I'm not quite sure what to think of this....

US troops ordered to avoid London.

"While it's important for some to carry on business as usual, the interests in keeping the air force out of harm's way until we have a bit more knowledge about what has happened is greater than the need to send them back into the city."

And yet, President George W Bush has said the US would "not retreat in the face of terrorists".

*shrug* I dunno.

[ EDIT: and lo... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4673987.stm - amid concerns that it 'sent the wrong signals' the ban gets lifted. *chuckle* ]

What. The. Fuck?

smallship1 and hobbitblue both draw my attention to this.

WTF?

ICE

An email meme circulating, which I've now received two copies of, and seems to be not too daft an idea.

Basically it's a pointer to this suggestion: put your emergency contact details in your mobile under 'ICE' for In Case of Emergency.