Posted: 3^rd January 2002

2002 has arrived... it looks promising whichever way round you read it.

First, as is becoming the norm for 'holiday' periods at The Post, apologies are due for the lack of a few favourites. In retrospect it was probably just too much for our faithful and valued contributors to try and keep them chained to their desks throughout the festive season. I think, in future years, we will give them all at least one day off!

The weather here in Holland has been unbelievably cold with all the pavements and roads turning to skating rinks. Sadly it still hasn't frozen over all the canals enough to allow me to try 'the skate' from here to Amsterdam - there is still plenty of winter left for that, though.

The New Year arrived with an explosion of fireworks. I was working the 1am - 4am shift at Het Kasteel and found it quite tricky to negotiate between all the random displays set up along every street, not to mention the aforementioned slippery quality of the route. It was well worth the effort, however, and a very merry time was had by all.

Another explosive event, which turned out to be more of a damp squib, was the introduction of the infamous 'Euro' currency. As a 'token' system was used at the party, I didn't have to worry but, tomorrow, I will have to get to grips with it when I assist behind the bar. We have been handling them for a couple of weeks, now, as the Dutch Government kindly gave a free bag of coins to each of us to play with. We hope to bring you a fuller report on just how well they have been received and whether people are coping in the next edition.

Some of you missed a Wowbagger last week didn't you? Come on... own up! We really fooled you by running two eh? Well, Wowbagger is taking a very well-deserved rest for a month, so we will give you another chance to see it this week. If any of you have a favourite h2g2 Life or cartoon you would like to see again in the next few editions just ask and we'll try to work out which ones they are! Spimcoot will still, hopefully, be thrilling you with his 'Paper Cuts', so you won't be too bereft.

We hope to be properly back on course next week with more of your old favourites overcoming computer difficulties, excess of merriment and other problems to bring you the quality of Post you are used to.

shazzPRME

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  AGG/GAG
  


A slightly pared down version due to

commitments of the festive kind.

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  Notes from a Small Planet
  
  


Ormy with his excellent column.

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  The h2g2 Poem
  
  


Two thoughtful pieces from agcB.

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  MaW's Musings
  


I think I know what MaW got for Christmas!

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  h2g2 Storytime
  


Part ten and the end - or is it?

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  Paper Cuts
  


Spimcoot and the art of Feng Shui.

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  Hullabaloo's Vogon Poetry
  


More from the Master of Verse.

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  24 Lies a Second
  


Awix hands out the Lassie Awards. And will probably get them
handed straight back.

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  Christmas Comedy Quiz
  


A further chance to answer the questions.

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  h2g2 Life
  


The New Year cartoon - hands up who missed this last week!

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  h2g2 Post Emoticon Competition
  


The December winner and a new challenge.

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  aka's World of the Paranormal
  


aka and his strange world.

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  Classified Ads
  


A great page run by Moonglum.

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  So Long and Thanks for Laughing
  


This week, some Winter Jokes.

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  Announcements
  

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  The Post Page of Useful Links
  

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  The Post Page of h2g2 Clubs and Associations