In fact, the deadliest job in America is abattoir cleaner, but they are mostly illegal immigrants, so their deaths doesn't show in statitics. Sometimes the cleaners got minced - literally. Not to mention other deadly trauma or poisonous chemicals. That's something to think about when you have a Big Mac.

And no, I'm not a vegetarian, I'm just european. :D

That beard is hilarious. It looks like a black ferret is sleeping on his jaw, or a nest of social weaver birds.

The trouble with the whole thing is that if a muslim gets sacked even for a good reason, he can always cry out that it was because of racism or islamophobia. They know that those two words make us westies humble and apologetic. The "racist-card" always works: no one wants to question it or doubt it, because they fear that they would be accused of racism.

Lovely! One could spend a happy day digging for treasures and rarities, have a cuppatee or five, and then continue treasure hunting... oh yeah!

Orcas are not whales, and they are not dangerous to humans (especially when they are, erm, sitting in a boat..) either.

The penguin was a cute little fella :) And lucky, too.

Greetings from Finland! Everyone is truly embarrassed about this, us being the laughing stock of the whole world right now. The government official film inspectors office is an old-fashioned institute that embraces bureaucracy over common sense.

If the maker of Teletubbies wanted to save some money and wouldn't pay for official inspection, it would be "adults only", too.

For many years there have been discussion about whether we should shut down the entire office, because it's useless and expensive. This stupid little incident made finally the government officials to join this conversation and maybe it finally happens.

People are celebrating all over the world. Here in the far corner of Europe, in the tiny country of Finland everyone is happy and relieved. Everyone is talking about Obama and how the republican reign of terror is about to end. Can you hear the joyful singing and cheering? It's coming from Europe too :)

It's relatively easy to forget dead animals in freezers. My dad has had a bohemian waxwing in the freezer for about 20 years now. He finds it from there in every two or three years and says "I should finally take this to the taxidermist", puts it back and forgets it again. I guess it will be there for the next 20 years as well.

Ye gods, that was amazing! Maybe weapons are solar based in the future. Mind you, the sun is shining all the time, we just don't see it in the night ;) maybe some day it's possible to redirect the heat ray (or sunbeam or whatever, english is not my mother tongue, but you know what I mean) to the "dark side" of the Earth with mirrors sent to the orbit. Who knows, stranger things have happened :)

In Savonlinna, Finland there's a medieval restaurant that sells tar flavoured ice cream. It's quite good, actually.

In America, the promised land of lawsuits, more appropriate phrase is "Caveat venditor", let te seller beware ;)

Die dulci freure! (Have a nice day!)