What's the opposite of a footnote? Footnotes normally go at the bottom of a page, or after the thing it's a footnote about. Obviously I can't do that on this blog, but here's a footnote to Monday's piece about news people REALLY want to read.

Here are the top five stories people are emailing on to friends from the BBC website:

Beijing's penis emporium
Mona Lisa pregnancy theory mooted
Dog starts car after eating chip
Thai generals ban go-go dancers
South Africa's deepening malaise

I'm sure Bob Geldof is delighted the problems of Africa fall behind strippers, a potato-loving dog, a bit of luvvie tittle tattle and, oh yes, the good old Beijing penises!