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

At last! Yes.

I actually thought it was Scottish from early on, but got derailed by the Wales thoughts.

The word Bute connects to a Scottish city in my mind, but I can't remember which one. Don't think it's Glasgow. Edinburgh maybe? Inverness?


Geggs

beef

aberdeen angus

Nope.

Nope.

Dundee?

Berwick-upon-Tweed?


Geggs

There is an Isle of Bute in Scotland. They make quite a good cheddar there.

>There's an isle of Bute<

Indeed there is. Have +3 points and welcome to QI.

He fed you oxtail soup (washed down with a half bottle) and the marchioness lulled you off

The gentle bleating of the sheep would send you to sleep, or, failing that, you could count them.

One presumes that if they make cheese, they have sheep.


Geggs

How very pastoral - nope - but thanks for returning us to the issue at hand!

I don't know about sheep but you're thinking a long the right sort of lines....

Why, oh why, did I, even momentarily, connect cheese with sheep? What an idiot.

Cows. Obviously. Could he have given his guests a nice milky drink to send them off?


Geggs

A warm glass of milk and some comfy slippers by the fire.


No.

Right, I'm off to go watch Sherlock for a bit, so indisposed here's a hint.

There is - naturally - something ever so slightly unusual about the affairs on this island belonging to the marquis.

And it doesn't involve sheep or cows.

And as a consequence would probably aide in a solid 8 hours kip.

its the island the wicker man was based on and the marquiss was potrayed by christopher lee

The was Lord Somerisle (gawd how did I remember that?) - and no.

Somewhere between human sacrifice unusual and milking the sheep to make cheese.

he invented horlicks on the island

Good idea - not even close - but good idea!

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