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

Dunno. Compared to the other thread this is exciting stuff.

This one's almost interesting

http://members.tripod.com/~jones3995/index-3.html

"Michael is a poultry judge and exhibitor..."

"The horse also drowned."

I liked that

Was 'the right lines' a cryptic clue? Are we looking for song lyrics?

The musical connection is minimal. You really should train your mind on other things.

B

They all wanted to be train drivers when they grew up!!!

I cannot believe this. I genuinely thought it was an easy question.

B

maybe a lickle summing up? Say, what was the original question again, what guesses were wrong, stuff like that, hmm, pretty please

How's this one B?


http://www.the-village-square.com/thomas-the-tank-engine.html

Seamus

*applauds Seamus*

*kicks self for guessing train-drivers but not pursuing that line of inquiry*

*wonders how Master B manages to DJ in between shopping in Boots and watching kids TV*

*goes off for a *

Ah-hah. Someone's clicked, have they?

To explain:

http://www.breedingcattlepage.com/redangus/james/kingrock.htm

James Red Angus (James the Red Engine)

http://www.bl.uk/collections/britirish/modbrihg.html

Henry Green (Henry the Green Engine)

http://www.gendex.com/users/mohlerl/mohlerl/d0000/g0000034.html

Harry Edward Blue (Edward the Blue Engine)

http://pages.prodigy.net/g_dymowski/fanfic.htm

Gordon's Big Fan Fiction Page (Gordon the Big Engine)

I also gave, as another example:

http://www.sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/yodeler/html/1998/12/15.htm

Oliver West (Oliver the Western Engine)

The indisputable connection is of course Thomas the Tank Engine, although I'm disappointed that the answer wasn't in the same oblique fashion as the question, say:

http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/election/article/0,1406,KNS_630_1099498,00.html

Over to you, Seamus.

B

Phew!!! Thank goodness that's over!!!

Only took you a week.

B

Sorry you were dissapointed B, but I was a bit short of time.
Great question though.
Anyhows, here goes with the next one.

What is the connection between, an island in the Mediterranean, one of Captain Bligh's Midshipmen's legs, and somebody's puppeteers?

Seamus

Who told you about my last holiday? I swore that customs official to secrecy!

According to http://www.mediterranean-yachting.com/Islands.htm there are 329 islands in the Mediterranean, so this q might take a while to solve

Google reports that one of Bligh's midshipmen, a Peter Heyward (?...somethin' like that, anyhow) had a Manx 3-legged thingy tattooed on his leg. Those things look like they might run and run, sure. And Manx Shearwaters breed in the Balearics. And there are about 20 hits if you put in "Manx puppeteers". Only trouble is, I don't understand any of them.
This is a mile out, innit? Still, we've only been at this Q for a few hours, 'stead of all freakin' week, and life is great...
Pin

The island's Sicily http://www.vho.org/~granata/valledolmo/trinakria-eng.html

but three legged puppeteers have got me so far

Ah it's Pierson's Puppeteer http://www.larryniven.org/puppeteer/pupbod.htm

so the connection is three legs

Ah it's Pierson's Puppeteer http://www.larryniven.org/puppeteer/pupbod.htm

so the connection is three legs

So six legs altogether, then.

B

Yeah, I hit post, went to make a cup of , and found they'd replicated in my absence. Must have been something to do with the seaman.