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After the uprising of the 17th June
The Secretary of the Writers Union
Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
Stating that the people
Had forfeited the confidence of the government
And could win it back only
By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?

Ulm 1592.

Said the Tailor to the Bishop:
Believe me, I can fly.
Watch me while I try.
And he stood with things
That looked like wings
On the great church roof-
That is quite absurd
A wicked, foolish lie,
For man will never fly,
A man is not a bird,
Said the Bishop to the Tailor.

Said the People to the Bishop:
The Tailor is quite dead,
He was a stupid head.
His wings are rumpled ...

Two stories in my local newspaper:

Magpie thieves attack woman

Savage magpie attack blinds boy

Same park. Clue: don't rob magpie nests.

It occurred to me last night that Japan had a major nuclear accident - and where was Godzilla? Seriously?

Or Gamera? Mothra? Excuse me? Any freakin' radioactive monster?

Total fail, Japan.

Peter Cushing was the ubergeek. He played Doctor Who in two movies in the 60s, was Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, and, through his roles in Hammer horror films, was a primary source of inspiration for the "Cleric" class in Dungeons and Dragons.

And there's this...

All hail the ubergeek!