Slow Day Omnibus

Today's Hash of Links is loosely themed CRAZY.

1. Harmony Week Ad: the Saga Continues
UPDATE: We have a Muslim doctor, though not an African one, and we've reverted once more to the Northbridge location. Still no confirmation on when we shoot, although that Friday delivery date is getting awfully close.

2. Ever wanted to go ghost or UFO hunting, but just didn't know how to track down the buggers? What you need is a Ghost and UFO Detector. They come in a variety of models and prices, and apparently with a warranty. Ghosts and little green men not included.

3. The self-styled World Police, Uncle Sam, have done it again.

Agencies tasked with defending America from terrorism were among the top employers of workers with phony diplomas identified by the GAO. The Department of Defense employs 257 of them. Transportation has 17. Justice has 13; Homeland Security, 12; Treasury, eight.

They can't even run basic background checks on their own people, and they want to tell us how to secure our borders and fight terrorism. You have to laugh.

4. The technical (or fancy) term for a grammatical mistake is solecism. There, now you've learned something. Memorise, if you can, the following solecisms of George Bush and impress friends, strangers, and everybody else in your address book.

5. Check out Snopes' 25 Hottest Urban Legends. If you haven't encountered them yet, wait. They'll show up in your mailbox sooner or later.

6. Here's another great gift idea, particularly with Valentine's Day coming up. The Crazy For You teddy bear, designed to show your true love how much they drive you nuts, apparently, and to infuriate mental health organisations everywhere.

7. Now this is a funky idea that community broadcasters should take up: Crazy Radio, and Crazy TV - shows hosted by the certified insane. It's therapeautic for them, and unpredictable entertainment for us. Everyone wins.


Right. Back to answering phones in the exciting, chaos-filled, computer-crashing world of community television.