• The Flat Cap and Muffler Club Spring Onion... otherwise known as the Great Northern Meet Up has been and gone! We hope to bring you a full report soon!

• The Swanny River Meet
  
  In response to the fantastic London Real-Time Summer Party and the Spring Onion in Manchester, here is a meet for all you southern researchers in need of their own second meet. Swanny River is coming to Oxford this Saturday, the 11th of August 2001. There appear to be seven definites and three possibles already signed up. For more details. please visit The Swanny River Meet page.

• The next Dutch Meet
  
  Plans are underway for a repeat of the succesful Dutch Meet. The date has been arranged for the weekend of the 26th to 28th of October to give attendees plenty of advance warning and time to enjoy the hospitality when they arrive! Nine have already signed up with three possibles.

More fun and games at Abi's Community Activities

The absolute favourite place to be right now is the Summer Meet-up Caption Competition. Go on... try your luck and win an h2g2 Teeshirt!
The Post Big Bandwagon draws to a close and the Spring Onion has sadly been and gone, both mentioned by Abi and also in The Post.

Other pages picked out for a mention by Abi this week include the TyPolytechnic for alternative speling (yes, I know that was alternative!) and aka's Ads! where you can advertise ouside The Post!

For those of you who are overwhelmed by the number and variety of clubs on h2g2, The Overwhelmingly Huge Guide to H2G2 Clubs¹, run by Colonel Sellers is a must. Check out whether there is one to suit you.

Another site on h2g2 has been sadly neglected by The Post since the emergence of the 'new look'. The H2G2 Obituary Pages offer a place where researchers can express their regret at the passing of a famous person, a relative, their pet or even provide their own obituary.

Zaphod is seeking euphemisms for 'being or going slightly mad', e.g. a sandwich short of a picnic, a few tiles missing from the roof, etc. Please visit Euphemisms for being slightly mad to suggest your own favourites!

Yet another fan club opens its doors to us. Visit The h2g2 Fan Club to register your adoration.

Do you want to send anyone on h2g2 a declaration of love, anonymous or otherwise, a birthday greeting or any other message? If so, why not visit the Hermes Messenger Service. All requests will be considered and forwarded to user pages within h2g2.

Visit the Musehome's Church of
Erato and indulge in a new sensation! Go on... you know you want to!

Our sad friends from down under have been lamenting their inability to attend an h2g2 Meet. Would all Australian members please go to theAussie Researchers thread and join the fun of trying to decide a location which isn't thousands of miles away from each other. Alternatively take a walkabout to the Australian Researchers Page and claim your personal billabong. Maybe one or two good things could come out of it!

If you live in, or class yourself as a, South African, then go along to the h2g2 South African Researchers page and introduce yourself to the others!

Visit aka's Pet Store, where you can finally acquire your favourite animal on h2g2 for your pages, excluding marine life. If you want or , then visit the F.A.S., the Fish Adoption Scheme.

The h2g2 Musicians Guild is the place to go if you are a musician or a music lover. A wonderful site to visit with the opportunity to join in on many and various collaborative efforts.

Ever wondered if you shared your birthday with someone famous? Want to know when a friend on h2g2 celebrates their birthday, so you can arrange a surprise virtual party or just send them greetings through the h2g2 messenger service? (see below!)

Look no further! Some Bloke has a great series of pages which give you the information you seek! Just visit the All New Researchers' Birthday Page.

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