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<H1>Attention!!!</H1>
<P>Hope I've got your attention... well, sit down, have a coffee <SMILEY TYPE="coffee"/> and some cake <SMILEY TYPE="cheesecake"/>.</P>
<P>You may find that some of this page is out of date. Sigh. Things change, and I forget to update them. Oh, one favour: if you haven't seen me for a while, and then I'm online, point, and shout very loudly so that everyone around takes notice, "Look! I do declare that Joe C is over there!". Hopefully, if enough people read this, I can simultaneously render half of h2g2 insane, or at least make them <I>appear</I> insane.</P>
<P>Regards!</P>
<P>Joe C</P>
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It's... the <B><FONT SIZE="+1">Alternating Advert Area</FONT></B><FOOTNOTE>Yes, I could probably have thought of a better name but 'AAA' is much nicer...</FOOTNOTE> ; when I feel like it, I'll go in search of a nice, interesting blob or badge advertising some sort of place, club or guild, and link to it.<BR/><BR/>
The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable concept...
<BR/><BR/>

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<LINK HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/h2g2"><PICTURE H2G2IMG="mobilelaunch.jpg" ALT="Don't Panic!"/></LINK></CENTER>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="Skins">
<FIRSTITEM>Joe C in different DNA skins!</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/U218534">h2g2 Brunel</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/U218534">h2g2 Alabaster</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/U218534">h2g2 Classic GOO</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/plain/U218534">h2g2 Plain</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/hub/U218534">DNA Hub</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U218534">----------------</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/U218534">Collective</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/U218534">WW2</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/U218534">Get Writing</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/cult/U218534">Talk Buffy</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ptop/U218534">Parent to Parent</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/360/U218534">360</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/onthefuture/U218534">Book of the Future</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ican/U218534">iCan</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/U218534">Film Network</ITEM>
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This page is best in h2g2 skins, specifically Brunel, although it works in GOO<FOOTNOTE>Grr.</FOOTNOTE> and Alabaster<FOOTNOTE>Grr, but not as grr as the previous footnote.</FOOTNOTE>. It looks <I>very</I> messy in most other DNA skins, so use the box above.

<SUBHEADER>A noticeboard</SUBHEADER>

<CENTER><I>The noticeboard is currently empty <SMILEY TYPE="tongueout"/></I></CENTER>

<HEADER>'It's...'</HEADER>

OK: I'm from London; I live in King's Lynn. I am completely eccentric (so I'm told); I write scripts occasionally; when a broken link on the BBC Casualty website sent me to h2g2, I had a look around, discovered I loved the place, and registered <SMILEY TYPE="tongueout"/>. Then I began to get bored of h2g2, and realised that, while I was enjoying the entries I was being sent as a sub-editor, I wasn't doing <STRIKE>enough</STRIKE> anything in the community. So, after joining a couple of societies and guilds (see the drop-down box below), it occurred to me to become an ACE. I was just waiting for Abi to give me my ACE badge, when 'Petunia' happened, and the depleted Italics were only recruiting for one scheme at a time. Then, after finally getting my badge and doing a little ACEing, I moved house and had to stop again <SMILEY TYPE="groan"/>. I also had a brief fling with Gem Polishing for the UnderGuide, but was too busy to continue, especially as I've now rejoined the ranks of the Sub-editors <SMILEY TYPE="biggrin"/> and so this nice shiny blue badge is mine.<BR/><BR/>

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<HEADER>'The palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob; it don't work!'</HEADER>

Casualty; I'm a fan! I've taken various first aid courses (up to the four-day First Aid at Work level), and I want to be a paramedic.<BR/>
<BR/>
I'd read the Hitch-Hiker's books and watched the TV series before I found h2g2; I've been here since around February 2003, and I'm running out of things to say now... so I'm going to make a list of stuff I like and don't like <SMILEY TYPE="tongueout"/> Well, everyone else has one!

