"What do you give someone who’s been proved innocent after spending the best part of their life behind bars, wrongfully convicted of a crime they didn’t commit?
An apology, maybe? Counselling? Champagne? Compensation? Well, if you’re David Blunkett, the Labour Home Secretary, the choice is simple: you give them a big, fat bill for the cost of board and lodgings for the time they spent freeloading at Her Majesty’s Pleasure in British prisons."
Simply outrageous.
Stressed for Success?
"Many of you high school seniors are in a panic at this time of year, coping with your college acceptance or rejection letters. Since the admissions process has gone totally insane, it's worth reminding yourself that this is not a particularly important moment in your life."
Trivia bit of the day:
Alex Mitchell (English bricklayer, 1925-1975)
Mr. And Mrs. Mitchell of Brockley green, Fairstead Estate, King's Lynn, were watching their favourite TV comedy, The Goodies. During a scene about a new type of self-defense called "Ecky Thump", Mr. Mitchell was seized by uncontrollable laughter. After a half hour of unrestrained mirth, he suffered a heart attack and died. His wife, Nessie, wrote to The Goodies thanking them for making her husband's last moments so happy.
From Hardwarezone forums (extracted by Melvin):
"i think u just hve to keep on keng n keng if u cannot downgrade
permanently due to nose problem.
i keng thru my 2 yrs of ns - neber downgrade permanently at all (all temp c2/c1).
after the excuse lapse - straightaway go back n extend somemore until the mo see
me also know i see him fr excuse one. however i only managed to get a downgrade
permanently after i start working (work got money see specialist)...
fyi - i neber kena reservist fr 5 years after rod, then suddenly
mindef letter comes say i pes b now n due to report end of the year
to be 84mm gunner, i straight away kancheong n make up my mind
to see specialist (but u must be prepared to spend money)...
i got recommendation frm my family doc to see his friend (ortho consultant)
who can help me to keng. so i 1st time see him - straight away he ask me
what sort of pes status i want - then i tell him the type that no need to do
ippt wan (cos i suck at my 2.4km n i got better things to do than to go fr rt)
surprisingly he ask me go n take x ray n he will do the rest ...
then after that
he tell me i must go back to see him to maintain at least 6 visits to consultant
- 6 visits to physio, so that the report he submit is convincing enuff fr the med board
(somemore i dun think saf wud doubt professional consultant one - i went to
the board the fellow i think is from sgh one, so the moment they see private
consultant report they neber doubt.)
let u know what he recommended me to keng - loose ankle, walk also can sprain,
his report say that i play golf also cannot (lol) - so now i pes c9 dunno what,
reservist unit also dunno which one cos when i go fr briefing - they tell me can
go home liao no need to attend cos the 84mm course
is for pes b personnel only. i spent abt 3.5k fr this downgrade."
*shrug*
From an email forward:
I was born in a simple small town......
I was very cute when I was young....
I like sport and pretend to be a soccer star cause he is handsome so much...
When grows up, I also like baseball too.....
It was a pity to say...
One day, I went to beach for a sun bath....
I saw two guys playing the Game Boy...seems funny....
I was attreacted by the Game.......So jealous ....
I asked mama to buy a computer for me.....then she promised
I was so happy and gave mama a kiss deeply
Once I had a computer....I played the Game all day long....
except on toilet....the computer is my whole life........
My hand is tired, then use feet.....Playing seven days & nights after.....
Finally,.....cause a long time playing the computer ...
without a rest.....then....I died....
died on my computer desk...........
............This is my sudden life..
Said to all of my good friends, Do not sit with computer for a long time. Going out to talk a walk...
Ho hum. Cute dogs.