Brendan

A Greeting

Hello, welcome, let me indroduce myself - I am Brendan.
How do you do, ?

Things I like

Amelie, Australia, Belle and Sebastian, Comedy, Dilbert, Foreign Correspondent, Formula One, Good News Week, Ireland, Kayaking, Melbourne, Musicals, Politics, Reading, Satire, Singin' In the Rain, Sleep, Spooks, The Beatles, The Whitlams, Towels.

People I admire

Fred Astaire, Jane Austen, Dirk Bogarde, Bing Crosby, Nick Earls, Tim Freedman, Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Paul McDermott, George Orwell, Ginger Rodgers, Audrey Tautou, Gough Whitlam, Mark Webber, Oscar Wilde, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse.

My recommendations

Read one of these splendid articlesHandy Latin PhrasesWitty QuotesSticksThe Strange Sayings of Sir Boyle RocheUnusual SportsAlternative Uses for Socks The Seven Tenets of Comedy...Handkerchiefs: Pocket Sized Towels An Australian PreambleSome quality H2G2 servicesThe H2G2 Formula One Supporters' ClubHermes Messenger Service CenterH2G2 Scapegoat ServiceThe GuideML ClinicH2G2 SmileysThe Forum

A few formalities

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Version: 1.1
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PR p a+ B++ TV+ r++ D T nh+ C- m t+
-----END H2G2 CODE BLOCK-----

• Find out what the code block means.

2*2*2*2+26 = 42 (effectively 16+22)
2*2+22*2-6 = 42 (4+44-6)
2+2*(2*(2+2+6)) = 42 (2+(2*2*10))
(22-2-2)*2+6 = 42 (18*2+6)
22+2*(2+2+6) = 42 (22+2*10)
2-2-22+2^6 = 42
((2^2)!*2)*(2/2)-6 = 42

• Find out about the myth of 42.

My memberships to some very fine establishments...

The h2g2 Wodehouse Society

My badge for surviving the battle

And finally, my plea for money/attention