Saturday 15 May 2010

Link Tank 15/05

So many links, so little attention span. Here are the edited elite.

Dutch government seeking to ban foreigners from coffee shops

What's this modern-day obsession with perfect bodies?

US planned nerve gas attack on Australian troops

Six gender stereotypes that science says are true

An extension of VAT could mean a 'fat tax' on UK food

It's the future: 3D Playboy centrefolds

Imperial Tobacco: "A spectacular success story"

ID checks are getting out of hand

Spitfire beer fights the German luftlager [video]

After 40 years and $1 trillion, the US drug war has met none of its goals

People want big health and big education, not big government

Teenager refused a puncture repair kit ... in case he sniffs the glue

Will UK civil servants scupper civil liberties reform?

The excellent Bob Newhart celebrates 50 years in Showbiz


4 comments:

Demetrius said...

Nerve Gases - Porton Down had already trialled various types on British troops a few years earlier. The full story of this has yet to emerge.

Joe Public said...

I thought Playboy specialised in 38DD centrefolds

Chuckles said...

The Dutch market segmentation story is reminiscent of Tom Waits, 'Go ahead then, call the cops; they don't meet nice girls in coffee shops'...

Anonymous said...

Luftwaffe Bier.?????
Please I am not hearing of this drink. Is it maybe a special type
which is being drinked by your
propper beer club, Camra, i think
they shout themselves.
In my last visit to Canterburry i
am seeing a publican house in there
are propper bier people and out of
the doors are group of nice ladise
smoking cigarets. is this a law
i am not hearin off or are the men
diferent from normal ones.


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