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With a shileighleigh up my arse and a shamrock up my nose, to be sure, to be sure

Happy St Patricks Day!

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Hi

There is an item on ebay that I have wanted since I was a kid but they will only ship within the states:(

I've contacted the seller and they are adamant that they will not ship overseas because of problems in the past.

Not sure why, papal solves this ssue you'd think, but...

Are there any Americans on here that would be willing to bid for me? I would set my highest bid and pay it into your paypal right away!

If i win it they would send it to you, then you could forward it to me.
And I will pick all costs of course.

I know it's a lot to ask but I would be extremely grateful( for what it's worth!)
Please mail me if you feel you could help me out (and I will try to assure you that I'm a trustworthy person!).

There are two days left to go.

Thanks a million

Johnny

Is this old news? Cos its the first I heard if it!

This is how someone on ebay describes this Johnny Nemo book;

"A compendium of Johnny Nemo stories, including the "Spice of Death" series which was made into "Strange Days" the movie."

Strange Days-Los Angeles, December 30, 1999 -- The eve of the Millenium. In the digital underground of the violent and chaotic city, human experience is bought and sold as the newest form of illicit entertainment. Meet Lenny Nero -- street hustler, ex-cop, panhandler of stolen dreams.

Johnny Nemo/Lenny Nero?

Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=35775&item=6511950054&rd=1&ssPageName=WD2V" target="_blank">Nemo/Strange Days

Some of you might know european comic artist Enki Bilal
Here is his new movie -looks great!

Link: http://www.immortel-lefilm.com/" target="_blank">Bilal film

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Seeing as a lot of people aren't exactly breaking a sweat in work this week how about posting some of the best links you saw this year?

http://208.53.131.73/files01/americafy.swf

Link: http://208.53.131.73/files01/americafy.swf" target="_blank">America - Fuck Yeah!

Have you ever been frustrated by an inability to see a character you've imagined? Are you constantly asking (all right, begging) your "artist friend" for an illustration because you can't draw a straight line with a ruler?

Now your frustrations are over! Thanks to the HeroMachine, you can dynamically create your own customized character portrait. With intuitive controls and high-quality illustrations, the HeroMachine offers millions of possible combinations that will bring your imagination alive.

"I'm not prone to hyperbole, but HeroMachine 2.0 rocks so hard it'll make your neighbors deaf ... Seriously, this is the most useful and versatile RPG aid for the computer that may ever be written." -- Andy Kitkowski, RPG.net Reviews

Link: http://www.heromachine.com/" target="_blank">Heromachine

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This site rules- not easy to use mind but lots of fun

Link: http://www.imaginationatwork.com/Imagine?_nolivecache&aDrawingID=20041130_083259454_1824806868_irl&_lscid=73636210" target="_blank">My attempt

This is fantastic

Link: http://www.cyphic.net/zoomquilt/zoom.htm" target="_blank">wow-trippy

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free print sample service
To allow you to experience the amazing print quality of the Epson Stylus PRO 4000, we are offering you a free print sample service. We will print your precious image FREE on the Epson Stylus PRO 4000 using Epson media with Epson Ultrachrome ink. Don't take our word for it, see for yourself...

To take advantage of the service simply register below and then send your image on CD to the Epson Print Centre indicating your media preference and we will return a stunning print sample to you printed up to A2 size on the Epson Stylus Pro 4000 within 15 working days.

This looks good to me! And you can alwys block the spam that will undoubtedly follow!
 

Link: http://www.epson.co.uk/4000sample/" target="_blank">Free Prints

Some of you might be interested in this?

"We need your help to finish building the interface for the Hitchhiker game.

Many of the more exotic locations and items still need graphics. Send us your illustrations and the best will be added to the game. "

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/pictures.shtml" target="_blank">Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

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Some of you might be interested in this?

"We need your help to finish building the interface for the Hitchhiker game.

Many of the more exotic locations and items still need graphics. Send us your illustrations and the best will be added to the game. "

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/pictures.shtml" target="_blank">Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy competition

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Anyone here going to this?

What is Octocon?
Simply put, Octocon is Ireland's national Science Fiction convention.

Not quite so simply put; Octocon is an gathering of fans of science fiction, fantasy and horror. It runs for a whole weekend and takes place every October. Well, almost every October; after twelve years without a break, Octocon took 2003 off for a breather. This year, it's happening on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of October.


