I wish this was a joke...

But it's not. It's true...unfortunately.
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/mcdonalds-hong-kong-offers-weddings-494226#ixzz129kRnZig?hpt=C2

Ridiculousness

This is getting ridiculous! I totally agree with the one cop at the end of the story who says that it is getting to a point where lae breakers get more rights than ordinary citizens. Looks like the nanny state Britain is paying too much attention to the naughty kids and not enough to the good ones.
http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=3268&fArticleId=1.684587&fFeed=breakingnews

Great Chefs

Apparently, if you want to be a maestro chef, you need to be a little whacky. The newest addition to your plate? Dirt! Yup, thats right, dirt.

The dirt os made out of charred vegetable, or ground barley. It sounds bizaar but apparently it wins awards.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2019612,00.html?iid=WBeditorspicks

As weird and wonderful as it sounds, I don't think I would dig in.

Space Law

I guess I've just never thought about it before but it makes perfect sense that there is 'international law' governing space. It's called Space law. There is also a Treaty called the 'Outer Space Treaty' which is signed by 125 countries but only ratified by 98.

I came upon this because of a post on geekologie
http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/how_am_i_not_the_man_for_the_j.php
Although this post claims that there are laws governing the treatment of extraterristrial life forms, I have yet to find them. There are however laws governing the use of space-relating tot he peaceful exploration of space, the inability of any particular state to make a claim on any planet and the prohibition of testing weapons in outer space. It all makes perfect sense, but like I said, I just hadn't thought of it before.

I wonder how far this law will extend. especially with the discovery (still to be confirmed) of a habitable planet... makes for some interesting reading
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2022489,00.html