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Monday, November 28, 2005

Monday morning musing.

The kiss that kills...
An autopsy will be performed on the body of a 15-year-old girl in Quebec's Saguenay region who officials believe died from an allergic reaction to her boyfriend's kiss... [CBC]

Who would want to hide their own inner beauty?
Actress Cameron Diaz has slammed plastic surgery in a recent interview, saying that beauty comes from the inside. "Why would they want to destroy their own character?" the actress said... [RTE]
Well, it depends.


Do we event want these people as allies in an intergalactic war?

Paul Hellyer, former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister ... in a startling speech at the University of Toronto [warned] "I'm so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something ... The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning..."

Hellyer’s speech ended with a standing ovation...
[Yahoo news]
Surely he means intragalactic. Such carelessness can compromise one's credibility.


No, I'm sorry, not even for a British TV show.