BS: That's great news!

Subject: BS: That's great news!
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:10 PM

What is? What can we read in the newspapers or watch on TV that fills us with hope, that inspires us? Please go on and list all those great things.......

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Bill D
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:14 PM

you start...I can't find any. (Religious ones don't count)

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: MMario
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:17 PM

go down to the local hospital and visit the nursery. works for me. Or watch a kindergarten at recess.

or listen to KT. (or Mike, or Seamus, Or Mick,Jed,Rick or a couple of dozen others)

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:19 PM

MMario...not sure if you are in UK or US or where but beware of watching children at nursery or kindrgarten as you may be accused of being a paedophile.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:21 PM

Discovery docked safely. Perhaps one day space exploration may lead to some hope.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 03:33 PM

OK. It's actually a good news week for independent thinking Americans.

1) Kenny Boy is dead.

2) A Republican appointed federal judge ruled that Tom DeLay's name must remain on the ballot in his district in Texas, making the seat a near shoe-in to change from Republican to Republicrat.

3) The SCOTUS slapped down the Bush administration's handling of the political prisoners on Guantanamo.

4) Republicrat Joe Lieberman is on his way out the door, and was heckled mercilessly by the grassroots faction of his own party at his 4th of July parade campaign appearance.

5. Rush Limbaugh's Viagra & prostitution holiday are back in the news.

6. The space shuttle was finally launched again, on the 4th of July no less!

7. The UN Human Rights Council has (finally) come out and demanded that Israel back the fuck off and get the hell out of Gaza.

8. The Pirates of Caribbean movie is opening Friday.

9. It was announced Keith Richards will play Johnny Depp's dad in the 3rd film.

10. And in more fabulous movie news, also set to open this weekend is a new film based upon a Philip K. Dick story. Great news for us sci-fi & Philip K. Dick fans.

Finally, on the music news front, Bobert will be appearing on his local PBS channel this weekend.

A good week for us old Greenies all around.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jul 06 - 04:15 PM

Oh wait! I had more movie trivia good news I was going to add!

That Kevin Spacey said he based his Lex Luthor character on Kenny Boy Lay, and that REALLY pissed off conservatives!

According to the Media Research Center, a conservative group monitoring TV and movies for liberal bias, isn't amused, according to The Washington Post. The group claims that out of 219 episodes of 12 major network shows during May/November sweeps last year, guys in business suits working for corporations were 21 times more likely to commit a kidnapping or murder than mobsters, five times more likely than terrorists, and four times more likely than gang members.

Hah! The truth hurts, eh good ole boys?

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Ebbie
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 01:33 AM

'Corporate Gangs'. Has a certain ring to it.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 01:59 AM

Mike, we all wish for different things......

isn't the fact that we do wake up, the morning paper is there....well its not a bad sign, is it?

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Paul Burke
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 03:38 AM

Get the Guardian and do the cryptic crossword. It will (1) fill you with hope that tomorrow's will be easier and (2) inspire you to buy a new dictionary and a thesaurus.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: sian, west wales
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 05:03 AM

I've just come back from working at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod which finishes Saturday. Despite some backsliding on the part of the organizers after last year's good start on a Celtic day (today), it's an event which does the soul good. A sea of smiles. Turks and Kurds, Slavs, Serbs, and every colour and shade of human bean getting along. Hysterical to see the Punjabi and Zulu dancers adapting their dances to each others music, and falling about laughing.

Proves it - this global friendship thing - does work given a chance.

sian

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Mr Fox
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 06:35 AM

For birding Brits:

Avocets

Sea eagles

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 06:51 AM

An ancient Silk Road reopened high in the Himalayas on Thursday to mark the beginning of a new era in trade and diplomatic relations between massive neighbors China and India after more than 40 years of war, mistrust and suspicion.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: GUEST,Optimist
Date: 07 Jul 06 - 07:49 PM

There's always something to be optimistic about.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: LadyJean
Date: 08 Jul 06 - 01:06 AM

I just put a pint of currants in my freezer. I'll use them for my Christmas baking. I have two red currant bushes in my garden, and this year, I got a whole pint from them.
Next year-----CURRANT WINE! Now there's something to be optimistic about.

Subject: RE: BS: That's great news!
From: Tootler
Date: 08 Jul 06 - 06:20 PM

Red Kites recently released in NE England have bred.

The link doesn't show this, but it was on local TV a little while back.