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

Hey Kes,

Nice story...."what tangled webs we weave, ourselves so to deceive" I am sure someone else said that, or something approximating to that. WHY do we not listen to ourselves? We have as many answers as we need if we can listen.

Felonius,

Music can be so much better now. Thanx......[as he listens to every word in search of the elusive Mondegreen]

There's an h2g2 entry in there, I'm convinced. Why don't you write one, Kes??

Defo - Prokofiev's suite contains a number of well known musical pieces, like the Troika ride, and ...erm...some others that were used for TV series theme tunes...possibly...

Sir Walter Scott in Marmion

"Oh what a tangle web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!"

A correction? Thank you. It appears to compound the felony. Bad enough to deceive, worse to practice to deceive. Although there is a hint of hope in the message in that the possibilty of recognising the tangled web we are weaving will scupper the notion of deceiving. It is only practice after all.

And I cannot believe I wrote ...Bad enough to deceive, worse to practice to deceive....as if any had a saving grace

And now this seems like Much ado about nothing. Breakfast, methinks, is called for.

Just remembered a favourite personal Mondegreen...


When my son was little, I used to sing him to sleep. One evening, I asked him to choose a favourite song, and he requested "Happy Engine".

I scratched my head for a while, and tried to recall if Thomas the Tank had a theme tune...and in the end I gave up and said "You sing me a bit of it"

He joyfully sang "If you're Happy Engine oh it clap your hands!"

Brilliant!

There's no substitute for kids, is there?

B

Unfortunately not!

*looks over at subs bench*

No, no-body there

Master B,

"Keeping a very close eye on a Man from Mars - definitely not to be trusted.".....Please explain to a Man from Mars, especially the "not to be trusted." bit. It is quite obvious to me that I do not know you. Whether I choose to remain not knowing/not wanting to know you depends upon you, of course.

If I was a sensitive person can you imagine how I might feel upon reading such a statement. Thank You, Master B - now with average-sized pink head......was that a demotion? Master A

Ah - steady on sir. You have fallen prey (and, to be sure, you are not the first) to the tag, a little GuideML gizmo that does nothing more sinister than display the nickname of the Researcher viewing the page.

Don't worry, you won't be the last either.

B

i recently figured out that the song "Gloria" is NOT a song about a schizophrenic.

"you really dont remember?
was it something that they said
and those voices in your head (ah, those pesky voices!)
calling 'Gloira!'"

I've a few ones of my own!

"I missed you so badly when you jumped down a chimney" - Heartbreak City, by The Cars.

("I missed you so badly when you jumped that train")

"I'm looking for a partner that got a prosthetic sense" - Opportunities, by The Pet Shop Boys

("I'm looking for a partner regardless of expense")

"Spocks in the Southware flash the message somethings out there" - Ninety Nine Red Balloons, by Nena

("Bugs in the software flash the message Something's Out there")