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

Hee. The snarling is rather cute, actually. Becomes you.

why thank you! ::dipps into a low bow:: ::straightens suddenly:: i suppose bowing isnt becoming of a sarling whatcamacallit ::snarals largly and impressivly::

Perhaps you're transforming to some sort of canine entity?

What d'you think, jr? ls pertyboy better off as a snarler, or no?

i could think of a worse fate, sorry to deprive you all of my presence but i must take my leave of you now, ill be back on later when i realize sleep is unattainable just yet, so long and thanks for all the........

Sigh. l hate RL, l do.

llEM? Couple rounds of a good antidepressant, please. Fast-acting, tricyclic if you've got it, and none of that lithium nonsense; my liver's quite ravaged enough, thanks.

*knocks them back with the last of her (rather cold) tea, and is out the door*

*ji-jing jingle*

It's been Saturday all the time I've been here.

*DD makes a note in his notepad to move to Vermont. *

Morning all from sunny, repeat I said sunny, lil Ireland.

A of English Breakfast tea please.

...and in another unbelievable posting, the English cricket team dismissed the mighty West Indies team for 54, yes I repeat 54, runs

Sips tea and accidently lets slip that New Zealand wallaped Scotland at rugby 44-14 tonight

Well. We'll see England could still collapse to ignamonious defeat.

For the first time ever at Lords Cricket Ground, music was played during the lunch break. Have the Poms finally found the secret to world cricket dominance?

*comes in through the back, folding down umbrella*

Well it wouldn't be the first time.



The hood things are called VPBs, for Virtual Plastic Bubble. Except for the light necklace-like air-handling filtration system, they are pretty much invisible.



DD, believe me it is good to see you a happy man! More coffee?

*orders fruit for Ook and an A L Special for herself* I hear from NPR that the Presbyterian ministry has voted to ban any minister who performs a CU ceremony, an issue I'll probably take up at the FFFF if the site don't freeze up in the meantime. Anyway, the first CU civil ceremony was performed at Railroad, Vermont early this morning.

26 people injured and one killed at a Pearl Jam concert last night, in the mosh pit.

Hi-whoever's here. Its early here, for a Saturday morning. Coffee please, IIEM. Happy Canada Day, any Cannucks out there.We have a Highland Gathering going today in our town, and a few years ago our mayor declared that it never rained on the Gathering - well, its raining now. However, it doesn't officially open till noon, so Mayor Bud may still be safe!! Are there any donuts? *waves paper Canada flag*

O Canada!

Yes, I brought the donuts, I just didn't unpacck them yet. What would you like?

About the Pearl Jam concert, I'm uncertain about the death toll. It was in Copenhagen.

The rain has stopped here, but there will be no lawn-mowing unless you own a tractor.

Barney, why is Canada Day celebrated today?

I just noticed a forum called "Spike" has joined the 5 Busiest on the front page, so I went off to have a look.

If any entity reading this can tell me that they read the entirety of that thread without skipping a word or emoticon, I will ask Irv to give that entity a special mention on the Cafe's page of Regulars. On your honour, get set, go!

Hello Lil. On this day in 1867 Canada officially became a country. In that year the British Parliament passed the British North America Bill uniting Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Upper and Lower Canada (now Ontario and Quebec) into the Dominion of Canada. The first Dominion Day was celebrated on July 1, 1867. Later the other provinces joined, with Newfoundland being last in 1949. Now we are 10 provinces and 2 territories, and they changed the name to Canada Day. *waves flag*

IIEM, one Canadian flag please.
*drapes flag in back of counter*

*puts IIEM on autopilot*
I have company comin this afternoon, so I won't be in till late. See you all later!

*walks in, sees Canada flag, stops, salutes, and starts to sing*
Oh, Can-a-da.... Hmmm. sorry, that's all I know of it.
Happy Canada Day, BB

IIEM, Redbeard's Brew and pain au chocolat, please.
*takes coffee and croissant to table*

Well I survived yesterday's opening of the new Festival theatre, and I can relax a little again.

*walks in holding head* I've been lurking FC's party. I've got a virtual hangover! Ooo-IIEM, pullease, a large double dark. *remembers quitting drinking. Remembers why*
Hi, Barney! Happy Canada Day. I lived outside Ottawa on a farm near a huge bog some years ago. Nice to have those memories revived.
RB, I'm going to look at the site for the festival. Glad you can relax a bit again.

Thanks, ox. It is a relief!

I stopped by briefly at FC's party yesterday, and I'm still reeling from imbibing some of the stuff from the smoking crate that God brought.

ji-jing-jingle

Hi Redbeard, ox! Can't stay, just stopped in for a quick one.

IIEM: Kona to go, please.

*peers up at Ook*

Ook, next time you get a chance to surf the net, check this out:

http://www.ooks.com/

And make sure Lil sees it, she might be able to use some of that stuff in her gallery.

Ook? Ook!!

Bye all.

*dashes out*

jingle-jingle