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

I have a friend who carries a handbag, and he has an inverted triangle on his head, come to think of it. He's not lavender though. Does that make him gay?

I'm sure Pat Robertson would think so.

Lil

Pat Robertson would swear that all the Universities of the world are secretly training assassins and terrorists if he ever saw a super-soaker battle!

Loony: That's your cue.

Is it fair to say that Pat Robertson is gay? Hiding the truth because of his own insecurities?

Is it fair to say that Pat Robertson is human?
Just wondering from a secluded seat in the North of Europe.

Is it fair to say that any seat in North Europe is secluded?

You certainly wouldn't want an exposed seat in Northern Europe at this time of year - irregardless of what Pat Robertson would think of it

Incidentally, given that the tellitubbies are a program mainly aimed at pre-school children , what was he doing watching it in the first place? We must be told, the public have the right to know!

Well, ain't nobody else around within several metres. In modern times, that makes it secluded.

In modern times, that makes it alienated...

Alienation is something that I sometimes think I know alot about!

Alien Nation? Is that still in reruns?

It's on satelitte T.V. on reruns. Anyone for some sour milk?

Sour milk? Geee, have any from sheep? Or mares milk? Yummmm!

But, erh, how does that solve the www-problem?

I believe it is mares milk. Care for some?

It really has nothing to do with the www problem though. I guess we should get back to that eventually. Let's toast the thought with some sour milk!

isn't sour milk just a little too close to cheese to eat? i don't think so but it would be nice to be sure.

whats wrong with double you,double you, double you for www

It does not roll trippingly off the tongue, that's what.

Has anyone heard of pronouncing it "web-dot"? I heard you could use that to take in all of the "aitch-tee-tee-pee-colon-slash-slash-dubble-ewe-duble-ewe-dubble-ewe-dot", but the problem with all these ideas is that getting them going would be absalute murder, I mean, can you imagine going up to someone and saying "that website you wanted is web-dot-something-or-other-dot-com"? Knowing my friends I can imagine their (somewhat computer and hitch-hikers guide illiterate) minds whirring round, and eventually they'd just go "so ... what was that again, in english?".

That said if you went for, say, going "woo-woo-woo" and impersonating a train, at least you'd get a comfy (padded) cell for your pains.

The whole thing about the WWW-issue is, that nothing much regarding the Internet rolls very well of the tongue. But some of it looks nice on screen.
www.h2g2.com looks nice on screen and it doesn't take any longer to type www than to type, say, bbb or qqq. (The latter just happens to be the former, only rotated 180 degrees! )
How about 'you-know, dot aych 2 gee 2 dot cohm'?

If you look earlier in the forum, you'll see we came up with a perfectly reasonable
"Happy-tap, twirdle-ewe"