Appropriate Monuments, Brothels on Wheels, and Ape Rights

So, no sooner said than the weather turns all grey, hailstorming and my dill in the windowbox starts swimming away. Oh, and of course the last minute goal trick of Turkey didn't quite work, as Germany copied that strategy...

Have you ever wondered how you will ever be able to convey the ineptitude of someone to future generations? Well, some San Franciscans have. Just so that nobody gets mistaken, they have proposed to name a sewage works after George W. Bush.

Feel like the zoo doesn't do the animals justice? Makes them unhappy? Then why not go to Spain, where they are proposing a law to give apes the rights humans enjoy. So expect to see the animals lounging about on sofas, drinking beer, and collecting social security cheques, serving you your next drink aboard a long distance flight, and coming to repair you fridge. Just don't mention try to take out the film Planet of the Apes...

Planning a great day out in Florida? Maybe a bachelor party? Well you can forget that limo with dancing girls within, as the police have just charged the workers with claims like "transportation for the purpose of prostitution". I'm wonder why such a law exist there...

Now back down to enjoying the sun, or rain, or hail. Oh, I don't know, anything?

How to make a Volvo exciting, safety of black holes

The weather's done another twist, and made it actually sunny for Wimbledon for once (despite everyone around Europe watching the UEFA Cup - the British stand strong and watch the tennis).

Now what you've all been waiting for, the magic feat of making a Volvo exciting. Yes, a man managed to get 13 people in it and drove around at 20mph before being pulled over. That was it. What more did you expect, a miracle?

Now after some speculation of the new LHC in CERN being able to produce black holes that will swallow the universe as we know it, a scientific inquiry has resulted in a long report stating that there is no risk to this universe, and that they will soon be switching on the power. So now you can all go and sleep at night again. Of course, they also said the same about there being no extra-terrestrial life...

So after the underdogs coming strong in the football, we only have 3 more matches to make it through. Following current statistics, that would mean, russia will beat spain, turkey will beat germany, and then russia will beat turkey in the final...let's see if that holds true...

Spray the oil...

Sudoku Judgement, Pig in Boots, Welsh UFOs and German Anthem

So how many of you have faith in the judicial system of your country? And how many of you believe you would do your duty well if asked to be a juror for a trial? Well, in Australia a drugs trial was aborted after it was noticed that some of the jurors were fervently writing notes during the proceedings, but in a vertical manner. Upon investigation it was found that they were playing sudoku whilst listening to evidence, apparently because they had got bored...

Most farmers believe they have seen everything. However, one was surprised when one of his pigs seemed to be afraid of mud. They soon found a solution though - fitting the animal out in wellington boots. You have to see the video :) Next to come are cats afraid of milk...

Now one for all you football fans out there. Yes, I know England is not playing in the cup this year, but for that we did have to English teams in the final of the European Championship. Anyways, here in Mainz city centre one tends to hear who has won a match without turning on the telly. The fans of the victorious team will go around in their cars honking their horns for a good hour or two before going back home to bed. This is okay for teams like Croatia, Holland, France etc, but as soon as the Germans win there's smashed bottles all over the streets, shouting into the early hours, and a lot of VW Golf and Mercedes honking. Well, if that wasn't enough, after yesterday's narrow win by Turkey, you can imagine the amount of noise there was. Cars full to the brim with people hanging out of the windows, sunroof, with the boot open all holding their national flags and shouting. And when the Turks go around honking, it isn't just for an hour or two. It's until their petrol runs out...

Keeping on the football line, swiss tv made a great mistake in their showing of the Germany against Austria match. When the national anthems were sung, subtitles were shown. However, for the German anthem, they showed the first verse of the hymn, made popular during 1939-45 and because of that no longer sung, which starts "German Germany, above everything...". You can imagine what the politicians here thought of it..

This time of the year something strange happens down in Wiltshire. Thousand of people dressed in weird gowns, hoods, with staffs and unusual names gather around Stonehenge and await the summer solstice. As the sun comes up it's light passes through a small slit between the stones and is said to be magic. This year about 33 thousand people attended despite some wet weather.

And for those of you who are still out there looking for signs of extra-terrestrial life, help is at hand. Welsh police sighted a UFO whilst out in their helicopter and tried to chase it. The official report has yet to be seen...

So, back on earth the football goes on, and Radio Bongo keeps playing some great tunes.

Come on you refs...