* Sh*t for brains.
Steven Hawking (Obviously he hasn't got excrement for brains) has suggested that as we've completely cacked up this planet we should urgently be looking for a new one. This he says is important for the survival of the human race. Whether the survival of the human race is a good idea has not yet been debated. Over here in the land of hangovers a number of punters in the street were asked what they thought. This is always a recipe for disappointment as thinking is not encouraged in England where reciting platitudes is preferred. When one such punter was asked whether we might not just cack up another planet he responded that we (the human race) would not because we would have learnt from history. How we all roared at this naive point of view. 'Away home and fix your head' was the chorus greeting this response.
One thing which we have learnt from history, almost a law of history, is that nobody learns anything from history. No matter how much information is provided about an event or period of history everybody is left with the feeling that something has been omitted that would complete the picture but nobody has any idea what it is.
My personal attitude is along the lines of yeah right Steven let's get the hell out of here.

* Mel Gibson's new film.
The BBC was out and about hoping that Mel's new film would be a flop because:
a) They said the 'Passion of Christ' would flop and it didn't despite all the anti-Mel and anti-film tirades.
b) Mel was arrested for being drunk and said 'the Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world' or something like that.
The BBC is keen that this politically incorrect and minority view of history should see him consigned to Hollywood history.
What is most interesting is that when people are arrested for being very drunk on tequila in charge of a vehicle this is not the sort of comment they normally make. Here in 'drunk as a skunk' England something along the lines of 'P*ss off filth', 'Come-on then, me and you', 'I know where you live your dead', etc is the general response. I feel it is the duty of all English persons, with their desire to imitate all thing American' should now take to expressing controversial positions on historical events.
'When arrested your Honour the accused shouted loudly that the number of people murdered by Stalin was greatly exaggerated, at this point a crowd gathered disputing loudly and he was taken into custody for his own protection.'
'On removing the accused from her vehicle, she bawled loudly that it had been a mistake for England to give up India.'
This should make binge Britain a more interesting place.