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

*sipping * Ah, Kes, you know the world is full of turkeys.

And lemons.
Which sadly don't go together.

Never tried to fry a lemon ...

I have just discovered the powers that be have set a 400 conversation limit on our personal spaces. I had over 4 thousand.

It was like coming home, opening the front door and discovering that
the back wall and 90% of the rooms were gone.

Some of my best 'essays' are now inaccessible. I had plans to revisit some of those old threads and copy out my better postings hoping to create a collection suitable for print publication.

I figured that after five years I might have enough to warrant the effort. Now they are gone. My current convo list only goes back to March 2005 and I haven't said much of any importance in the past few months.

But I understand that they are still there somewhere and like this one can be activated by someone who can still find them do a posting.



peace
~jwf~

Four thousand conversations??

Have some turkey.

Noooooo!!! How will I ever be able to find my very first postings now? *sniff*

What a terrible shock *shakes head* - I need a to revocer!

2 points and a query:

First, I have been informed that TPTB have assured others that the 400 limitation is a temporary measure due to recent 'Busy Server' problems and should be remedied eventually.


Secondly, in Forums such as The BOF Inn where this Snug thread appears, all the older conversations are still accessible under 'other conversations' no matter how old they are as long as there are fewer than 400. There are approx 25 conversations in this Forum, some inactive since Dec 2000 but all still accessible, so I guess I can begin my searches here.

Does anyone have any favourite quotes or memorable postings of mine that I should include in my book? I'm going to call it "A Hitchhikers Guide To Cyberspace - Or How to Carry 0n Online Conversations Without Paranoia or Regrets". I'm looking for those postings where my pontifications have had some significant impact other than simply killing the thread as I have done in so many.


Oh, and if the barkeep is awake perhaps I can stand the next round and offer mulled wine or eggnog to all.

~jwf~

I can remember you extolling the virtues of our frying pan-galactic telephone.

Eggnog for me.

And I remember you well enough to know that "Have some turkey" is just your way of saying 'get stuffed'. And yes, I intend to!

Hope all is well in the Sou'west and that Santa finds you making merry.

~jwf~

*enters with bag of fresh groceries*

OK, this turkey is fresh, so we won't have the boil up that we did last month.

*balances the fryer on the edge of the counter, fills it with oil and turns it on*

*Stands back, but only after requesting a large , having heard someone say they are buying a round*

The snughound has stolen the turkey.

Glad to see that some Xmas traditions are still going strong!

~jwf~

*resignedly uses the hot oil to make some chips*
I suppose we could fry up some hot dogs.

Just you leave that SnugHound alone!
Anywho,

*Places beermat over top of to exclude splattering fat*

I see ! So this is what happens while I'm indisposed eh ? Oil and fat everywhere,the Snughound needs a drink,not to mention Kes ! No problem.Drinks all round ,on me,Happy New Year Everyone.Oh,and Merry Xmas.I missed last year so I want to be the very first to wish you all well for this year.Mines a brandy and lemonade !

*putting out baskets of chips*

I wondered where you'd got to, Pinky. Well, yes, there's quite a cleaning job, I suppose. Happy new year to you too.

*Peers through fat-spattered spectacles. Sight may be poor, but hearing is still excellent.*

Hello Pinky. Jolly good to see you again. Mine's a large ... thank you very much, and a happy not-so-new whatsit to you.

Thanks Lil and Kes,for you good wishes.I'll pay for the drinks,just as soon as I can clear a space on this table to put my bag on ,to find my purse,to get my money out ! *Pinky scrapes some fat off the table with her eyelash curlers*