Jimbo

agreed, its no different to sitting infront of the radio on a Sunday night waiting for Bruno Brooks to read out the charts with a C90 cassette ready to tape your favourite tracks. When I was a lad anyhow.

keep it for the wank-bank mate.

The Nasca lines intrigue me, it seems difficult to imagine how they could have been created without aerial intervention. Surely they're just scaled up drawings? For example if you drew a spider with legs on pace long, then you could draw in the sand a spider with legs ten paces long? I understand what you are saying Dave, but it seems incredible to draw something so accurately at that scale without being able to see it from the air, and at what purpose too ? surely you would be creating such an image for someone viewing from altitude ? That's a fair point. I could only suggest that it wasn't meant for human eyes, instead it was an offering to Gods. The accuracy is impressive, but then so are the pyramids, they too are a monumental undertaking seemingly beyond the technology of the day. But there they are, all man-made and what not. I agree they're incredible, but I don't think they're advanced ancient civilisation, nor alien. (by the by, I'm entirely in the "close encounters" camp in that, I do believe Aliens exist, not so sure they'd let us know about it however. ) True, if the ancients could build a pyramid then they definitely could do a giant cartoon spider. I don't disagree, both creations are fascinating, in my opinion, and I'm sure modern man has yet to learn the significance of either, although to describe the images at Nasca as "cartoon" is a little bit insulting to such an ancient culture, its a bit like describing the Pyramids as a conservatory, as well as the Spider and Monkey images at Nasca, there are also "runway" like images too which aren't as obviously explainable in their purpose.

The Nasca lines intrigue me, it seems difficult to imagine how they could have been created without aerial intervention. Surely they're just scaled up drawings? For example if you drew a spider with legs on pace long, then you could draw in the sand a spider with legs ten paces long? I understand what you are saying Dave, but it seems incredible to draw something so accurately at that scale without being able to see it from the air, and at what purpose too ? surely you would be creating such an image for someone viewing from altitude ?

Probably because neither of them understand why they're there I noticed that too Bearing in mind Keegan had congratulated him on his conditioning this week.

FYP

Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil' The Arctic is estimated to hold 90bn barrels of untapped oil, according to figures from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS says the area has three times as much untapped natural gas as oil. Drilling plans in the Arctic have been controversial, with environment groups worried about the effect on wildlife. While oil prices have been falling in recent days to around $125 a barrel, many analysts expect oil prices to remain high, and even to rise again. The figures from the USGS are said to be the first estimate of the energy available north of the Arctic circle. According to the survey, the Arctic holds about 13% of the world's undiscovered oil, 30% of the undiscovered natural gas, and 20% of the undiscovered natural gas liquids. "Before we can make decisions about our future use of oil and gas and related decisions about protecting endangered species, native communities and the health of our planet, we need to know what's out there," said USGS director Mark Myers. US President George W Bush has already urged Congress to end a ban on drilling for oil in US coastal waters, to make the US less reliant on imports. Exploration companies believe the recent rapid ice melt in the Arctic may make it easier to get reserves out of the region. The oil and gas is said to be recoverable using current technology, but the USGS said it "did not consider economic factors such as the effects of permanent sea ice or oceanic water depth in its assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources".

