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

I hope they are all happy tears this time at least, whoever's they were. Try not to get any in the keyboard. Salt water is rather a good conductor and you wouldn't want to end up with any posts looking like coded messages. That sort of thing seems to cause trouble as well as just being bad for the keyboard. Orange juice and cola are apparently worse though. Trying to dry one with an industrial hot-air blower for shrink-wrapping cables is a complete no-no.

>>For the record, this is MY computer, and Symphony are here in my house at the moment. Since they seem to be back, I saw no reason not to let them log in to their account from here.<<


Is this good news? They seem to be back?

:: to check some other threads::

Unofficially banned, and now Unofficially unbanned!

Well, I think this calls for a party.

and very


Welcome back and nice to meet y'all, Symphony!

Count Zero, setting out the lights and striking up the jug band.

Okay.

First of all, this porch has totally expandable, fully automatic, crowd compensators. There's room for the whole universe without ever seeming huge or crowded.

Second, if we add Symphony, would we still be a band or an orchestra?

Third, they are welcome.

Fourth, the back logpile has to last all winter so don't waste it.

Fifth, transparency is a good thing and its lack is the main reason why we were all here in the first place. Notice old questions starting with 'why' and statements starting with 'if'.

Sixth, this is a 'permanent' archive -- those ice chips will never melt unless we start putting them in drinks.

Seventh, hello, Symphony! I'm glad you're still watching. Play whatever instrument you want, We have a fine PA system and can easily match any instrument to any other.

Eighth, is this beginning to look like a guided tour through Dante's fantasy?

Barton

Howdy

Hi Count

Yep. We're back. I'll bung the last email from the Eds up when we get home. It's not exactly what we were hoping for, but hey, we're Unbanned!

Sooo, party time is it? Hope there's a buffet table groaning with veggie , , , , , veggie and of course, bucketloads of

Not to mention the bar



everyone! And much

*smiling through the tears, and making sure we don't get the keyboard soggy *

Carla, for Symphony

Hey Barton

Nice place you got here! Thanks for holding a place for us!

We're off away for a while, so we'll catch up with everyone later. Don't have too much fun without us, eh?

Tony, for Symphony

Yep, this seems like it's gonna be one heck of a hootenanny 'round here. Pull up a chair, or a sofa or a back log, or hey, y'all ken even lean back agin ol' Blue if'n y'all don't mind the smell ner the fleas. I think the band'll prolly start off with a reel so if'n anyone want's to pick up an instrument, they ken jump in at any time.

Count Zero (Playing his harp and hangin' lights ever'where.)

I musta busted one a my teeff playing this harp. I couldn't even make a proper .

I thought it might have been a freudian slip and you were hoping for a really large stiff drink.

I wood'n say no t'won.

and music? make mine a <vodka&vimto> and a whole bucketfull for Symphony

Hope y'all don't mind--I just invited a mess of folks over. I remembered to warn them not to touch Blues ears, though...

Good

Amy

The more the merrierer.

We ken always extend out the porch an' we got lotsa eats and drinks ta go 'roun. I deecided to let the powers cater this here shindig (there's press-ee-dent for dis) since they were so quiet durin' this whole affair.

Count Zero, still twangin' away and hangin' more lites

Don't really ned no fancy caterin'--I've direct access to The Source of All Mufflewhumps, so's we can turn 'em into whatever we want!

*sinks her teeth into a very large, calorie-free chicken & mushroom vol-au-vent & plugs in the karaoke machine*

The guys in the band deserve a & break, who's up first?

*grabs a mufflewhump, concentrates, and turns it into a generator*

Not really sure what you plugged that thing into...

I should probably take some mufflewhumps out back for you flesh folks, huh?

Nice to hear some good news!!

That is really, really good news, Symphony.

It's great to have you back, and I hope you're
here a long time.

Great news

Brought a and some

er ....

why can't I touch Blue's ears.

Not that I intend to but there's a lotta folk here and it's gettin bigger so I might trip or sumthin .....

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