A proper blog (with blinks)

From the current issue of the Ansible:

Because Alta Vista has copyrighted the phrase "babel fish" Disney had to negotiate a special deal in order to be able to use those words in the Hitchhiker's movie. But the agreement does not extend to the DVD extras so although a picture of a babel fish can be shown, none of the documentaries or other features can include the words "babel fish", either spoken or written.

Also via the Ansible, the unveiling of a bronze bust of Dan Dare, in Southport.

matociquala is feeling poorly, and as a result is more productive and more lucid than any half dozen normal mortals. She lured me into Trever Talbert's pipe shop: a Lampton worm pipe! A Cthulhu pipe! And a list of the differences that strike an American pipe-maker living in France.

Plus, courtesy of Wikipedia, the National Anthem of Vanuatu: Yumi, Yumi, Yumi (it's in Bislama, but they provide an English translation).