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

When I was teaching I used to challenge pupils to take a sheet of A4 paper and to see how much load they could support with it. They were always astounded by the weight you can place on it if you make it into a cylinder. We used text books as our load.

There you go. As I said, I had no idea. Why are so many castle towers round - or towers generally, any idea?

Strength, deflection of attack and economic use of materials. A circle covers the greatest area for a given length of wall.

Well, I'm not a tactical person, and I'm crap at geometry and physics were even worse. I'm only good at languages.

Ah, perhaps we should do an entry on European Equivalence Idiomatic Expressions. And on that note I'm off to hit the hay. (go to bed)
Gutten Nacht?

I should have been in bed for ages - h2g2 keeps me here

Gute Nacht.

Ditto

Schlaf gut (Sleep well)

I now have three phrases in German.

Oh, there are lots more where I come from.

Naturellement! Multilingual now! Deserves

Awww, merci

I should ask which part of Germany you are from. I'm on the south coast, though I lived near Manchester in my teen years.

I was born and raised in the north, now living in Frankfurt.
South coast is vague, which county?

Yes, sorry England, Dorset.

Forgive me but I am having an early night, so gute Nacht und schlaf gut.GA

Thanks, that's a bit more specific then.

Gute Nacht, schlaf gut und träum' was schönes.

(Goodnight, sleep well and sweet dreams)

Just saying hello having been out to deliver an aplication to enter some of my ceramic art in an exhibition. Bag of chips on the way home to scoff in the car looking out over Poole Harbour as it gets dark.

Now its - Gute Nacht, schlaf gut und träum' was schönes.

That sounds nice.

I wasn't being rude not replying - just without a phone line. Back now and I hope you are well.

My work was accepted and is in the exhibition. Nice feeling!