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Here in Australia we get wine in boxes. Wine from boxes is not so bad when you compare it to Passion Pop. I guess only Australians would know what I am talking about. Passion Pop is alcoholic passionfruit flavoured "wine", you buy it in a bottle, not a box. It gives you the NASTIEST hangovers. Last time I saw it in my local bottle shop, it was going for $3.95 a bottle. It has been a LONG time since I resorted to Passion Pop. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Cock sucking cowboy: butterscotch schnapps with a baileys floater. Absolutely fabulous to drink. [another slight threaad highjack] Once I shocked my PhD superviser by ordering it at the bar when we were celebrating after I successfully presented my work at a rather large conference. He was buying the round and asked what I wanted, I told him and to his credit, he ordered it and came back with the drinks! [/slight thread highjack] Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

might is the key word here.... Normally you would at least have to buy me dinner, but you know what they say about rabbits... And now I am leaving before I say anything else that may ruin my otherwise pristine reputation. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Thank you! Might let you touch the tail.... Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

What about this... Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

I keep wondering what everyone else is going to turn up in. Costumes have been a deeply gaurded secret. I mean, com'on, things that start with B? Ballerina? Banana? Bitch? One of my favourite costume parties of all time was when we were required to come dressed in an outfit that cost collectively less than $5 (including shoes). Wearing things that people had given to you (ie you got for "free") didn't count. It was so funny, everyone went to the local charity stores and found the most fabulously strange old suits and dresses. Lots of fun. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

At the risk of being exhiled.... *NEWSFLASH* Vegemite is horrid. All us Aussies know that. Only the stoners eat it. Marnite is not that much better, but I do admit that the UK version is far superior. Have you guys tried Promite? Tastes SO much better than vegemite. Spread a thin layer on a nice buttered crumpet and it is HEAVEN. Good for a hangover. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Thanks! I will...I think. I am dressed as a bunny rabbit and about to go out and mix with the general population. I hate it when friends decide to get all wacky and tell people to come to the party in custome! The birthday girl's name in Belinda, so we all have to go as something starting with the letter B. So if you see a slightly less than sober girl in a bunny outfit tonight, be nice to her. Buy her a drink. Tell her that her shoes look hot. DO NOT touch the tail! Edited to add: unless I ask you to..... Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

I had the same problem today. Except my excuse was that I was hung over. So I didn't clean, I didn't cook, I didn't go for a swim. I slept in then I sat on my ass in my pjs all day and gave myself a facial and talked to friends. The only reason I am dressed now is I am about to go out and earn tomorrow morning's hang over. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Oh no! I got addicted to this game and now the link doesn't go to the game anymore! Is it being fixed now or is there a problem? Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

I was reading this on the way home from a particularly bad day at work, and it made me laugh. I need to get me one of these Macaws. It would mean I pretty much could let the parrot do the talking to my mostly pesky co-workers, leaving me free to actually get some work done. The donkey, however, can stay the hell where it is. ------------ ANIMAL ACTS A parrot has been put into isolation and made to listen to respectable BBC Radio 4 after swearing repeatedly at distingished vistors, Anananova reports. Barney, a five year old Macaw, turned the air blue when a civic party toured an animal sanctury at Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He told the mayor to "f**k off" before turning to a woman vicar and saying "you can f**k off, too", the website quoted the Gaurdian as reporting. The sancturay's owner, Geoff Grewcock, said: "to their credit, the didn't take offence and laughed it off; and luckily, so did two policemen who were told "and you can f**k off too, wankers".' Mr Grucock said the Radio 4 treatment "wasn't really working yet, but he is a very funny parrot with a lot of character, and he does say "thank you" whenever he does get a treat.' In Croatia, a randy donkey has been banished to a deserted island after harassing female donkeys in a national park. The donkey, Aga, used to badger his favourite mares for sex as often as six times a day. Park officials acted after tourists complained that whenever they visted the park all the donkey seemed to be doing was trying to have sex. Park officials say the rest of the herd seems happier and healthier since Aga has been shipped off to the deserted island of Dugi Otok. -------------- Ha ha ha ha. Ha. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Ok, I officially have WAY too much time on my hands... From a AH fan site: Did Hitchcock have a belly button? Believe it or not but I get this question all the time. Answer: Hitchcock being a mamal had to be born with a belly button, its just how it is for us mamals. Apparently Hitchcock had several opperations in the belly area leading his doctors to sow up the bb, but I have never read this from a credible printed source. I suspect its an bizarre urban legend. Edited to add: it might be a more credible source if the above didn't have spelling mistakes and bad syntax. source Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

