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

I've come to the conclusion that the doughnut holders are just a fake, and McD's never actually have any doughnuts.
I've never seen 'em sell any.

I buy them with my meal. If there's cinnamon. I occasionally stretch a point and have sugar, but only occasionally...

I've never had a McDonalds Doughnut.
Do any other fast-food places sell them?

The best donuts (other than here, of course) that I've had were from a stall on Sandown pier, Isle of Wight. You could watch them being made - the ring of dough being 'plopped' into the oil, and then being cooked and finally dropped into the sugar. Anyone know if it's still there? It's been a few years since I was down that way.

Yep - it's still there.
When I was a kid I used to annoy the person who made the doughnuts by staring at the doughnut-making machien for hours on end - got to know him quite well, and so now and then I got a bag of doughnuts free.
But it's a different person now.

But always fun to watch. I think it's about 5 for £1 - not sure.

*And it all fits in nicely as the H2G2 Waterworks & Beach article that this doughnut thread is on was originally, for a couple of days, called "Virtual Sandown Peir" before I renamed it. *

*Comes back in*

Joanna, I'm going to do this in person, because there's no other way to do it.

*Menacingly reaches into his pocket, and pulls out two sheets of paper*

Okay, I apologize for...

1) Trying to kill you and all of the TDANE heroes when I was still in that universe.

2) Trying to kill you and all of the TDANE heroes when I first came to this universe.

3) That armed robbery of your Stall a few months ago.

4) Freezing you with a snowzar doing that robbery a few months ago.

5) Insulting pretty much every non-evil doer on h2g2 (including you) at one time or another.

*Folds up the paper and puts it back in his cloak*

Okay, I'm glad I did that. Now, I don't suppose you could make a special donut for me, could you? I'm celebrating the return of Fiver from my old dimension, and want a very, very special donut made. Only the employees of this stall are qualified enough to make it, you see. Anyway, I've got the recipe here, but it needs to be 50000 times larger than this recipe says. It's going to be a big party.

Anyway, I realize this is a big and inconvenient order, but the stall will be well paid, and I'll even pay for the repairs you had to make on that cabinet I broke during the armed robbery. Think you're up to making the donut?

*Sets the recipe on the counter, and awaits an answer (while hoping that no super heroes see him apologizing)*

I accept your apology.

Of course the donut isn't beyond us, it'll just take a little time is all.

*self service sign will replace itself in 15 mins when a class starts in here*

Am I in time for a doughnut?
Only time will tell.

you are; there were free computers in the other room.

I'm setting up bantu right now btw

*hands over a honey donut*

Great! Another Bantu friend. I'll have to load it up then.
Thanks Joanna,

<BB<

I thought I'd forgotten to do something

Hi everyone, can I have a cinnamon doughnut please.


*Quickly sets up Bantu, but has to put up with being Croz42 as there are already Croz's present*

Great - well, on Bantu I am Bluebottle - so add me as a friend.

*hands over a honey donut and starts to add croz42 to her bantu*

*hands over a cinnamon donut and starts to add croz42 to her bantu*

*wonders what planet she's on*

Planet Caladan, which else would it be?

Sorry, netscape complicator is messing with my mind. it just crashed. grrr

*notices sign*

Shucks, Joanna's not here.

*Helps herself to an MCG and picks up the box of assorted for the 24-Seven*

*Takes an S30, and returns to his User Page to await the completion of his donut, assuming it hasn't already been done and he just hasn't checked yet*