25 Aug 2004
Cheney rejects gay marriage ban

Cracks in the wall ...

US Vice-President Dick Cheney opposes a federal ban on gay marriage - seemingly contradicting George Bush.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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Sheep pine for absent friends

Certainly not the normal venue for contributions to my agriculture category, but hey: maybe they're looking to set up an online Registery (pun intended) of sheep pix!

The Cambridge University team which discovered that sheep prefer happy, smiley people has once again pushed back the envelope of ovine understanding with the revelation that sheep cheer up when they see snapshots of friends and relatives.

(link) [The Register]

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More Google Bombing

Google "bastards" and hit the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. Guaranteed to bring a smile, at least for as long as it works (and you'll know it's working if you get to a certain software firm's web address)!

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