I've just been watching a bit of Billy Connolly and once again, he's got me in stitches. That guy is one who will be remembered at least as long as I live.

"Suicide f*!%ing bombing, now there's a bright idea. Every time there's a bang the world's a wanker short!"

Chicken Pox

The strange thing about chicken pox is that once the fever breaks and the itching stops, the rash is still red and angry looking despite the fact that the sufferer feels fine. Markús Litli is in good spirits today despite the red bumps all over his skin. Here he is apparently impersonating Tony Benet crooning to a Vegas audience.

Today's word: bezoar

I just came across this word. It sounds like something I heard Prof. Snape refer to in one of the Harry Potter movies, but must be different. According to dictionary.com it is defined thus:

be·zoar
n. A hard indigestible mass of material, such as hair, vegetable fibers, or fruits, found in the stomachs or intestines of animals, especially ruminants, and humans. It was formerly considered to be an antidote to poisons and to possess magic properties.


Here's a photo from flickr

It's a strange thing and it represents one of the reason nail biters should always spit out the clippings they bite off.