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

No I think Tony Blair should walk his own son up to the cash point and take out the on-the-spot fine as he intends others to do. Show he has no favourites.

This was posted on the Fox News mailing list about an hour ago

Castro: Elian's Father Is a Modern Day Communist Hero
Cuban leader Fidel Castro awarded Juan Miguel Gonzalez one of Cuba's highest civilian honors Wednesday night in Havana, formally making Elian Gonzalez's father a modern-day communist hero.
Gonzalez was awarded for his behavior during the seven-month international custody battle — for ignoring the bribes to keep his son in the United States, but instead bringing Elian back to Cuba.

Sits back and sips coffee

Cheers Løønytünes, was there while the street parties were on !

Driving through downtown Miami...little old man on sidewalk with poster bigger than himself.
*Janet Reno negotiates like Pearl Harbors Japanese* !

chuckles reflectively.....

*jinle-linga-ling*
Evening (your appropriate time differntial here), all.
IIEM, iced Sumatran, Please.
*retreats to couch, and flops*
Hot!Hot!Hot!Hot! Heat index of 107 today. Phewww! Had to drink six bottles of water just on the way here.
*tries not to gulp coffee*

*wakes up with a start on the couch*

Mmpgh. Did it again. l swear l'm nocturnal...

Oh, but l need some tea. Lots and lots of tea.

*whips full-length mirror out of knapsack, attempts to spruce up and readjust horns*

iced tea ----------------> c|~|
eatsmice, mind if I let the IIEM fill that order? And welcome. You were in Miami while it was trying to secede last month?

Odra! You startled me. It was as if the sofa came to life!

Speaking of sofas, I've seen a REALLY nice red velvet one that might look good in here.

Cut velvet like my gramma's or crushed velvet like those prom tuxes?

Can the IIEM do "to-go"? And Odra, your horns look just fine, dear.

*grins, makes mental note to start dressing in red velvet, should such a couch arrive*

Mm. Can't have too many couches, l always say...although the ones here are so comfy l hardly ever seem to leave...

*sips tea*

Ahh. lced tea makes a splendid breakfast drink, really. l can't think why people always look at me funny when l order it.
Hi, jr.
*models horns*
Sure l shouldn't part them to the left?

sips half caff and laffs

just there for the Gonzalez housewarming

drank some nice coffee though.

sits back and relaxes (unaware that the Egyptian thing is about to dictate which room he sits in next)

Met lots of Afro Americans...... yet to meet an Afro Scottish, Afro New Zealander.....and spare me please on your Scottish ancestry.
Sighs and clenches cheeks

*softly-while putting himself between Odra and the door*
although, your hair could use a bit of taming.
*slides closer to door*

Given my own propensity in and for that direction (right-brained and all that muck) anything; to include left-overs, works for me.

*making presumtion*

IIEM, half a dozen coffees and some finger food to go, please. NO SUSHI.

...if you knew shusi like I knew shusi; oh, oh, oh, what a gurl,,
I'm sorry, I just can't seem to stop myself sometimes.

l don't think you need convince that poor babelfish not to whip you up any inari, jr...

*does her loud Harry imitation*
WHAT, JR? WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAID ABOUT ODRA'S HAIR?

*decants some NZ water into kettle to boil for green tea*

You know, there is some town in southern Louisiana whose police force have managed to build themselves a whole new station complex and expand their fleet of SUVs by shaking down out-of-town drivers on incredibly minor traffic infractions. I'm sure the Greater London Metropolitan Police would never prey on people like that.

"Hello hello hello, is that alcohol on your breath? Walking a mite unsteady, are we? Here, sir, let me assist you to the nearest ATM..."

Oh Lil you young cynic
I'm sure a cheque would be acceptable.....

Goes white and pushes back chair
Does your restroom dispense chilled paper, Lil?

This won't take long (where have I heard that before?)

Another famous British shambles destined to be celebrated forever. Scott, Dunkirk, the seventies

Sips tea

There are a -lot- of bizarre legal happenings in Louisianna...but l won't repeat my favorite one, not in mixed company. This is not legislation for the tender-sensibilitied.

*compulsively checks hair in mirror...decides it is not rumpled-looking enough and promptly tousles and spikes it further*

*casting about in case needing to make quick exit*
*growls*thanks Lil. There's probably 3 people in Dorothyland that didn't hear you...

Speaking of which, we have an even better deal here. It's called the I-70 drug task force. They don't do any profiling but, they seize MILLIONS thru the forfieture laws busting mules on the highway. Litterally, millions. A small town out west popped a fella transporting over 3M a while back. Weren't able to prosecute him tho, as he shot himself dead on the spot. Then they found another 6+M in a storage locker in Denver.

*secures coffee and snacks-looks about furtively*