B-List Archive
November 2002
Postings to the B-List.
Subject: B-List: Pet Stories
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:37:55 +1030
1. "People may draw more support from furry friends than spouses, human allies"
< http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-09/cfta-pmd091802.php >
2. "Pampered pets have increasingly lavish lifestyle"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_682881.html >
3. Owner/Pet Lookalike Stories
* "Tokyo plays host to pet look-a-like contest"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_693074.html >
* "Lookalike award for drag queen and chihuahua"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_696203.html >
* GMTV - Pet lookalikes
< http://www.gmtv.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3269 >
4. "Cat starts fire but saves family"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s707117.htm >
5. "Parrot saves flat by shrieking 'Fire'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_665644.html >
6. "US hunter shot by own dog"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_697085.html >
7. "Dog is deputy's best friend"
< http://www.gazeta.ru/2002/08/01/kz_m58902.shtml >
8. "Stray dogs used as mobile billboards in Russian city"
< http://www.orange-today.co.uk/news/story/sm_674753.html >
9. "Dogs to be used to advertise"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_702163.html >
Subject: B-List: Music to the Ears?
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 07:24:39 +1030
1. "Composer makes symphony out of lift conversations"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_693994.html >
2. "Babies recognise mother's tunes"
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2125207.stm >
3. "Personalised 'brain music' helps sleep"
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2198316.stm >
4. "Cats Set Purring to Their Own Music"
< http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020829/5/omc4.html >
5. "Bach may ease dogs' bite: researchers"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s710116.htm >
6. "Insect swarming inspires jazz software"
< http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992242 >
7. Mathemusician John Greschak
< http://www.greschak.com/index.htm >
Subject: B-List: A Stone's Throw
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:19:26 +1030
1. "Fashion victim tourist stoned by worried locals"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_698405.html >
2. "Hundreds injured in Indian 'stone throwing festival'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_666315.html >
3. "'Meteorite' hits girl"
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2218755.stm >
Subject: B-List: Back to Work
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 07:39:32 +1030
1. "Employees find computers more useful than their bosses"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_693909.html >
2. "Boss gives hardworking staff a playground"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_658851.html >
3. "BBC boss tells staff to switch jobs for the day"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s681173.htm >
4. "Engineer Designs 'Airbag Desk' for Tired Staff"
< http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=1593272 >
5. "Office worker loses ?1,000 over photo of friends on desk"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_628950.html >
6. "Steward allegedly fired after whistling while he worked"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_705845.html >
7. "Worker wears kilt in dress-code protest"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_699134.html >
8. "'Office Rage' -- Feel Like Punching a Colleague?"
< http://ca.news.yahoo.com/020814/5/oc6a.html >
Subject: B-List: Linkin' Kennedy
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 07:43:07 +1030
Linkin' Kennedy
< http://www.snopes.com/history/american/linckenn.htm >
Examines a number of bizarre coincidences between the assassinations
of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
Subject: B-List: For the Christmas Shopping List
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:46:23 +1030
1. "For sale: silk purse made from sow's ears"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s719526.htm >
2. "Schoolgirl invents Wallace and Gromit style bed"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_700584.html >
3. "Intelligent pool table will make a player of you yet"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_699966.html >
4. "PluggedIn: an Internet Fridge That Yields E-Mail"
< http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1672764 >
5. "British scientists develop robotic ironing machine"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_689015.html >
6. "Scots man invents the tumblefryer"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_708447.html >
7. "Chef Paul Prudhomme's Turducken"
< http://www.gumbopages.com/food/poultry/turducken.html >
8. "Scottish firm brings fragrant mobile messaging a step closer"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_689613.html >
9. "Gadget spells no more tears, inventor claims"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s696672.htm >
Subject: B-List: Unusual Competitions
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 07:16:54 +1030
As they say: you have to be in it to win it ...
1. "World's Biggest Liar fends off devious opposition"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s727745.htm >
2. "Air guitar legends strike a chord"
< http://asia.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/24/finland.guitar/index.html >
3. "Wendy's a knitting star in the US"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_699886.html >
4. "British team clean-up at ironing competition"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_675530.html >
5. ISA International Tree Climbing Championship
< http://www2.champaign.isa-arbor.com/conference2000/itcc.html >
6. "Inmates vie for Miss Prison crown"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s726480.htm >
7. "Wake up! Australia to stage its first national sheep counting competition"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_669633.html >
8. "250 to compete for rock, paper, scissors title"
< http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/1112RockPaperScissors12-ON.html >
Rock, Paper, Scissors: Gambits
< http://www.worldrps.com/gambits.html >
Subject: B-List: What's In A Name?
