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

I don't get a complete name. According to the formula, my name is now 'Squeezit Apple'. My last name only has three letters, so there is no second half to the last name. There should be a 'no letter possible' name to correspond to those of us that don't quite have enough letters in our old names. I must admit that the letter shortage in my name makes it easier, and thereby quicker, to cash paychecks.


My vote for the 'no letter' letter equivalent is:
sproket
which would make me Sqeezit Applesproket

sounds like a good idea... but why sproket?

I like the two syllable thing, it sounds good at the end of sqeezit apple, and it seemed flippant enough. Maybe 'widget' would work as well, or for the first part. There has to be somebody out there with a two letter first name, but what that could be eludes me at the moment. I forgot to say it the first time, so, good article. Laughter really is the best medicine, and I laugh somewhere around thirty times a day.

i have a friend at college with a 2 letter surname - Ma... so yep, i'll change it. I'll reply to the other thread tomoz, but im in a tad of a hurry right now.

Groovy tunes!

fixed it - just check for me would you?

Cool! I'm officially the first of the sproket clan! I think I'll have to add that to my name.

Sneaky, The First Sproket.

Whaddya think?

maybe we should set up a clan like the Thingites - only the Sproket's?

HellYeah!! I'm not entirely sure what the Thingites is all about, but I like the idea of a clan called 'Sproket. I'm gonna go ahead and change my name until notified otherwise. How exactly would we go about creating a clan anyways? Though I'm a veteran of the 'net, this is the first 'community' I've joined, so I'm a little unsure of protocol.

Sneaky, the First 'Sproket'

hmmm i'll do some hunting, and get back to you on that...

Just thought I'd change the subject, the other one just didn't seem right since you've changed it just for me.

Also just read your posting. Sounds like this Ben charicter is bad news. I'd recommend some martial arts clubs to learn self-defense, and untill some usable skill becomes apperant, a swift kick in the groin. Stops 'em every time. Normally I'm a pacifist, but I also realize that not everybody is. Good luck in any case.

Ive been uni viewing all weekend,... im back now. How was you weekend... thanks for the subject - i like it...

Ben was an idiot. I messed up my life for 7 years... violent, sexually abusive and generally bad news, but i was convinced i was in love with him. I put him in jail and now hes out and he'll be coming back, even though i have a restarining order...Anyway - its abit sadistic and evil.... so i'll reply to you're other post now!

So what uni you going to attend? A good friend of mine earned his masters in english at the uni of n. umbria, at least that's where I think I remember. It's been a few years since he's returned to the states, but he now thinks of it as his other home. I may not have the name right, so if it's wrong, please let me now if I'm even close. That is if there even is a uni by that name or close. Sunderland seems to to sound close to a town he was always talking about, but my memory just ain't what it used to be. The name at least.

I want to go to Newcastle or Aston in Birmingham. The uni of northumbria is what you mean i guess... yes, its near sunderland - its in Newcastle, but i want to go to the other newcastle uni... You had it right. Im gona do Biology of Biomedical sciences! woo!

I thought I had that right, or close enough for you to understand. You should hear my friend go on and on about how much he loved being in britian. Of course, next to Arkansas I'd imagine haydes to be a great place to live! (not intending any slight on Britian) He is also a fan of Newcastle Brown Ale and misses it greatly.

Good luck with your studies. I've always found any biology to be a bit too sticky for me. Give me a good chemistry set over a disecting table any day.

Newcastle Brown Ale is indeed a fantastic drink... mmmmm. Maybe when i get my degree i'll get a job there - biology is supposed to be good in the brewing industry...

Thanks for the luck - me, im nopt good at Chem - i do it to A-level, but im actually hopeless at it and its boring

had a thought for the sprokets... how about a place where peps can come and talk about the not nice in their lives... from the major stuff like rape and abuse, to losing you're wallet. What do you think? Or am i being tooooooo morbid?

That wouldn't be such a bad idea. The place to go to get it all out in the open. Sarcasm would be the order of the day. At least that's how I vent, one long stream of sarcastic wit making whatever has me angry seem like the most foolish thing on earth. I've had lots of practice from my younger angry days. I like it a lot. Sort of like an amature psycologist page.

I'm currently in the process of fixing my computer. There was a power surge while I was online with at least three browser windows open. Lost all of my settings. Been over 24 hours since I could hootoo, started getting the shakes.

Just trying to get into the swing of things.

So how would we go about forming a place like that? I'm just starting to figure out GuideML right now, so I still don't have a clue how to do most things around here. In a few more months I'll be ready to be a guru, but for now I'm still a little clueless.

Well, i'll see what i can do about setting up that spleen venting clinic! Would it be members only? Or could anywone vent? Id quite like to have members... bt how does that work, coz not ever one is permentantly pre-menstral.

Poor broken comp... im havent been on coz i went to look around Newcastle Uni yesterday and I LOVE IT still!!!!!

A small *PrOd* regards guideml... if you find someone's page taht you liek and you want to view they're guideml, replace the U before their researcher number with testuserpage (in the address tool bar)

Well, we could request that people register rather than just vent. That would probably work with a lot of folks here at hootoo, and for the rest, just mercilessly rip on their ancestry as well as their unappropriate fondness for billy goats until they do join. The way I see it is if this is going to be a place for people to just unload their problems with the world to a sympathetic, if slightly violent, audience, then a little rudeness is to be expected. Just post a disclaimer on the main page. Something to the effect of, 'Any may freely rant on any subject they would like without fear of reprisal, as long as they are a member of the clan. All others with be mercilessly ripped upon concerning their parentage and their inapropriate fondness for billy goats.' At least let them know where they stand before they make the fatal posting. It would probably be a good idea to also post something to let people know that there will probably be something in there to offend them, so they should stop being a pansy before reading or posting to any thread.

You know, just to make certain that everybody knows the extent of the sarcasm that will probably be found. Up front and personal. As for there not being anyone that mad all the time, I know a few.

That's kind of the way I've been figureing out GuideML. I admit that I've been stealing bits of code from various places. Fun part is that I try to type it all myself, even if it's just a direct copy of some code I found. Just to try to make myself remember.