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

I was discussing going out kayaking last night. Or rather a friend was trying to persuade me to go along and play in some moving water again. I am almost persuaded

Why not?! You may aswell, if not by the time you want to, you'll be old and past it. Sitting in a rocking chair talking about how cheap things used to be!

That is certainly true

But things were cheap in the good old days

Yes, but did you have H2G2 in the good old days?

ooOO

No there was no H2G2 in the old days (but then again do you remember Veronica and the gophers...)

Looks like I might be about to buy a boat from someone at the canoe club, so I'm taking it away for the weekend to try it out on moving water.

Have I heard of Veronica and the Gophors? No - sorry, you lost me there.
Did they have anything to do with learning to kayak?
I have my paddle and waveski.
Do you know anyone who has used a waveski on a river?

The gopher system was a distributed information system on the internet before the world wide web. Veronica was the name of the main search software used for gopher.

I've not seen a waveski on a river, could be interesting though...

*At first clance think the referance to "Veronica and the Gophers" is related to a rather unAmmusing early Eighties pop band, but then thinks better of it...*

I've heard of the gophers, funny little fellows they were... But never come across any I hadn't heard of Veronica though...

Waveski on a river??!! .... Hmmm..... interesting......

A friend at work today, was trying to persuade me to go shares in a 16ft Rib he wants to buy for about 6k... I was almost tempted

...

So have you gone for shares in the RIB then?

No, I and he decided not to in the end
But it could have been fun

...And expensive.

Yes well...

But overall, I prefered the Fun bit.

Me too!

Here, have a martini.

*he drinks it and becomes drunk*

I imagine I can take his key now that he's drunk.

*takes key*

*opens safe*

Muhahaha! The money is mine! All MINE!!!