http://www.news-daily.com/main.asp?Section...ArticleID=24626 Cop claims to have body of 'Bigfoot' By Daniel Silliman dsilliman@news-daily.com A Clayton County Police officer, and his friend, claim to have the body of a Bigfoot. The animal -- a legendary, hairy hominid that supposedly lives in remote forests -- is said to be dead, frozen, and "shocking." Matthew Whitton, a 28-year-old, who has been with the department for six years, and Rick Dyer, a 31-year-old former correctional officer, posted a video on youtube.com, last week, claiming to have the male Bigfoot corpse, alleged evidence that the much-hunted and often hoaxed monster, is a real, living species. The video shows black garbage bags draped over a formless hulk, and promises revelations are coming soon. "It's not a mythological creature that there's just one of," Whitton says on the Internet video. "It's a species that may be really rare, but they're actually out there breeding." Whitton and Dyer co-own bigfoottracker.com, offering exploration expeditions in the North Georgia Mountains for $499, apparently with dogs, traps and tracking techniques. Whitton, speaking to the Clayton News Daily the week before the alleged discovery, said the tracking business is an active hobby and he firmly believed in Bigfoot. He said he knew where a family of Bigfoot lived, in Georgia, and planned to lead an expedition to find them in September. On their web site the next week, Whitton and Dyer announced an alleged discovery: "We have located a family of Bigfoot, and besides the clear photos and video, we have something even more shocking, a BODY." The Clayton County Police Department responded to the news with an official statement giving the department some distance. "That's his own personal business," said Police Chief Jeff Turner. "That has nothing to do with the business of the Clayton County Police Department. As long as he's not engaged in any type of illegal activity, his business is his business." Turner said it is against department policy for any officer to represent himself or herself online, as an officer or anything other than an individual, private citizen, and said he does not know that Whitton has violated that policy. Whitton is currently on leave, recovering from a gunshot wound to his left hand during a response to a Stockbridge armed robbery earlier this month. The people who believe in Bigfoot and are searching for evidence responded to the announcement with a mixture of disbelief, ridicule and hope. The Bigfoot Field Research Organization, a California-based group claiming there have been 61 Bigfoot sightings in Georgia, officially described Whitton and Dyer as "idiots" and "clowns," and warned their claims are a scam to advertise their business. Tal H. Branco, an Arkansas man who writes a regular column about Bigfoot research, said a lot of Bigfoot people think the whole thing's a hoax, but a lot of people are hoping, too, that they do have a Bigfoot body. "Maybe Whitton did obtain the hard evidence required to solve one of the world's greatest mysteries," Branco said. "It is apparently being promoted by a police officer that has everything to lose as far as his profession is concerned, if it is a game, a hoax or just a joke. On the other hand, if it is true, and the Bigfoot body is in his custody ... his decision to announce it on an Internet web site before the body was examined by an expert certainly indicates a lack of good judgment." In one video, posted online by "RDYER678," Whitton and Dyer interview a "pathologist" who is shocked at the Bigfoot, but then, in a follow-up video, the pair admits the "doctor of pathology" is actually Whitton's brother. Standing in a kitchen, Whitton's brother says to the camera, "Live and let live. What happened to that? Guys just trying to have a little fun, you know?" Dyer said the claims are not a prank, though, and not just an attempt to have fun. Reached on his cell phone Tuesday, he insisted the body is real and will be unveiled on Sept. 1 on the web site. "Why would we jeopardize Matt's job? Why would we risk the embarrassment of the backlash that we would get? We just have a lot to lose if this is a hoax ... I thought Bigfoot trackers and hunters were ridiculous and I made fun of them, to be honest, and I still do. They know nothing as fact. We do," Dyer said. Dyer said the Internet announcement and the obvious lie were meant to draw detractors and "build hype." Other Bigfoot researchers were dismissed by Dyer, and he said he and Whitton are the best trackers because they "have a body." He said the animal is about eight-feet tall, and about equal to the size of "three silverbacks," adult male gorillas, and nothing like the reported descriptions in the books. "I've never seen anything like this," he said. "It's a lot more than animal." Dyer did not say how they came into possession of the carcass, and declined to let a news reporter look at it, but swore it was being well-preserved and would be revealed. Dyer said he and Whitton plan to sell the Bigfoot body and make a lot of money. "As of right now," he said, "we've been offered a million bucks for it, from a very credible source. But we'll make 10 times that. This will change history forever." http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bigfoot-body/ http://www.bigfoottracker.com/

The Nasca lines intrigue me, it seems difficult to imagine how they could have been created without aerial intervention.

Owen is wearing his shirt out to cover his swollen balls from having the mumps.