I am not going to to write your ideas and opinions off. I think the world needs a bit more hippy-tree-hugging talk. However while I do believe the mind is powerful and mindset can make a huge difference in the outcome of many diseases, I also believe that we are a long way from realistically doing away with drugs, if we do ever. In other words, it is a powerful idea and a nice concept, but I am not sure if it is based in realitity. Edited to add: Are you talking about doing away with drugs to treat mental illmess or drugs to treat all disease? Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Oh I certainly do! And it's not hope, it's knowledge. I know that disorders can be 'cured' via will and will alone. Moreso, just sort of 'cease to exist' as oppose to exist needing to be cured. It just involves a butt-load more positive thinking. It must first become common knowledge... the 100th monkey phenomenon to make it real. OK, I'll bite....how do you KNOW that all disorders can be cured by will alone? On what evidence do you make this statement? What is this "100th monkey" theory that you speak of? If you are going to make a statement that is, at least in my humble opinion, completely idealistic and unrealistic with no real understanding of the factors of disease control, then you must back it up. Kinda reminds me of Tom and his self proclaimed extensive knowledge of psychiatry. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

One of my cousins is Alby Mangle. Ol' Alby had a tv show here in Australia while I was growing up (not so long ago ) which was all about surviving in the bush. He was sort of like the original crocodile hunter. Scary huh? His show sort went bust after a while. Last I saw of him was at a relative's wedding. He was throwing up in the potplant out the front of the reception hall. Ohhh, and I served Bill Clinton dinner one night. He was a guest at a dinner which was being catered for by a company that I worked for while I was at university. Security in black suit everywhere. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Here is a theory about Tom-kins by some PR guy that was in an article on the 'net: Begin quote------ Allan Mayer of the Hollywood "crisis PR firm" Sitrick & Co, said Cruise's recent soul-baring reflects his decision to cast off the carefully controlled "packaging" that publicists provide most stars. By firing long-time personal publicist Pat Kingsley and replacing her with his sister, Mayer said, Cruise "has decided, 'I'm not going to be very carefully groomed when I speak in public. 'I'm going to speak my mind ... and let the chips fall where they may.'" -------End quote So there you go. Maybe Tom of old was a product of the PR machine and Tom of late has been the product of what happens when you hire your sister to do your PR. If so, then I wonder what other "celebrities" are like when they cast of the shakles of qualified PR people. It is a tad disturbing, I always thought although celebrities would be mostly gaurded in interviews, their answers might in part at least reflect their own views. It seems not.....hmm, stepford hollywood, anyone? check this out It is distubingly realistic looking.......make sure you have the sound on Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Here is a page where they give an interesting run down on Tom's activities of late and give a link to the 60 minutes interview, for anyone interested. Clicky Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

