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

Covers all the basics And I like the fact that it's non-denominational, not propagating a certain discpline or style

But one thing I noticed - "And be careful to allow the horse to drink water immediately after running." - shouldn't that have the word "not" in?

Sorry I missed responding to this Mal!! THANKS!

I've contacted the editors. Turns out it was a mis-editing of my sentence. Mine was not entirely clear until you read the sentence following it. The editing flipped the meaning, and I never caught it

Sure thing - wouldn't want any es in danger, now would we?

Hi there, glad to see you're still around. You never know after 3 months if someone is still linked to the comment to which you respond.

Horsies are our friends. We definitely want to protect them. They could start sitting on us at any time, if we make them angry.

There's a German saying "Das Pferd ist hinterlistig, nach beiden Seiten abschüssig, und trachtet dem Reiter nach dem Leben!" - "The horse is deceitful, percipitous on both sides, and is after the rider's life!" - so we wouldn't want to give them any more incentive

And I think it's the Dutch that say: "Als er een god was, zou er geen paarden zijn." - If there were a god, there'd be no horses.

Oooh, can't remember who it was, some king or emperor, one of the Charles, I think, who said that you should speak

"Latin with God, Spanish with the king, French with the nobility, German with the servants, and Dutch with the horses" - and he was right! Horses respond to Dutch very well, even the German ones

Astounding! Though I think I'll be well served to choose a different Dutch saying! heh heh.

Which one would that be?

Froth is not beer.


Hows about:
Het schuim is geen bier.



[Froth is not beer. A statement regarding appearance vs. reality]

good one

I should probably have added that my reason for choosing that proverb is that I don't want the horse to mistake me for another rider with which the horse may have had a disagreement!

I'd figured.