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

Anyone with header suggestions will be named as coauthors...

Good suggestions, thanks Matt!

Rightio, a bit of spare time, so I'll fine tooth this if you don't mind:

centers - centres

It started (header) - How about 'Unleashed'?

it's - its

26 of February. - 26 February, 2006

In May 2006 - In May the same year

"demolition, antisocial behaviour and phenomena" - think single quotes ' should be used. Check with a sub-editor though .

eachother - each other (x2)

It spread (header) - How about 'Walkies!'?

covered by media - by the media

by November it made - they had made

And then (header) How about - 'Wagging Tails'?

Hope that all helps

Oh, the only other thing that sprang to mind was perhaps the title needs a little refining - as it made me think of dogs running around, and around, and around Perhaps something like 'The Roundabout Dog Sculptures of Linkoping Town, Sweden'? although you might think of something a bit better

Oh, and if you have a photo of them yourself, you could pop by the h2g2 <./>Photgraphers</.> and see if they can do anything about adding it once this gets picked for the EG, as I'm sure it will

Fudge sticks - <./>Photographers</.>

Great - these are things which are tricky for foreigners! I'll deal with them tonight...

No problem, it's a great little Entry that is fantastic for a first foray into PR

A couple more EG links for you -

A297119 Sweden

A680104 The Concrete Cows of Milton Keynes

And I think there's something amiss in the AVK quote - at the end, the 'destroy each other' sounds a little skew-iff. Not sure if it's a little lost intranslation there

Sorry to perster, but I REALLY enjoy this kind of article and want to help you make it as brilliant as possible

HOwever, I think I like the title the way it is - confusing enough to lure people into reading it

I didn't quite understand the Fudgesticks comment?

I really appreciate all the help I'm getting! Don't worry!

Fudgesticks? It's a plaintive rmark of indignation, like poopy, or dammit. I did the link wrong to the Photographers home page, so I blasphemed But I also didn't read that it might be too difficult for you to get to a dog to photograph it The pics you have are great though, nice links. Public domain on those hopefully, so there shouldn't be a problem

Titles are always a bone of contention (no pun intended). The h2g2 Editors may want you to change it so as it gets more hits via search engine or makes it clearer for the casual browser of hootoo.

Or they may not

Destroy _for_ eachother... is there any other way I can put it - where people make bad things, that other people are hurt/saddened/upset about, wrecking private and public property etc.?

Language skills are needed here...

Not sure, maybe 'rather than distroying it for each other'?
Maybe say it in Swedish?(here, not in the entry)

The original Swedish text which I tried to translate in the Entry
”Vi vill med vår installation visa att medborgarna ur de djupa folkleden vill vistas i en god miljö. Ett tryggare samhälle där vi hjälps åt istället för att förstöra för varandra.”

Not the best Swedish grammar and language either... Young people, eh...

Any help in making this readable English is welcome!

Well, I don't know any Swedish, but from what I gather (with the help of the translation already given), it means something like: With this installation we want to show that our fellow citizens from a ? milieu want to live in a good environment. A safer community where we help to create something instead of destroying something.
How's that, anywhere near the original?

Milla, you're going to hate me

During the autumn of 2006, quirky, naivistic - I'm not sure naivistic is a word, and if it is not sure it's the right one...maybe just naive would do?

In some ways the story bears similarities to the Cows of Milton Keyne[s] - needs the 's'

We want, with our installation, to show that citizens from the deep grass root levels like to exist in a good environment. A safer society where we help each other, rather than destroy [it] for each other. - the inclusion of it in there helps make the sentence more understandable I think

these naivistic pieces of art - still not sure on naivistic...

In this section -

From one day to the next, a Roundabout Dog spotter would have a wonderful time to observe the styles, the dates of appearance and the sad prospect of removal by traffic authorities - they seemed to be regarded as very distracting to the drivers, and thus creating a traffic hazard. On the other hand, they may be a very welcome distraction for anyone travelling with children...

Try -

a Roundabout Dog spotter would have awonderful time observing the styles, the daes of appearance and the sad prospect of removal by traffic authorities, as they seemed to be regarded as a distraction to drivers, thus creating a traffic hazard. On the other hand they can be welcome diversions for anyone travelling with children.

And perhaps link to this Entry A397398 Things to Keep Children Amused on Long Journeys



1 The Academy of the little town of the Cloister of Vreta
2 No known associations to the Gnome Liberation Front
3 Always abide by local regulations, don't place art near traffic without approval.

Don't forget fullstops at the ends of your footnotes

Oh, and just so we can miss the turn off

A17300323 Roundabout Dogs

Love it, Love it, Love it!
I may build a dog of my own and set it on my lawn, or at the entrance to the subdivision.

First rate stuff, Milla!

Matt, thanks again for your comments!

Naivistic - a naivist is an adult artist who chooses to use a childlike style. His art may be labeled Naivistic. This is the direct translation of Swedish terminology... English art terminology may be different. But I wanted the link to the Naivist style. Help with art terminology is appreciated!

the destruction bit... Destroy [things] for each other? [it] sounds a bit like it is referring to a particular part of the previous part of the sentence, and it is more about general destructivity than a particular bit of destruction...

Keynes - of course

I thought there was an entry on keeping children amused while travelling, but I couldn't find it! Thanks!

dog spotter section - as you wish, sir

Footnotes: They now stop!

Milos, thanks!

Anyone with more comments, or who can help out where I can't find the right words?

Did you miss my attempt at a translation in post #34?