminal, running through the jet and squealing. ''Many people were quite upset that there was a large uncontrollable pig on board,'' the report said, ''especially those in the first-class Reader's Services cabin.'' Source: International Herald Tribune -- posted by Walter at 1/13/2004