h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*climbs up to hand warning signs to the hammocks, so that butterphants wouldn't get trapped in those*

What can we do to quiet their nerves? Do they like hay with special sauces poured over it?

Back in the olden days people in cities like Copenhagen used to brew their own and feed the waste product of said brewing to cows who lived in the center of the city, sometimes even on the second or third floor, where they would eventually be slaughtered. Those cows were constantly under the influence of alcohol, which kept them calm and their meat tender

Of course I can't condone such treatment of animals, but still, who would say no to a nice juicy and very tender steak?

I thought you were going to say "but still, who would say no to some ?"

rofl> why would I even have to ask such a question here?

I don'tknow why. Do you have to ask such difficult quesitons, Pierce?

The question is not difficult - but the answer may be

Of all the places you've been in this ship, what was the best one, the high point?

My secret secret quarters way down in one of the remote holds - but don't tell anyone

Oh. I wasn't clear enough, and that was totally my fault. You are entitled to your privacy. What I meant was what parts of the world that we've visited would you rate most highly. Of course, you're still entitled to name your secret secret hold.

Tough question. And the answer may be somewhat coloured by the places I have been in real life. The greek and the spanish islands and northern Europe like Estonia, Norway and Yorkshire would be my favourite places to go. And my own little neck of the woods of course

The woods in your area have little necks?

well, some littler than others

The same is true of clams.

But Pierce, what is it about those cold places in Northern Europe?

How cold is it where you are, Hati?

Right now (at 16:18) it's -13C/9F, tonight we expect -28C/-18F and the coldest this winter has been -35C/-31F.

Wow, that's cold! I'm used to Fahrenheit readings, but I do know that 40 below zero is the same for both Fahrenheit and Centigrade. 35 below zero must be very, very cold.

Is this an unusually cold winter for you?

I though you'd prefer Fahrenheit, so I just wrote them both, then I can understand it myself, too.

-35C/-31F is not really common here, but then we've had it for couple nights for last few winters. Today it's perfectly normal winter day.

The northern countries are lovely on long warm summer nights when the sun is only gone for minutes