A Pitch 12 Parsecs Wide

Quote of the moment:
Bob Mortimer: "George Bush has an unusual pet. What is it?"
Alistair McGowan: "Tony Blair"

Having watched the awesomely cool Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail last night, when the topic of Polo came up at supper tonight I had an awesome idea:

Python Polo

The Rules: The game takes place on a small pitch(e.g. for 5-a-side football). Participants play in pairs. One has a croquet mallet, the other has a pair of coconut shell halves. Four pairs make up a team. The mallet wielders must ride around the pitch as if riding a horse, holding imaginary reins, and hit the ball in a polo like fashion. The coconut wielders must follow behind looking bored and making hoof noises with the coconuts. Goals are scored in the usual fashion. Penalties for bad play (including lapses of riding impressions) are to be punished by the fetching of a shrubbery.

Good plan, eh?

In other news, Rob sent me the best use of Telnet ever: telnet://towel.blinkenlights.nl

Just stick it into the address bar on IE and a telnet window should appear, showing you the full telnet version of Star Wars. You can give up after however long you want, but have a look. It is priceless.