thanks to Kathy for this one

[winterbadger]

England is looking for a state jester for the first time in more than 350 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3536508.stm

I particularly like the bitterness of this response:

The National Guild of Jesters said there was too little notice for professionals to be able to apply.

"It's a gimmick. It's getting people for cheap," Jonathan the jester, guild member and the official jester for the city of Salisbury, told the BBC's Today programme.

Comments

[torena.livejournal.com]

Can you give me directions to the Wakefield Rec Center? We're gonna try to come out tonight!

[winterbadger]

Sure; there's info here http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/rec/wakerec.htm

and a map here
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/parks/maps/mooremap.htm

But check the Yahoo group and see what the chat is, given the cloudy look of the weather. Oh, wait, I see you've already been chatting with Chris.