No money in anti-gravity engines, they don't use oil.

Surely the lack of a gigantic leap in technology merely proves that they haven't shared information, it doesn't mean that the governments aren't aware that we are being visited by ET's on a regular basis.

There is a big difference between knowing that we have been visited and sharing of technology.

I have little sympathy for the music industry, they flex their muscles and threaten file sharing folk who, more than likely have been buying records and tapes and CD's and suchlike for years, yet feel it perfectly acceptable to give away CD's (and DVD's) free on the front of the Mail on Sunday.

Martins heads home after mother's death NEWCASTLE UNITED striker Oba Martins was on his way back to Nigeria tonight after the death of his mother in Lagos. The player was handed compassionate leave by United after Alhaja Martins collapsed during the early hours of the morning and was later confirmed dead in hospital. Martins will now be unavailable for United for the immediate future with Newcastle heading to Doncaster on Saturday.

Worst poll since Graham.

FORMER NASA astronaut and moonwalker Dr Edgar Mitchell - a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission - has stunningly claimed aliens do exist. And he says extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions - but the alien contact has been repeatedly covered up by governments for six decades. Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.' He said supposedly real-life ET's were similar to the traditional image of a small frame, large eyes and head. Chillingly, he claimed our technology is "not nearly as sophisticated" as theirs and "had they been hostile", he warned "we would be been gone by now". Dr Mitchell, along with with Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard, holds the record for the longest ever moon walk, at nine hours and 17 minutes following their 1971 mission. "I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real," Dr Mitchell said. "It's been well covered up by all our governments for the last 60 years or so, but slowly it's leaked out and some of us have been privileged to have been briefed on some of it. "I've been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it's been happening quite a bit." Dr Mitchell, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics claimed Roswell was real and similar alien visits continue to be investigated. He told the astonished Kerrang! radio host Nick Margerrison: "This is really starting to open up. I think we're headed for real disclosure and some serious organisations are moving in that direction." Mr Margerrison said: "I thought I'd stumbled on some sort of astronaut humour but he was absolutely serious that aliens are definitely out there and there's no debating it." Officials from NASA, however, were quick to play the comments down. In a statement, a spokesman said: "NASA does not track UFOs. NASA is not involved in any sort of cover up about alien life on this planet or anywhere in the universe. 'Dr Mitchell is a great American, but we do not share his opinions on this issue.'

Talkspurt? I'd get better info out of me mam! http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3861411,00.html your mam just sent me this link.

Having a medical at Sunderland according to Talksport.

Shock horror, Sunderland sign an Irishman Sunderland have completed the surprise signing of Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Nick Colgan. The 34-year-old has penned a one-year deal at the Stadium of Light after leaving Ipswich at the end of last season. Colgan recently had a trial at Bradford, but failed to win a deal at Valley Parade. However, Keane has decided to offer the former Chelsea man the chance to play in the Premier League and he will provide cover for No.1 Craig Gordon. "It's a huge challenge which I'm really looking forward to," Colgan told the club's official website. "I got the call from the gaffer and he gave me 24 hours to think about it, but I think it took me about 24 seconds to decide!

Reyes snubs Magpies - reports Winger refuses to confirm rumours he is in talks with Monaco By Francisco Acedo Last updated: 24th July 2008 Atletico Madrid winger Jose Antonio Reyes has refused to confirm reports that he has turned down a move to Newcastle United in favour of a switch to Monaco. Reyes has been linked with a summer move away from Atletico despite only signing at Vicente Calderon from Arsenal last July. Newcastle were believed to be lining up an offer for the 24-year-old, and reports emanating from Spain have suggested Reyes has rejected personal terms. It is claimed he is now in advanced talks with Ligue 1 club Monaco after Atletico accepted a bid worth €7million (£5.5million). Reyes said: "I am calm. My agent is dealing with the matter."

Happy Birthday dude !

Dirty 'arry for me.