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

Thats about the size of it. Actually I don't know teh exact... No wait, not getting sidetracked. My mum visited Edinburgh recently wand was profoundly unimpressed with teh stone, probably because, its just a stone.

I'm not surprised. I've seen lots of stones and none of them have impressed me.

I don't know. Shiney ones can be impressive. And those really big ones, Mountains I think they're called.

true mountains are impressive, but aren't they collections of stones as opossed to single stones(with rings in them)

True. Come to think of it. Stones with rings in are fairly rare. Not totally but fairly.

While it's true that stones with rings are rare(fairly not totally).
Is that enough to make them impressive.

Not really. If trained, I coudl probably mut a metal ring in a stone.

But would you want to

I can't really think of a good reason to put a metal ring in a stone.

I can't even think of a bad reason to put a ring in a stone

I think it prooves the pointlessnes of teh whole excercise. No wonder its nearly a dead trade. Another thing. We scots clearly don't like our monarchs as much as england does. English monarchs get a nice throne (probably very comfey in its day) ours get, a stone with a ring in it.

As oppossed to a ring with a stone in it

Now taht has uses, decoration mainly. But still. I don't think nayone would be impressed being proposed to by someone offering them a big hulking stone with a metal ring in it.

If she could lift a stone that size, I wouldn't risk saying no.

Probably be wise.

Happy Christmas
I might not be online much for the next few days, so enjoy the holidays.

And a very merry christmas to you too. And hope you have a great new year. Also hope you get this before christmas or new year otherwise I'll feel silly. Ah what teh hell, its the thought that counts.

If it is not the real stone in Edinburgh then where is the real stone hidden. "Let us consider the facts" as they say on one particular TV program.
1: One of the people officiating at the crowning of the Bruce (last Scottish king crowned at Scone) was the Earl of Strathmore.
2:The Earl of Strathmore lives 20-25 miles from Scone.
3:His castle has a secret room.

The original stone would probably been made of basalt.

http://www.holyconservancy.org/images/GalleryFamily/edwardschairwostoneM.jpg

One of these photos is from the Queen's website; the other is from the Archdiocese of Canterbury website.

If you look closely, the stone on the right is much smoother than the stone on the left. The one on the right was placed in preparation for QE2's Coronation in 1952. The one on the left was prior to 1950.

Looks to me as if the conspiracy nuts are on to something. There must have been some disaffection for George VI.

Emily