Tom is getting scarier and scarier. It is disappointing to me, because I used to have a HUGE crush on him as a teenager (come on, that volleyball scene in Top Gun?!?! It was hot). I thought his Oprah performance was a bit unusual. I think his comments about psychiatry display an obvious arrogance and show he is hugely misinformed. To say that you have studied the history of psychiatry and know what is best for human being regardless of their individual circumstances is laughable. And I would laugh, if I didn't think his comments were so damaging. I would love for someone who is actually well versed in the principles of psychiatry to come and burst his little scientology-made bubble. As a scientist, it is just a ridiculous statement. And as for his condemnation of Brooke Shields, I wanted to ask him how many children he has had, and had he ever felt postnatal depression. Brooke Shields was exceptionally courageous in discussing her experiences with postnatal depression, and he just gives these throw away lines about how you can treat it with vitamins and excercise. It is insulting and WRONG. Not so long ago here in Australia, a journalist from 60 minutes had an interview with him. The journalist was asked to attend a 4 hour crash course in scientology before the interview. Is this unusual, cult-ish like behaviour, or is it just me being narrow minded? Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood

....or you might be pulled aside by Australian customs and searched for cocaine! Saw this on the Sydney Morning Herald web page and thought I would post it here for anyone who needs a laugh.... Seriously dumb. ---------------- The Australian Customs Service and NSW police said they were not involved in the cocaine-talcum powder switch that has prompted a large-scale police investigation in Victoria. The drugs probe follows reports emerging today that Victorian police sniffer dogs had lost their ability to trace drugs after the cocaine used to train them was switched for talcum powder. A Customs spokeswoman said its dogs were bred and trained independently of the Victorian police force, which uses its own dogs at airports. Customs has 49 labradors in service which are used in the detection of drugs, firearms and explosives after a 3-month intensive training course. "We are in no way associated with how they (Victorian Police) train their dogs and where they get their narcotics from,'' she said. The NSW police also said none of its drug detector dogs had been trained with incorrect narcotics. "This incident will have no affect on the dogs' training program,'' a NSW Police spokeswoman said. The Australian Federal Police (AFP), VicPol and the Victorian Office of Police Integrity have all launched corruption investigations into the case. Victorian police internal affairs sources told a morning newspaper it was most likely the drugs were switched in Victoria. However, they could have been incorrectly identified as cocaine by AFP initially, the sources said. Victorian Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Evans said test results were needed before the issue could be taken further. "The Ethical Standards Department is waiting for results of forensic testing of cocaine used in the training of Victoria police dogs," he told the newspaper. ----------

OK, this is a bit off the subject of HPV, but is in a similar vien. I read this article from an old edition of New Scientist at work and was absolutely horrified, it turned me off my lunch. Found the article on the web, but only got half of it. If you want the other half, you need to subscribe ------------- Catholic church claims condoms do not stop HIV 11 October 2003 Michael Le Page Magazine issue 2416 THE Catholic church is spreading the claim that condoms have holes in them that allow HIV through. This information is discouraging people in developing countries from using condoms, greatly increasing their chances of contracting the virus. It is no secret that under Pope John Paul II the church has opposed any means of birth control other than the rhythm method. In developing countries the church often tries to use its influence to block both sex education and access to contraceptives. In Kenya, where around a third of people are Catholic and a fifth HIV-positive, it has publicly burned condoms. Now a team from the respected BBC television series Panorama has discovered that the church is going even further. While making a programme on the effects of the pope's policies, the team visited Kenya, Nicaragua and the Philippines. They repeatedly heard the line that condoms have holes in them that allow ... ---------- This is where the free article on-line ends, but the jist of what the church is telling people in Africa is that there are holes in the condoms that allow the HIV virus to pass through and be transmitted between partners. This goes against everything I know that I know about condoms, and indeed I couldn't find one single shred of evidence about "leaky condoms" on the AIDS australia website or on any other respected AIDS-related website. I agree condoms are not perfect, but when used in the correct manner they are very effective in stopping the spread of disease and unwanted pregnancies. Surely better than no protection at all. I agree with the church on one thing, not having sex at all will stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. But people are people and most are going to have sex, marriage nonwithstanding, wether the church or god likes it or not. Why not allow them to protect themselves? I believe that the spreading of this kind of crap, innacurrate, BULLSHIT information in a country when AIDS is the leading cause of death is just evil. Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts. George F. Tiltonood