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

*The only one who seems unable to catch the things, Bagpuss sits as they bounce from his bonce*

Hmph, I bet they're Nestlé, anyway.

No they're Rowntrees...
*deftly flicks the jellies in the direction of Peregrin and Fish whilst wondering how the red ones escaped her research*
You ready Bagpuss?
*passes him a basket and fires Fruit pastille packets straight into the centre of it*
There you g

Weren't Rowntrees bought out by someone or other? Check the labels, I don't think it was Nestle but it could be. I have a feeling it was a British company though (assuming Nestle isn't British, which I don't know either)

The wizard beyond the magic tree?
*checks labels*
Oh...sorry.

*Munches happily*


*Wonders if he ever does anything but eat..... thinks, yes... I sleep *

You bounce too, I saw you on the bouncy castle don't try to deny it

I once saw you sneeze too. It might have been a one-off event but you definitely did it.

Wow!!! I never realised I did so much

And you bought a new bike helmet which means you shop too so ha! You've been caught out, you are infact "The all sleeping, eating. bouncing, sneezing, shopping Fish" and I think you should change your name quickly incase anyone sues for false advertising

Ah, but he's not Minister of Sneezing

But I'm not Minister of grinning and my names there

Hmm.... *Looks content with his name at the moment*
I'm affraid I've let the side down again today... I just got back from a night hike with some friends, and we had roast potatoes with cheese and lit some nice fireworks.... so I've been terribly active today

Ooooh.... activity. I must try that some time.

Actually I might be going skiing in February, which will make a nice change from my usual loafing around

Night Hikes are fun...my mates and I went on an activity holiday last year and it managed to snow so when they dumped us miles away from the centre and told us to find our way back in the pitchblack with no visible land marks it did provide amusement

We went to see "What Lies Beneath" today...I thought it was very poor but then I did keep analysing every scene...
*waits patiently for Fish to stop laughing abut Media Studies*
...so maybe that's why it wasn't particularly scary but it was just one big cliché from start to finish

Ooooh skiing now that's fun

Yes I'd do it more often if I had money...

Only thing is, previously I've borrowed ski wear from my skiing friends, but this time I don't know anybody convenient who goes skiing regularly, so I may have to buy suitable clothing which is expensive by the looks of it.

Night hikes... what fun. That would suit me, being nocturnal and stuff.

Yes... I seem to be having lunch at about 11 or 12.... I went round a friends house at about 11 and stayed till about half 1 by which time they were almost asleep and I felt like it was the afternoon.... *Ponders the long term implications of maintaining starnge routines...* I bet I could get a night shift job really easily If I tried I've been on some motorbike rides at about 3 or 4 in the morning last week... that was fun... NO TRAFFIC

So are you still in a night thing then Ian?

Yes, I've done the "being dumped in the middle of no-where and being expected to find stuff" thing.... But we had the advantage of a contraband GPS We never really used it in the end though... cos it didn't take long to figure out which hill on Bodmin moor we were on... Altough we did have a run in with what sounded like a big cat... But was only one of our mates mucking about

I drove to Oxford at 5am last week and it was ridiculously busy there was definitely more traffic driving in Derby at 5am than in Derby at midnight and I can't understand why...although when I went to Shropshire the other week there were many roads which were completely empty but then they were all dark and scary so I had to turn round and go a different way...
*neglects to mention the fact that owing to not bothering with the map she had driven in the complete opposite direction to which she was supposed to be going so turning round was a good thing*

*looks confused but doesn't say anything*

*points at Fish and shouts Shenanigans!*
You used technology, that's so cheating We just got dumped 15 miles away and were told to find our way back and as far as I recall we weren't even allowed a compass...not that it would've helped as after the first five minutes it turned into a mass snowball fight in which the map got so wet we couldn't read it anyway
We didn't have beast but there was a UFO above the reservoir...well possibly

As for the skiing you could have just come up to Manchester last Monday as there was plenty of snow then...

In scouts we played wide games, which were basically hide-and-tig except played at night. I can't remember that well, but I suppose there was some sort of time limit or something.

Hmm... night hikes... the last one I went on, we passed a reservoir which had dead bodies in it, according to the police. We thought about investigating but it was a little cold.

My dad went on one on an outdoor pursuits course and his team forgot to take the map with them ... and it was more like a three day hike than just a night... so they found a village with a shop, and bought a local map from it, being careful not to look at any signs!

Have I had my free fruit pastilles yet? I've been in this queue so long I can't remember.