Tightrope Walker Sets German Record

A new record for tightrope walking was successfully set in Germany on Sunday. Freddt Nock of Switzerland walked up a 995 metre-long cable car wire to the top of Germany's highesdt mountain of Zugspitze.
If you would like to see how he did it, click on the video link below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8229924.stm

Brainteaser - Monday's Answer

Here are the answers to the Trivia questions set yesterday. They looked fairly easy, how many did you answer correctly?

01 Scotland.
02 In Colorado, USA.
03 The right of women to vote.
04 The Shah.
05 Shrove Tuesday.
06 Othello.
07 The Pilgrim Fathers.
08 Greenwich Mean Time.
09 Europe.
10 Hampton Court.

9/10 Excellent 7/8 Very Good 5/6 Good - Below 5 Tut, tut. More early nights needed.

Today's Smile

It was April and the Aborigines in a remote part of Northern Australia asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was an elder in a modern community he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the tribe should collect firewood to be prepared. But being a practical leader, after several days he had an idea He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway, called the Bureau of Meteorology and asked, "Is the coming winter in this area going to be cold?"

The meteorologist responded, "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold."

So the elder went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared. A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again, "Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?"

The meteorologist again replied, "Yes, it's going to be a very cold winter."

The elder again went back to his community and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold? he asked.

"Absolutely," the man replied. It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the elder asked.

The weatherman replied, "Our satellites have reported that the Aborigines in the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and that's always a sure sign.

Did You Know?

iPhones are not yet sold in China.

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Margaret Thatcher suffered one parliamentary defeat as prime minister - on Sunday trading laws

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English holidaymakers drink an average of eight alcoholic drinks a day.

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The UK population grew more in 2008 than at any time since 1962.

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And Germany's population is shrinking.

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The smell of grass makes people happy.

Funny Signs

In a department store: Bargain Basement Upstairs.

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Outside a farm: Horse manure, pre-packed bags. £5. Or, do it yourself, £1 .

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At the Electric company: We would be delighted if you send in your payment. If you don't, you will be.

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Notice in a Hong Kong supermarket: For your convenience, we recommend courageous, efficient self-service.

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Notice in Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all directions.