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

Wheelie Bins... they're everywhere. And they were almost here in the Guide. Alas, the original researcher appears to have fallen off of the face of the planet, or something. So, the mantle has been taken up and this researcher has run with it in the hope that enlightenment can be brought to the whole Guide-reading world.

At time of Peer Review posting this article is still being completed, so I'd appreciate thoughts and feedback (like I really have to ask).

And, yes, the picture is my own work!



http://www.h2g2.com/A472862

Finally, a defintive article on wheelie bins!!

I'm glad you've mentioned the Wheelie Bin Cover Company, as I would have suggested it if you hadn't. The business is less than five minutes walk from home.

There's nothing much I can add to the article as you seem to have covered all the major points about them.

Happy to have provided a service to The Guide in this entry. Wheelie Bin racing should probably be considered as a potential addition to Olympic events. I have got a darn sight closer to having completed this article - I think I'll leave as is and await any further feedback. And I've sorted the darn picture out for those who aren't entirely familiar with the Wheelie Bin.

The foul liquid in the bottom of wheelie bins is usually lager-based vomit. This is because it is illegal to walk home from the pub on a friday night after chuck-out time without hurling in a wheelie bin. For added effect, the vomiter may wish to wait until he/she has eaten a large portion of egg fried rice with gravy and a pickled egg before attempting the chunder.

Wheelie bins are also good for putting your mates in and then pushing them through plate glass shop windows (again after chucking out on a Friday night), as happened to my friend Chris.

See also here:

http://www.h2g2.com/A267112

for an article on wheelie bins, though by no means as comprehensive.



- Adam

It was the discussion between NexusSeven, Croz and yourself about the previous article - and the fact that the Researcher had vanished off the face of the planet - that led me to reviving interest and completing this entry.

Another excellent entry from someone with so little time

It's how I spend the time... not that I haven't got any.

I found researching Wheelie Bins interesting - like Bagpuss and Blu-Tack before that - but somehow the thought of researching Godzilla and Monster Movies in general isn't grabbing me in quite the same way.

I need to be 'grabbed' to write well (and I guarantee there's nothing illegal in this process).

Good news! The entry has navigated successfully through the Peer Review, and has now been recommended for inclusion in the Edited Guide. Congratulations!

Croz *currently experiencing deja vu*

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