Guests include
Paul J. Holden, Matt Smith( Thargs little helper)
Harry Harrison, and ...er .. some goth type writers I've never heard of

I'll be there tomorrow, propping up the bar most likely

Link: http://www.octocon.com/2004/" target="_blank">Octocon

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Check this out- some of it looks great

Link: http://www.movie-list.com/s/sin-city.html" target="_blank">Sin City the Movie

Seeing as some of you seem well -travelled I was wondering if anyone has any advice and suggestions
I'm off to Venice in a month or so for about a week. I've heard that a day or so is long enough to spend there?And a trip on a gondola is 100 euros(!!??please tell me that's wrong)
So I'm also thinking of going over to Croatia and maybe Slovenia too-
Anyone here been there/done that?
Any info greatly appreciated

Woman Arrested, Cuffed for Eating Candy

Thu Jul 29, 2:21 PM ET  Add Strange News - AP to My Yahoo!
 

By CANDACE SMITH, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - A government scientist finishing a candy bar on her way into a subway station where eating is prohibited was arrested, handcuffed and detained for three hours by transit police.

   

Stephanie Willett said she was eating a PayDay bar on an escalator descending into a station July 16 when an officer warned her to finish it before entering the station. Both Willett and police agree that she nodded and put the last bit into her mouth before throwing the wrapper into a trash can.


Willett, a 45-year-old Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) scientist, told radio station WTOP that the officer then followed her into the station, one of several in downtown Washington.


"Don't you have some other crimes you have to take care of?" Willett said she told the officer.


Washington has been under heightened security because of the continuing threat of terrorism. And last week, police declared a citywide crime emergency over rising juvenile crime.


The transit police officer asked for Willett's identification, but Willett kept walking. She said she was then frisked and handcuffed.


"If she had stopped eating, it would have been the end of it and if she had just stopped for the issuance of a citation, she never would have been locked up," Transit Police Chief Polly Hanson said Thursday.


Metrorail has been criticized in the past for heavy-handed enforcement of the eating ban. In 2000, a police officer handcuffed a 12-year-old girl for eating a french fry on a subway platform.


In 2002, one of their officers ticketed a wheelchair-bound cerebral palsy patient for cursing when he was unable to find a working elevator to leave a station. Unflattering publicity eventually led the police to void the ticket.


Willett was the second person arrested this year for eating or drinking, Hanson said. In addition, police have issued 58 tickets and given more than 300 written warnings.

Link: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040729/ap_on_fe_st/candy_bar_arrest_1" target="_blank">Woman Arrested, Cuffed for Eating Candy

The Lord Weird Slough Feg, a metal band on tour soon!

I hear Pat Mills likes 'em so much he hasn't sued them.....yet

Check out some of the song titles:)

Link: http://www.slough-feg.com/" target="_blank">The Lord Weird Slough Feg

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Just stumbled across this this morning- i dunno, its like being in a cubicle in the jacks and overhearing people discussing your girlfriend or something..

extract;
"What a great comic *sniff*.
Is it any good these days/anyone still reading it?"


"Picked it up the last month or two for aglance, my god has it gone downhill, poor artwork very weak stories, shame"

Link: http://www.creativeireland.com/forum/ubb/Forum7/HTML/002003.html" target="_blank">2000ad discussion

This is one of those things thats not important at all but will drive me insane if i cant find it on the net!
In the '80s RTE( emerald isle tv for you foreign types)
used to play short animated films between programmes. One was Kraftwerks Autobahn, another was The Butterfly Ball(featuring Ian Gillan as a singing frog!) and the other was a great yoke with a robotic string quartet playing a well known piece of classical music as  a huge tidal wave flooded a city- that could have been Venice.
Does anyone out there know what I'm talking about? And can anyone find a reference to it on the net?
Please help me!

Scotties post on the "why the icon" thread inspired me to do this one- My icon is also based on my tatoo

I think a fair few of you here have one or more tatoos? If you have post a pic of them here!
I'll get the ball rolling

Link: http://img26.photobucket.com/albums/v79/johnnystress/mytatoo_02.jpg" target="_blank">Greenman tatoo

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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/26/1079939827815.html

courtesy of warren ellis' Diepunyhumans

"...A hand gun that speaks several languages, broadcasts the conversation to the police, fires lethal and non-lethal bullets and is activated only by the grip of the registered owner. "

Link: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/26/1079939827815.html" target="_blank">lawgiver