Also in this issue Scientists discover gene for gullibiltiy - Evil Gerald exclusive! Irish potheads hail drug smuggling successes. JJ72 / Met Éireann feud escalates. New 'e-tailing' site not a waste of time - shocker Goth phase regretted Intel acquires Catholic church in $9.6bn take-over Old lady cautioned for punching children. We ask: is nothing sacred? Editorial - something must be done! 'Old skool' walkman actually just crap Announcement by The Evil Gerald, inc.		JJ72 / Met Eireann feud escalates JJ72: still fuming about that sleet/hail mixup Tiny mad gorgeous pixie popstars JJ72 have once again put the boot into Ireland's weather forecasters with their latest single Drizzle. The song, which features a shrill, demanding vocal by lead singer Mark Greaney set to a swooning, doom-laden melody, includes the following lyrics: First they predicted showers Then clear skies all afternoon But now it's bloody drizzling AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGHHHHH! The song represents a fresh escalation in the simmering JJ72/Met Eireann contretemps. It all began with JJ72's first single, Starting mild, with highest temperatures 8 to 10, in which Greaney plaintively demands to know Why am I so damn cold then When I expected there to be Some warm westerly wind Warming all the parts of me? I really think these guys Who predict meteorological change Deserve a swift dose in the ears Of my pouting angst and rage This was followed by Snow, the chorus of which goes Why won't it snow Like they said it would? What is it that they know That I really should? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! A Met Eireann spokeswoman commented, "We're getting very fed up with this band criticising our work. We don't tell them how to write songs, do we? Jesus".

 

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