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

This is definitely the correct date for almost everybody -- apologies to the Antipodes...

The Aroma Cafe serves the best coffees, teas and specialty drinks in this part of the galaxy. We also serve a wide range of donuts and pastries.

Please be welcome in. If no caretakers are about, our IIEM (Infinite Improbaility Espresso Machine) will serve whatever non-alcoholic beverage you ask for.

And if you've a mind for Scrabble, Ook (that blue orangutan in the rafters) is unbeaten so far.


OK, guys, I've brought in a fresh carton of donuts, so there's plenty to go around!

Hi Lil, am I first?

Double dark, please...good morning-evening all!

Sorry, Joanna-I nearly ran you over! Amazing what I'll do for a good cup of coffee.

hi there ox, how're you doing?

All's well in my world, Joanna. How are you? I was wondering if Lil had gone for her cat scan yet. *sips the hot coffee*

*walks in calmly after a leasurly stroll throught the neigbourhood*

Hello all. It took me some time to get here, but I did won the dash yesterday. Babel said closest dash so far.

*gleams with pride*

Since today isn't working out so well I'll just have to think back to past glories.

How are you all?

Hi, **twilight**. Think of future glory. Beware of lamenting the past!

first-to-forum special for Joanna ------> *{~}*
double-dark for ox --------> cc((~))

I leave the house in half-an-hour, for a long drive through commuter traffic to the other side of the county! You Brits and Scots and Welsh and Irish give thanks for your National Health service!

But I just wanted to stop in and award the special to the first one in. I'll see you all later.

Good luck, Lil!

ditto. hello. I popped home during the forum dash for a spot of lunch. If work doesn't pick up today I might go down the gym (yes i'm that bored!)

Oh.. surely not so bad you have to go to the gym!!!

hehe... I wish I could go to the gym.. anything rather than revise

ah well. it was just a flying visit!

hope everythings fine Lil...

Woke up this mornin
Doctor tried to scan my CAT
Oh, I woke up this mornin
Doc had needles, dirty rat
I told him them radioactive IV's ain't where it's at

(homage to Bluesdog's frontpage article)

Hi everybody, I'm back. Yes, I refused to accept an IV of radioactive iodine. They went ahead with the CAT and the techie said a lot of people do refuse these days. The question is, are we becoming more conservative about radioactivity, or are we patients just getting more self-assertive (bolshy) generally?

Breakfast! *orders self an A L Special*

Good for you, Lil. We all probably have enough radioactive bits in us to shine in the dark anyway.

morning all

I read all the backlog, yay! And got ten and a half hours of sleep last night. And they're gonna let me do BC calculus on my own in Israel next year. Yay! I'll take 'the usual', please?

{[B17]} Glad the scan is over Lil.
Let me know the results As and when.

*tries to play an 'air-guitar' blues riff for Lil's 'Radioactive Blues' song, then realizes that he doesn't play guitar at all, not even air guitar and gives up*

How you doin' Lil? At least glad that bit's over with?

Can I get an RBB, please? And a pain au chocolat if you have it.

RBB -------> c[~]

*tries to remember what Ioreth's usual is, and decides to let the IIEM remember for her*
---------> c}^{
Hm.

So, thanks everybody! I'm disappointed that nobody else had a go at a Woke Up This Morning. I thought it was the modern equivalent of the haiku contest.

*walks in and looks around*

Hello, any chance i could get a coffee, regular?

Woke up this morning one hand clapping in the breeze
Took a wander in the forest tried but couldn't hear the trees