<SUBHEADER>What I like</SUBHEADER>

<UL>
<LI>h2g2! (duh...)</LI>
<LI>Music - mostly pop, maybe a bit of rock</LI>
<LI>Home</LI>
<LI>Cycling</LI>
<LI>Ronda in Spain<FOOTNOTE>A very cool place <SMILEY TYPE="cool"/></FOOTNOTE></LI>
</UL>

<SUBHEADER>What I don't like</SUBHEADER>

<UL>
<LI>Rain. Being in England, I get it a lot.</LI>
<LI>My brother</LI>
<LI>Exams</LI>
<LI>People who are very narrowminded about vegetarianism<FOOTNOTE>"Do you eat chicken? Don't some vegetarians eat fish? What's the point of being vegetarian, it's not like you can make a difference! Don't you want to try just a little bit of this burger? Just a bit? Go on, I won't tell anyone! What about vegetables, are you against killing them? Are you a fruitarian? What's wrong with killing animals, humans were made to eat meat! Anyway, the cows like being killed." Yeah, right.</FOOTNOTE></LI>
<LI>People (ahem... mentioning no names) who don't understand how important h2g2 is!</LI>
</UL>

<HEADER>'It's available on VHS, Betamax and Super 8'</HEADER>

I like pasta! I'm a fan of Monty Python (hence the headers on this page). I am not a banana (although I do share 50 percent of my genes with one). I do not, contrary to popular belief, exist <I>in re</I> at all times, but in fact, only when I feel like it. At other times, I exist only <I>in situ</I>.

<HEADER>'No! Not the Knights Who Say "Ni"!'</HEADER>

There are so many pages and links hidden in h2g2! Try the <LINK H2G2="RandomEditedEntry">Infinite Improbability Drive</LINK>, test pages (replace 'A123456' with 'test123456' to view code for articles, and 'U218534' with '<LINK H2G2="testuserpage218534">testuserpage218534</LINK>' to view code for Personal Spaces) and the <LINK H2G2="info">info</LINK> page...

