Thursday, March 10, 2005

Lemon Meringue Porkchops

Because I am awesome like that, sometimes in my spare time I like to plan out my funeral. Why, you might ask? I personally feel why not is a more appropriate question. Ok, so maybe I don't actually plan my funeral, but it's something that I at times think about. Not that I'm obsessed with my death or anything, but one of my biggest fears is dying alone, so every now and then I would just like to think that there are people out there who would make an honest effort to pay their respects if I were to pass away. Anywho, you sometimes see in movies and stuff big stinks made about what songs are going to be played at their funerals and stuff, but that's not of the things I've really thought about. Ok...so maybe I have. But it's not anything I've gotten anywhere with.

LONDON (Reuters) - Robbie Williams has topped the UK funeral music chart, leaving Mozart trailing in his wake, according to a survey Thursday.

Williams' "Angels" was the record most Britons would like played at their funeral, with Mozart's "Requiem" coming in at five in digital broadcaster Music Choice's poll of top 10 British funeral songs.

Frank Sinatra's "My Way" was second, just ahead of Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life."

The rest of Europe favored a more soft rock approach.

Queen's "The Show Must Go On" topped the European chart, with Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" in second and third place.

Over 45,000 music fans from across Europe were polled, with 20,000 Britons taking part.

I can honestly say that having a Monty Python song at my funeral, even one possibly as appropriate as "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" (from The Life of Brian) has never crossed my mind. And I love Monty Python. Something more to think about I suppose. Personally I feel a little saddened that it's the third most popular song at funerals...oh well, I guess it's good for people to have a sense of humor about it.

In other news, we bring you some food for thought:

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Adult film company New Frontier Media has something new for cell phones: ring moans.

Wireless content company Brickhouse Mobile on Tuesday said that under an agreement with New Frontier it would begin offering ring tones for mobile phone users featuring porn stars making groaning and moaning noises from the suggestive to the positively tantalizing.

The company said it would also begin offering sexually explicit "wallpaper" for cell phone screens and adult videos for download on mobile phones under its brand The Erotic Network, the television subsidiary of New Frontier Media Inc.

Brickhouse and New Frontier signed their five-year deal in January but did not disclose full terms of the program until Tuesday. Users will be able to buy individual items or take a monthly subscription.

The two sides said they would also work together on age-verification schemes to ensure that minors were not purchasing inappropriate content. Much of the more explicit content will be available internationally at first.

Oh my. Sign me up.

Peace and Pillows.

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