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:46:17 +1030
A. Names in the News
1. "Fan changes name to 'Save Barnsley FC'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_695856.html >
2. "Town rejects proposal to change its name to 'Got Milk?'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_705082.html >
3. "Will the real Bill Wyman please tune up?"
< http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/living/1102/14wyman.html >
4. "Harrison Ford gets ant named after him"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_710799.html >
5. "Moo-donna Tops Name List"
< http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-12170385,00.html >
B. About Names
1. Name Search - firstnames and surnames
< http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html >
Lookup the popularity of first (and last) names in the US.
#1 for girls - Mary
#1 for boys - James
2. First Names & What They Mean
< http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/ >
3. Behind the Name - the etymology and history of first names
< http://www.behindthename.com/ >
4. Find out what your name means, using numerology
< http://www.aahoroscopes.com/names.shtml >
5. How important is your name?
< http://www.kabalarians.com/gkh/your.htm >
"The Kabalarian Philosophy contains the knowledge of the Mathematical
Principle, which demonstrates the existence of nine basic forces of
conscious intelligence that manifest in a natural sequence and operate
through language and time, through name and the date of birth, to
determine the mind, the pattern of thinking, and the life experiences
of the individual."
Subject: B-List: What The ... ?
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 07:50:07 +1030
1. "Restaurant comes clean about toilet seats"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s727279.htm >
2. "Australians urged to shower together"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_701173.html >
3. "Greece bans 'living dead dolls'"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s731411.htm >
4. "Duct Tape Therapy"
< http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/14/health/main525523.shtml >
5. "School teaches pupils 'Baa, baa white sheep'"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_707473.html >
6. "One in three have sent text messages to the wrong person"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_711527.html >
7. "Struggling playboy goes on TV to ask public to support his lifestyle"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_708497.html >
Subject: B-List: Alternative Study and Career Options
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 07:14:43 +1030
1. "Are you pulling my leg? Clown school?"
< http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1037529416325390.xml >
2. "University criticised for 'beer drinking' course"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_703345.html >
3. "Australian university offers degree in surfing"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_673126.html >
4. "Curry taster gives up job to save her relationship"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_681317.html >
5. "Europe's first school for witches and wizards opens in Austria"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_666852.html >
6. "Replacement sought for New Zealand's official wizard"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_656692.html >
7. "Yodelling instructors surprised to be back in fashion"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_670106.html >
8. Pimp Kit
< http://www.pimphats.com/002_hats.htm >
< http://www.pimphats.com/02_bling.htm >
9. The Auto Repossession Business
< http://www.pimall.com/nais/n.repo.html >
Subject: B-List: Brit Survey Findings
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 07:27:30 +1030
1. "Survey finds Britons stingy in love and money"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s689890.htm >
2. "New poll says Britons becoming a nation of bores"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_705207.html >
3. "Flirting and gossiping, it's just another day in the office"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s733040.htm >
4. "Almost half of Britons believe Blair is Bush's 'lapdog'"
< http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,1271,-2169096,00.html >
5. "War Leader Churchill Wins Battle of Britons"
< http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=1797792 >
6. "Lavish Christmas Gifts Are Out Once Couples Marry"
< http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=1800532 >
Subject: B-List: Would You Believe ... ?
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 07:40:46 +1030
1. "Prince Charles crowned Britain's Beer Drinker of Year"
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s729881.htm >
2. "Partying Daughter Grounded, Foot Nailed to Floor"
< http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=1814578 >
3. "Advert attacking Bush's intelligence banned"
< http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,848335,00.html >
4. "Local Dog Pre-Approved For Several Credit Cards"
< http://www.newsnet5.com/news/1808760/detail.html >
5. "Indian temple orders giant sandals for footsore elephant"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_717987.html >
6. "10,000 Room Moon-Themed Casino Imagined For Vegas"
< http://www.local6.com/sh/travelgetaways/stories/travel-lasvegas-180387520021124-151128.html >
7. "German beer drinkers are bathing in it"
< http://www.reuters.co.uk//newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=1808661 >
8. "Pole claims world pole-sitting record"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_717382.html >
9. "Japanese man makes perilous train journey"
(sitting on a 10 centimetre thick cable connecting two train carriages)
< http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s728977.htm >
10. "When Spun Really Fast, CDs Explode"
< http://www.qedata.se/e_js_n-cdrom.htm >
Interesting report available by request
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