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For anyone else who has listened to Tom lehrer's "The Elements" and wondered what all the names were because they go by too fast, I've found a rather jolly animated version:

http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

And if you haven't listened to Tom Lehrer's The Elements, and indeed the rest of the Lehrer canon, why the hell not? The man was (and indeed is, as he still lives and thrives) a genius.

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Am about halfway through HP6, and beginning to suspect that, in terms of meta-text, my predictions re the book weren't a million miles off...

The book certainly devotes a lot of spce to matters hormonal (but then, so do most teengaers, come to think).

I do dread turning a page, and finding something along the lines of:

"Harry awoke with a start, and found his wand in bed with him. It didn't seem particularly keen to part with the bedclothes, and when he waved it, there was a squelching noise, and a small tuna dangled from the end.
"Errr ... Dobby", Harry whispered under his breath, "You couldn't tell me where the laundry is, could you?" "

Horror movies

Two ideas for horror movies:

First, given the current predilection for prequels:

Thursday the 12th.

And second, a much-neglected sub-genre since Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the Horror Vegetable movie, come back with:

Texas Chainsaw Brassica

[stop groaning at the back...]