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

That, DD, I don't know. Although you could make a hat rack or a fountain out of it, I suppose.

*darkly* It's been known to come to life. Although it's been 3 or 4 months since the last time, there's no predicting when it'll happen next. Kind of like these earthquakes we've been having.

Milkman, huh? Well, no use ordering alcohol here, if you want it you got to paper-bag it.

Nice to see you DD, I put the kettle on in anticipation. *washes out teapot with boiling water, then throws in tea leaves and pours in more boiling water. Puts cozy on pot and puts it on DD's table along with his big yellow mug*

Cheers Lil.

*DD takes a shifty quick lip wetter from his hip flask*

Lil, your portrait of Styx is great. He's quite the dark dude.

*Puts new saucer of milk on the ground for the cats - the last one looks a little old. In fact it's starting to philosophise*

What's happened to Greebo by the way? Haven't seen her around for ages.

I have been preoccupied, a bit, with Styx's identity ever since he registered!

Well, you seem to have captured the real rat!

Thanks for the chat and coffee. I have some RL chores waiting right where I left them.

*waves from door*

And I think I'm done for the night too. Time to head back to the studio, work a bit longer, read, and get to sleep.

See you all in the morning!

*pops head back in*
Oh, and I'll bring in a fresh batch of mbougatses.
Gnight, Ook!
Ook (from rafters): Ook.

*jing-ingle-ing*

E...ven...ing.........all?

*realizes no other researchers about for the second time in a row*

*checks rafter and espies Ook*

Hi, Ook old blue man (having made presumtion about Ook's gender). How ya hangin?
Guess it's just you and me,pal. I appreciate your company but, the last time I got close to you (when Odra scared me up to the rafters) I had the dickens of a time getting your blue fur/hair out of my clothes. Not that I mind the hue, it's just that I seem to get fuzzy enough w/o help.

*notices milk is available again and pours into large glass w/ice*

When no ones around, Ook, I don't have to listen to them moan about the ice.

*looks around and finally notices that the faint outline of something that is not quite there is no longer a faint outline*

Well, I'll be.....! Perception does appear to be reality.

Hope my perception of being in another zone is just that. Am not really ready for heart to heart w/Rod Serling, yet. Rod Stieger, yeah, I think I'd enjoy that.

*pours milk into large non-cfc foam cup (lives in area w/recycle center) *

Well, Ook, ol' pard; be moseying off now. Keep an eye on things. Nite.

*pats statue and is somewhat, but pleasantly, suprised to notice it is warm and slightly resilient*

hmmm...?

*jingle-ingle-ing-ing*

IIEM, one mandarin tea with a sprig of mint.

...

All right! Please??? Oh come on! Lil doesn't want me to distract you. Gor. Fine *tosses hand-blown glass thingy at IIEM* You can shove it up yer arse!

*storms off*

*enters the café, looks back out the window*
Hmmm... did I see a full moon out there?

IIEM, Redbeard's Brew, please.
*gets coffee and goes to table*
Hi, Ook.
>Ook: Ook!<

G'mornin' Redbeard!

Coffee please, IIEM

Hi there Ook!

Ook:

So, anything interesting going on?

*sips coffee while taking out VPB from pocket. Unfolds it, crawls inside and lights a cigarette*

Good morning to you one-eye! Good to see you!
It appears to have been a bit quiet here the past few hours.

Yes, it does.
I think I'm online at the wrong hours. Seems like all the action happens when I'm not around

You had any problems with your homepage or anything lately?

just wondering coz yesterday I had the darndest incident. I was refreshing this thread, and suddenly everything turned Alabastard, and suddenly I didn't exist any longer! My homepage was gone, I couldn't login or do anything! It was rather scary!!

Yeah, those Alabaster quakes happen every so often. We had a major one on Friday, which lasted a number of hours. Basically when it happens, everyone goes to a new Alabaster home page with 'Welcome Researcher # _____' on it. If you click on 'Who's Online' when this happens you'll see that here are 0 people online.

I also discovered an interesting one during the quake on Friday. During a quake, the info page http://www.h2g2.com/info reads:
-1 users have registered since we launched on 28th April 1999

Well, I hate to run out on you, one-eye, but it's actually pretty late where I am (2 am) and I need to be on my way.

Good to see you again. Hang on tight during those quakes.

Will do!

See you 'round!

How can it be this quiet?

* A fluttering zound *
Every-body looks up
Just in time to see me fluttering haphazzardly down through a hole in the roof
A black wing and a white one flapping around like crazy
The newspapers flying in all directions.
After an unsteady landing, taking humoungus yellow mug from belt-clip...

Hi guys..
Can I have a cuppa ?
Sorry about the entro... still a bit unsteady with these wings.