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

Mark, I take my virtual hat off to you!!

You are indeed a man of many means and a man after my own heart...

It's not just your heart he's after...

Can't you see that predatory gleam in his eye? It is the sort with which nature's most impressive hunters fix their prey! You find yourself unable to move and then.......

No! That's not fair! I'm a nice, cuddly type!

You might even say that I don't have a mean bone in my body.

*coughs expectantly*

No I think you mean *coughs expectorantly* - here have a tissue!

For your nose...

Oh but what a nose!!! My good, maidens have gone week at the knees over less!

Sam seemed to think that this was one of the more difficult social dilemma's to be faced, when waking up next to your boss in the morning.

He often wakes up next to me, though. When Ashley nudges him awake during another of his afternoon snoozes...

You can't say that - it is a personal attack on a public forum!

It was more the, waking early in the morning, aspect that caused the social dilemma. Falling asleep at the keyboard doesn't provoke the same kind of, um, levity...

Oh yeah? What you gonna do, Deputy Community Editor? Gonna run and get the scary Community Editor to smack me about a bit?

You are?

You *are*?

Ah.

*ahem*

Er, Sam, please accept my humble apologies: next time I'll let you sleep. And Abi, don't tell your boss. Please. Pretty please.

Uh-oh. Too late. I hear the hobnail boots coming down the corridor...

(Note to self: Just 'cos you think you're the boss, doesn't mean you are. 'Behind every man...' and all that. Oh well...)

Ahhhhhh.......

What lives you lead up there in the big smoke!!

No more mystery now boys and girls - he falls asleep on the job.

Oh dear

it is not all quiet down in the country from what I hear either young man - New Year was quite a good night for you I seem to remember!!!

*Right*

I leave the room for a minute and what happens?

Are you intimidating my nice, kind, friendly Deputy Editor?

Don't you know that she's got 46,000 good Researcher friends who will all be round here protecting her good name, or names, in Abi's case?

She just has to whistle, and they'll be pouring out of the Forum and Firkin to protect her...

Mmmmmmmm.....

Trouble is dear Abi, that was January, it's sodding June now!!

Yeah, I know. And I'm sorry, mum.

Won't do it again. Promise.

Do you want me to tweak his nose for you Peta?

What, sleep with me?