A Million Things That Bug Me

In a depressing update to the dolphin story I posted last week, two dolphins from the pod that protected the group of swimmers have been killed by poachers. "This is how we repay these beautiful creatures for their help," said one lifeguard. I couldn't have said it better myself.

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According to Snopes.com, the status of this story is still "undetermined." It appears, however, that a Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders has answered the age-old question of what one finds under a Scotsman's kilt. (Check out the look on his face, and the look on the Queen's face. There's a Visa Card "priceless" ad to be found here. I'm sure of it.)

Yet another reason to love dolphins: A pod of dolphins in New Zealand apparently protected a group of swimmers from a great white shark, by herding them together, and swimming around them in tight circles until the shark gave up and went away. (As they left, the dolphins were overheard saying "So long, and thanks for all the fish. " Or something like that.)

On a related note, if the Hitchhiker's Guide movie isn't good, well, I don't know what I'll do, but I won't be happy.