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

I hope you don't mind my printing this out as help with my English homework; I have to write a story pretending I go back in time and I happened to choose 480BC which is the Battle of Thermopylae and I think this will help..

I'm sure you don't mind.

LOL Lisa.

I don't mind and if it would help I can check up on what my books have on this battle, although I now only have a couple of books with me.

S'okay, it was handed in on Tuesday. Thanks anyway

Just as well as I couldn't find any reference to that battle in the books I have.

I'm not surprised, I could only find one book in the school library. Although there were some sites that sort of helped... Sortof.

So what happened in this battle, ie who fought who and why. I'll take it as read that people died.

There's this very marshy teeny pass at Themopylae and the Persians were trying tom get through but the Greeks and Spartans were trying to stop them. Then this Greek traitor tells the Persians about a secret path around the hill, the Persians go round and surround Greeks and Spartans, Persians win and pass through.

Lisa

Fine, was there any particualr reason why the Persians were trying to get through this pass?

I can't remember... I think they wanted to invade Greece.

Right h2g2 is telling me that you replied to this @... midnight?!! What?!!!!

Yeah, I did check my mail and post a few replies here on my way home from the bar.

riiiiight. Midnight. Fine, I'll just accept that.

Its about 20 minutes walk back to where I am living at the moment and this computer room is about the half way point and yyou need the occassional sit down after you have had a few drinks.

Okay. Whatever you say, I'll just sit here and nod thoughtfully.
*nods thoughtfully*

I see that you will have to be educated in the ways of the drink when you are old enough.

I'm justa baby, what can you expect.

Not a lot obviously.

do not underestimate the power of... me.

Well unless that power can reach over several miles I don't think I have much to worry about.

More of a big mouth than power really though

There is no such thing as talking too much, although you do have to watch what it is you are saying.