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

This entry has made my feet tingle. Cheers.

It's sometimes said that good writing affects the reader in the gut. Apparently I hit you somewhat lower down.

ffmike, may I ask what inspired this toe-tingling article. I eagerly await the companion article on gout.

I'm never quite sure what inspires my Guide entries. I think in this case I was just browsing through a copy of _Gray's Anatomy_ that happened to be nearby, and ended up wondering how many people knew what a metatarsal was.

how about the metacarples? All you have to do is change every mention of feet to hands, simple!

Well, with 200+ bones and who knows how many other little fiddly bits, the human body is fertile soil for Guide entries. I've already done the bones of the inner ear, though it hasn't come up for approval yet. It's a small start...

"Gout" is now available for your viewing pleasure at http://www.h2g2.com/A263017 .

And a painfully good yarn it is, I must say.

Brought tears to my eyes just thinking of last night's meal of sheep brains washed down with beer.