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

Oh, and Mr D - you make a suitably terrifying woad-covered warrior . And for kelli.

use the pot plant as a litter tray, thats good means they want to use Earth, less liable to mess on the floor, bad if the plant is not-origano, as its not good for it to much nitrogen

A quiz, but purists be warned, it's in Flash. And very American:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

It's shocking how bad my sense of geography is when it comes to the midwest. And sorry, Sporky, I keep verersing New Hampshire and Vermont. I forgot to notice my score.

, Sol.

That was *so* not enough time I got a crick in my neck and it is far too late to be doing this

*sigh* 44

OK, I passed 3rd time round. Placing Delaware is really tough, even when you know exactly where it goes. I kept dropping it in the ocean.

It took me the first decade of my military service just to know which of our provinces were where. I'm not gonna try to remember any of the 42? 47? 50? ... states?

I got everything but Indiana and Nebraska. Nothing happens in Nebraska.

I got them all.

Me too. Must have been that wooden map puzzle my folks bought for us when I was 3.

I passed, but it was close...

Tattoo is done, as soon as the swelling goes down a bit I will offer pictures.

Here is a very crappy initial photo of the tattoo.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c34/marbike/newtatt.jpg

Looks like I'd fail 3rd grade according to that test!
11/48

Two attempts so far. 37 on the second. I think my first scored 25, so I'm improving.

Whew 48/48 with only moments to spare. I know a few of the states, but mostly I have a vague idea where they are and had to try several times. Those bits in the north-east are too fiddly.

Just realised that there is a timer on that thing...

*out to redo some sunken stones that now don't look good next to the brand new ones in the garden*

Bright and perky with my and I just managed it. *phew* Can you imagine? My daughter's in 3rd grade ... So now I have the excuse that I kept picking up the wrong state - Idaho instead of Iowa - and then dropping it somewhere over the Rockies before I got to its slot. You know when your fingers fall asleep before you do?

Marv, those are

Lil, I haven't seen that puzzle in years! It's from the files for the old computer club I used to belong to, Pasadena IBM Users Group. The group's been defunct for almost 3 years now, surprised the files are still accessible. Thanks for the blast from the past!

Oh, and 47/50. But I'm trying again...

Marv, nice looking tatt; the artist did a good job.

SC

47/48 you mean, SC. Looks like Alaska and Hawaii seceded.

LTP 6 would have been 7 if
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A442739
local info
http://www.hastings.gov.uk/about/issue12_america.aspx