<HEADER>'Is this the five minute argument, or the full half-hour?'</HEADER>

My links (yes, I know it's a lot of boxes but it's clearer when I want to find something...) - feel free to click around! <SMILEY TYPE="ok"/>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="Places">
<FIRSTITEM>Places.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A2682876">Click here for more places...</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/hub/">1. DNA Hub</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1103329">2. The UnderGuide</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U247910">3. h2g2 Radio</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A745544">4. The h2g2 Bookworms' Club</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A692741">5. The h2g2 Picture Library</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A846065">6. The Even Deeper Meaning of Liff</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="People">
<FIRSTITEM>Some of the interesting people I've met.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U234368">1. Kat</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U561951">2. manson_rocks</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U521150">3. Feuille</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U235299">4. cinnamon_spider</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U246671">5. Cat-Eyes</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U203430">6. Dr Anthea</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U251058">7. Khamsin</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U198983">8. Skenvoy</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U234722">9. Wiro</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U218534">&gt;&gt;Space available for rent here...</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U218534">&gt;&gt;Just convince me that you're a</ITEM>
<ITEM BIO="U218534">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;really interesting person!</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="Sub">
<FIRSTITEM>Links to use while sub-editing.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="SubEditors-Style">1. Style in the Edited Guide</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="SubEditors-GuideML">2. Approved GuideML in the Edited Guide</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A395697">3. The Sub-editors' Home Page</ITEM>
<ITEM HREF="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/">4. Cambridge Dictionary</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="GuideML-Clinic">5. The GuideML Clinic</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1285328">6. Linking to BBCi and the rest of the Guide</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1342090">7. Joe C's sub-editing checklist</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="ACE">
<FIRSTITEM>Links to use while ACEing.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="NewUsers?TimeUnits=12&amp;UnitType=month&amp;Filter=noposting&amp;thissite=1">1. New Users</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A435791">2. Upcoming meets and community events</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="F84333?thread=311086">3. My sign-up thread (!)</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A214796">4. The ACEs' Home Page</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A703126">5. United Friends of h2g2space</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="Edited">
<FIRSTITEM>Edited Entries which were sub-edited by me.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A998021">1. Marshmallow Peeps</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A997987">2. The Dunwich Dynamo Night Ride</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A997969">3. WOXY</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A997978">4. Oxford, Ohio, USA</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1014616">5. Baldur's Gate</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1017695">6. Alan Smithee</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1023184">7. Hypnotherapy</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1053901">8. First Kiss, Last Kiss, Best Kiss and Worst Kiss</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1053875">9. A Guide to Buying Flowers</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1053866">10. Garden Railways</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1075655">11. Teddies and 'Real Bears'</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1075664">12. Heart of Midlothian FC</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1084673">13. How to Gamble and Win</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1084709">14. Pink Floyd's Summer Songs</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1118297">15. Oxidation Numbers</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1118314">16. Claiming Compensation from Royal Mail</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1118323">17. Occupation of Carlisle, American Civil War</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1148195">18. Commonwealth Games 2002 - A Volunteer's Story</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1148203">19. Different Approaches to Treating Mental Illness</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1118332">20. The Family of the Wright Brothers</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1087346">21. Tierra del Fuego</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1156024">21. Hyraxes</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1156042">22. 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1300429">23. Mirror Matter</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1304768">24. Conceptual Tables</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1325233">25. Pins</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1904951">26. Great Moments in Baseball</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A2766413">27. Mermaids</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3743345">28. 'Smoke on the Water' - the Song</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3759014">29. The Kobe Earthquake </ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3813969">30. Cooking with Egg Whites </ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3813941">31. Camden Town Station, London</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3795762">32. Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3870399">33. Wissant, France (Pending Editorial Approval)</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A3870416">34. Maesteg, Wales, UK (Pending Editorial Approval)</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="UG">
<FIRSTITEM>The UnderGuide, and Gems which were polished by me.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1103329">1. The UnderGuide</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A1092548">2. The Polishers' Home Page</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="A2043398">3. Hellmans' Anachronism</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<ITEM-LIST NAME="Random">
<FIRSTITEM>The Infinite Improbability Drive.</FIRSTITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="RandomEditedEntry">1. Random Edited</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="RandomNormalEntry">2. Random Guide Entry</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="RandomRecommendedEntry">3. Random Recommended Entry</ITEM>
<ITEM H2G2="RandomEntry">4. Any Random Entry</ITEM>
</ITEM-LIST>

<HEADER>'Ah! I see you have the machine that goes "Ping!"'</HEADER>

I discovered this at about 10.15pm on Tuesday, 19 August 2003 and am very pleased with it <SMILEY TYPE="biggrin"/>. It doesn't have the numbers in the right order, but it's a start...<BR/>
((8*4)+(5+3+2))*1=42!!!<BR/>
<BR/>
Thanks to <LINK BIO="U225113">Wildman</LINK> for this one, which <i>is</i> in the right order: (2+1+(8*5)+3-4)=42!!!<BR/>
<BR/>
And my h2g2 <LINK H2G2="A863516">code block</LINK>:<BR/>
<BR/>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<CODE>
----BEGIN H2G2 CODE BLOCK----<BR/>
Version: 1.1<BR/>
RGB Y->++ N+ SA A++ P+:+ L@ M+ s V++ E- PR>++ p>+ a- B++ TV+ r D* T(-) nh? C- m(-) t<BR/>
----END H2G2 CODE BLOCK----
</CODE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<HEADER>'Now, go away, before I taunt you a second time!'</HEADER>

I'm usually on at least once a days, so if you need to talk to me, feel free to leave a message after the tone, and I'll be happy to get back to you<SMILEY TYPE="smiley"/>.<BR/>
<BR/>
See you!<BR/>
<BR/>
Joe C<BR/>
<BR/>
<B>BEEEEEP</B>

<HEADER>'THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!'</HEADER>

Please do not click <LINK BIO="U218534">here</LINK> as it causes chronic disruptions in the space/time continuum. Thanks <SMILEY TYPE="winkeye"/>

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