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

nowhere really...

So I can just decide to be a gunner, and I can just start shooting things that threaten the meat patty?

er...I suppose...although there's not much that's very threatening to a self-regenerating base...

Anything that doesn't like the EA then.

I'd hope you'd wait till we're at war

Well I wasn't going to, I was just asking a question.

myes...very suspicious...very suspicious indeed...

Are you saying that I would just shoot random stuff. BIRD! *pulls out kill-o-zap and blasts the bird*

hmmm...
huh...wha...sorry...I was daydreaming about BBQ sauce...

Wouldn't that be more of a nightmare for you?

no...no...not really...I've a love of BBQ sauce...

Well you're in luck because on of the "certain substances" I administer is BBQ sauce, or at least it is as of now.

*gives SuperMoo a complimentry barrel of BBQ sauce*

*says the barrel: "Oh, you are a super cow, aren't you? And a most evil one at that!"*

Are we still invading the thingites?

No, we finished with that a while ago. Hence the them not attacking me when I hang around there.

Did we win?

That depends on your definition of "win" actually.

What happened

Ask Supermoo. He's the historian.

ok

for the ratio of forces...we did pretty darn good...assuming 10% participation the ratio would have been something like 10 to 40 in the Thingite's favor...the EA excels in these sort of situations...we invaded, then the thingites counterinvaded, and the battle at Thingite HQ expanded into the sky as well...it's a pretty good read...it's also the first case of real use of the IGMPD as well as the first apearance of the R.E.P.L.I.C.A.T.O.R. ships...mainly this was in defense of the EA base...now that was a battle...