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

Hey ho, another collaborative story thread!

You keep getting into scrapes but every time you are saved by the grace of the good ol' deus ex machina. To kick off:


I took a short cut down the alley on my way home from work. I was a bit nervous to use the short cut because it was getting dark. Suddenly, from out of the shadows jumped a young assailant. He grabbed me round the throat and I thought I would be strangled. But fortunately, I suffer from a rare neck ailment that means my neck muscles produce a huge electric charge when my neck muscles are constricted. The assailant staggered back and ran off.

It had been a long stressful day in the office today and the attack made me decide to go down to "barnies" bar at the end off west street for a couple of cold beers.