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

Shiver me timbers!
Forgot all about this.

And yes! That's a right answer.

Other correct responses include Bertrand Russell, Bob Hope, and Kevin Costner's acting career.

The JP II one, that is.

Mark Twain is probably the best known for this, but it's only documented to have happened once to him.

Curse you Twain! Curse YOUUUUUUU!

Boo Yeah! So did I win???

Five hours left to complain about the commandeering of this vessel

I think there's been some legitimate complaints already. Whatcha gonna do if somebody complains in the next five hours?

Is that the new question for the contest?

No but this is:

What does Cat in Red Dwarf say he always does when somebody gives him food?

Eat it?

Hah ha! No. He does eat it but that's not what he says he does.

He rubs up against them or licks their face or something. Rimmer thinks it's disgusting I remember that

You've allllllllllllllmost got it. So I'm going to give it to you. He licks them. As seen in "Better than Life"

We own the ship now EC

A) No you don't as you have revealed yourself to be unworthy. and b) It's my question so shut up

Who originally wrote the "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch and in which TV series did it originally appear?

The Four Yorkshiremen was written by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Marty Feldman originally for "At last the 1948 Show".

Hmm, I was really looking for Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman, as they were the original authors and Cleese and Chapman worked the original sketch into the one broadcast.

However you were right too so yeah.

Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I've had no internet access. I'm at a coffee shop right now just for their wi-fi.
Moving right along....

Terminus was once the name of a major city in the US. What is the name of the city now?

Atlanta.

Well done! The prize is yours...mind you, it's not much.

When did prizes start being awarded?
That's not a contest question. Just a sort of general question type question