Well, think again. There was bad news on the royal front, with the massacre of the King's family in Nepal. Then there was Leila, youngest daughter of the late Shah of Iran, who was found dead in her hotel suite. According to Hello Magazine, The Earl of Spencer still insists that Princess Diana would never have married Dodi. There's no way we'll ever know for sure now.

Meanwhile, just as I am worrying about India's teeming millions the Turkmenistan President, has come up with a truly novel scheme to fill up the state's coffers. Foreigners will now have to pay $50,000 to marry citizens of Turkmenistan (no, I haven't found it on the map, yet).

I think that is a great idea. Imagine something similar happening in India - in fact, we should even extend it the other way around. Pay up if you want to marry someone from India and we pay you if you marry a foreigner, provided you leave Indian shores. We could get rid of a lot of people…

I now turn to the Wolf Files, which never cease to surprise for the amazing insights it provides on human nature. According to this report, the average American spends about an hour a day in the commode. And, if you are wondering who went around households asking people personal questions, it was The National Association for Continence.

I think this is another brilliant idea. People in India need employment opportunities. Why not set up an Association to find out how many people sit by the railway tracks and research where India's homeless millions go? That would keep them busy… for years!

The average American also uses 57 sheets of toilet paper a day and more than 20,805 sheets a year. They even have a Toilet Paper Encyclopaedia on the Toilet Paper World site.

Imagine my horror when I stumbled upon a site that can only be described as blood curling. Gothic Net has contests, book and film reviews (on horror, what else) and a black background to complete the scary look. Even the images and fonts are designed to scare you.

I'm joking, of course. But some guys seem to be really serious while they battle to prove they are survivors. The reality game show, 'The Survivor' is losing out to another competitor, 'Big Brother'. Its Web site attracted 600,000 visitors in its first week, according to the Internet statistician NetValue, while 'The Survivor' site failed to pull in enough visitors to register.

I don't know about you, but these viruses really confuse me. I mean sometimes it's a virus, and sometimes it's a hoax posing as a virus. It might also be a worm, which is not really a virus or it could be a Trojan. Last week, my mailbox was flooded with people warning me about this new virus, followed by fifty messages telling me it was all a hoax. This prompted me to rush to Hoax Busters to find the truth.

On the topic of hoaxes, I have to warn you that I have no idea if this country really exists. It calls itself the Principality of Caledonia. Where is it located? According to the site: "The principality of Caledonia is all the crown land in Australia this means all public buildings, public roads, and some private land."

All children born in public hospitals built on crown land are automatic citizens. So, if your children are eligible, you can email them for an application form.

In case you are one of those Net addicts who cannot do without a daily dose of URLs and cookies, this might come as a surprise. According to this report, 'Billions Have No Need For The Internet'.

A survey covering 35 countries, conducted by researchers at Ipsos-Reid revealed that online folk may represent as little as six percent of the world's population. The report continues to say that, in the developed world, a substantial number of people could very easily go online but see no compelling reason to so. The hype and promise of the Internet clearly hasn't impressed them.

Someone tell my husband that! If he is not checking his mail, downloading documents (important, of course), chatting with his business partner, or doing research online, he can be found stopping by Gamesville.com or Freelotto.com. Online surveys and reports aside, I think he would feel incomplete without the Net. He shudders to think of days before the Internet (which was not so long ago).

I, on the other hand, think those Net free times were definitely happier ones!

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