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

Yeah, it's rather inconsiderate of them, being drunk like that. If they were sober it would be much easier to arrest them.

But then again.... if they weren't drunk, they'd try and leg it.... so it's a two sided point really...

That and if they weren't drunk it's unlikely they'd be being arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct anyway...but that's just a minor matter

The police could reverse their opinion, and leave drunk and disorderly people alone... and arrest people for being sober and orderly.

That would work... wouldn't it?

......... *thinks*........

Umm.... the only probalem is..... I'd get arrested quite a lot...
Especially for "Control of a vechicle whilst sobber"

But if you were being arrested, thrown into the back of the meat wagon, and you WEREN"T drunk, wouldn't you want to make life as difficult for the arresting officer as possible??

(oops, replied to an older posting in that last one!)

but at least if people were arrested for being sober and orderly instead, you would be in a cell with a lot of sober, orderly people, and it would be less likely you'd get beaten up or otherwise violated in the 'heat of the moment', if you get my drift.

Perhaps the arresting officer ought to be drunk.

Somehow I think that might be a serious threat to their own safety...

"I'm arreshting you for... *hic* being shoberr and orderly in a *burp* public playsh." *passes out*

You see, it just doesn't work. And if you could be arrested for being sober and orderly, I'd spend my entire life in the back of meat wagons.

Well that's just shocking. I hope you plan to improve in the near future.

I've got the number for teetotalers anonymous if you'd like it.

You mean not spend so much time sober and orderly? Well I might, but I keep spending my beer money on computer bits and chocolate.

Priorities, eh?

Oops I've just burnt my porridge.

Oh no! That's really bad.

I'll have another go at cooking when I've finished on h2g2... it tends to distract me.

Yes, I think it would probably distract me too... if I had any cooking to do.

I was meant to be at a mates house ten minutes ago and they live 20miles away so I think it's definitely distracting me...

By the way if you have a microwave you can make porridge like that as long as you don't leave it too long but then you can make handy white ceramic bricks...
*still refuses to grin*

I have a microwave, but I think food cooked in it doesn't taste as nice as food cooked on/in a conventional stove. It's probably just a psychological thing.

The only cooking facilities I have here in Newark Hall is a water boiler (for making hot water for tea, coffee and hot chocolate) and a microwave. How delightful.

Aaah your just being fussy, you can live on Pot Noodles with that; - )
*points out that the spaces are there as she doesn't like the new smileys because they're too scary*

Microwaved stuff does taste worse but porridge can be cooked in it sensibly without welding it to a pan and then watching it go all gloppy and wallpapery paste like as it sticks to the porridge stick stirring thingy...but then your porridge might not do that.