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

Thanks for the recommendation Marv. I had pretty much decided to see it anyway, but now am sure I will.

Did you read aboutt he woman in Wichita who apparently was so overcome during the crucifixion scene that she had a heart attack and died?

I used my sore mouth as an excuse to make mashed potatoes and gravy last night. I stirred some cream cheese into the potatoes so they would be nice and rich.

We are, obviously, keeping our old building. It was built in 1914. We never seriously considered abandoning it, but I can understand the arguments for doing so. This is a mining area. When the library was built, the mines were still in full operation. The builders used local stone in construction. The walls are 24 inches thick - it's a stone building, not stone faced. The interior has marble stairs and floors. The woodwork is beautiful red oak. The windows and doors have stained glass. We have been written up in architectural journals because of our doors.

There is no way we could afford to duplicate the original construction in the addition. So it will be steel with a stone face. But it will blend nicely. And there will be a two story window over the new entry to act as a transition between the buildings so the old stone won't ever actually touch the new stone.
But even what we're doing is much more expensive than building a completely new building.

Lil, my pencil is sharpened and I'm on the job.

Does anyone know a link to the text-only version of the Merriam Webster online dictionary? After they changed their layout it loads very slowly, even on my w*rk connection...

I find the new page layout annoying too, T. I hadn't thought of looking for a text-only or a more accessible version, but I'll prowl around. In the meantime, http://hyperdictionary.com loads quickly.

I've googled, and have found a couple of links on various sites to what used to be the m-w text-only site - but it doesn't seem to work any more - I wonder if they deleted it?

The reason I want the m-w dictionary is because Greebo only accepts words that are listed in it for her Wordplay in

Yeah I know. Which I why I get caugt out occasionally.

Talking of google. I've googlismed Stephen Moore in prep for next weeks 45 Word article. I never knew our Marvin was such a polymath.

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Problem is I don't think I can use any of these for my article.

[Hati]
(with toothache and depression)

I'm sorry for your toothache Hypatia, as I am in nearly the same situation, only it isn't my tooth at all. I have a canker sore on the inside of my left cheek back by my molars. It feels like it is the size of a gum ball and the inflamed tissue around it brushes up against my teeth - I have to leave my mouth slighty ajar or else I am met with searing pain; even with my mouth open I am getting dull thuds of it. I hope it will be gone in a few days as eating is both painful and next to impossible, while when I talk it looks as though I'm practicing how to talk without my lips.

And just for fun, a reaction test for you all:

http://www.fetchfido.co.uk/games/reaction/reaction_test.htm

My average is .229

Hati *hands her a bunch of daffodils*

I got 9/10 on the maths quiz, the billion question let me down. (I also cheated by looking up the googol and pi questions )

Our local library is an oldish building (1920's - not the original building) I love it, very friendly atmosphere, good book selection and they often sell their old ones off for 50p for a carrier bag full!(Needless to say, I have bought enough to start a library of my own )

Hey everyone, it's snowing here! Lovely big fluffy flakes and it's settling too!



excuse the exhuberance, I had just given up on getting proper snow down here in the valley this winter....

Poor Sporky *hands him another bunch of daffs*

Ok this shouldn't be to difficult. Drill please!

Here you go

Where did you find this drill?

On the road in fron of the . Some building was on a break.

* Hati*

Marv and GDZ, I was planning on seeing The Passion anyway, but your review pretty much cinched it.

d'E, while I agree that Mel is possibly exploiting the story to make a few more bucks, I prefer to think that the ends justify the means. While I believe in no way that Christianity is the only way to go, learning more about religion in general should help to breed tolerance. That's why I think that it's so sad that it is considered anti-Semetic. It's not meant to be, I don't think. It is simply portraying historical events. And the facts of the matter consist of the following: 1) Jesus was handed over to the Romans by a Jew, 2) the Pharisees were afraid of the power that he exerted over the masses and the lessons that he taught so were anxious to be rid of him, and 3) (this is my favorite by far) JESUS, HIMSELF, WAS A JEW! Hard to be anti-Semetic when the hero of the story is Jewish himself...

Oh, and I average .215.

*curls up on the sofa and sips *

.189 on the reaction quiz.

Courtesy

Sodding local ISP simply can NOT get their POP3 server sorted. I wish I could get a local number from some other provider.

I'm not going to see the movie because I have a problem with gore and violence. I don't completely agree with d'E about Mel Gibson's reasons for doing this film, though; I believe he is sincere and so entrenched in his religious views that he felt he had to put in every lash, every drop of blood and every stumble.

That being said, I think his religious viewpoint is medieval.

I mean, is religion really about shock and horror, or indeed, any kind of emotion? All the classic sins arise from negative emotions, and all the positive emotions lead to attachment to the world. (I suppose you can tell I've been reading the works of the Dalai Lama)

I think a work on a religious subject, whether it's a movie, a motet or an essay, should give rise to a sense of spirit, not make me howl or have a heart attack. I should feel affirmed, not shaken, whether the movie is a literal word-for-word illustration of the Bible or not.

Z (reaction time 2.88- but I know I've got slow reactions - it worries me when flying!)

My reaction time was 1 over several tries, but I plead the excuse of a crappy old slow computer.

I have no plans to see The Passion either, for slightly different reasons than d'E. I have no intention of giving Mel Gibson an outlet for his (good description, Lil) medieval religious beliefs. If he wanted it to be so realistic, why isn't Jesus nude upon the cross? The Romans, to add that extra bit of cruelty to the punishment, crucified their victims in the raw. But I do understand why it would affect someone as sincere in his beliefs as Marv. I've heard it is a *very* intense experience.

I too love old buildings, and it has been my dream (caused by many years of watching This Old House on PBS) to one day own a little Arts & Crafts bungalow home circa 1910 (or even better, a Frank Lloyd Wright house!), with original woodwork, light fixtures, wallpaper, window panes, etc, etc. filled with Stickley furniture and other period pieces.

Oh, and "Jesus Beyond Thunderdome"?....

Where's the reaction quiz? i must have missed it in the backlog and can't find it...

Post 287, Egon.
I got 0.277. My reactions are better than my Maths

I doubt I shall be going to see Mel Gibson's latest, I've gone right off him recently.

{ltp} to slow a reaction then ,dont suppose computer refresh rate will help much mine in 3s
(with toothache and depression)
i suposed toothache is caused by (depression)in teethsorry hati but i empathise,the cold air doesnt help much i suffer as well every night wakeup with tootheache ,dont have central heating! try mouthwashes with warm slightly salted water,if that doesn't work a bottle of shnapps

Do you grind your teeth in your sleep, ltp?

...I do.