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

I got dead excited when I saw this space because I thought "hey, a list I can join" only to findmI already have. But then, that's what comes of having the omnipotent MaW as a little bro I spose. Although he is actually considerably bigger than me. And cleverer.

Why is that fair?

so anyway, even though MaW has already said it for me here goes:

I am from Histon, Cambridge. I like it there thank you very much.

Srangely, (and slightly off the point because I have just read your whole page Trillian and cant rememeber where you said what) I have also visited Gernsheim in Germany. Please don;t take offence when I say that I loathed and detested it. I was a bit down on German at school at the time but I had to go on an exchange or be failed. Needless to say it was not the most successful trip anyone ever had.


Also off point: I have a friend from Colchester (who is probably lurking somewhere on h2g2 unbenoanst to me) and she has a pair of stillettos with gols glitter on. So beat that for tacky!

But tacky of the country has to be the people who live in Geordi land who still wear shell suits in the mistaked belief that they are fashionable. I nearly died of laughter when I first went up there to Uni a few years a go. And the stupid things have actually evolved since they were a common fire hazard in the south, they now have the feature of poppers all the way up the legs which means the trousers are worn with a big split up the side the better to show off pasty geordi legs.

Now: please dont take offense oh great and culturally advanced northerners of h2g2, but PLEASE. STOP! WEARING. SHELL. SUITS.




OK. So now you all know there is truth in that rumour of insanty and inbreading in the fens beacause I think there were only about two words of this actually on topic.

ho hum.

Ohhhh.. has anyone read "waterland"? We had to read it for sixth form English. I hated it, it's terrible. BUT. It is increadibly atmospheric and if anyone wants to feel what it feels like to stand out in the fen then this is the book to read. It will save you a plane journey to England.

Stopping now before someone invents an h2g2 alsylum page and puts me in it. Perminantly.

FABT

meant to say Gold Glitter by the way.

FABT

I quite enjoyed all the references to eals going into dark damp holes that were made in Waterlands I had to do it for GCSE English Lit as well but didn't find it too bad a book certainly made more sence to me at the time than all this biting of thumbs stuff and brinded cats that hath mewed Oh, and its probably not the place to mention it but what the towel, you only dry once : I certainly agree most heartenly with the comment on the main page about Adanams Broadside is my favourate drink when I'm back in Lowestoft, there are a couple of pubs in Lowestoft that can keep adams and serve it as good as you can get even in Southworld itself

Well I am from Essex and I don't wear glittery gold stillettos so there!

Which uni did you go to, and what to study?

I was in Cambridge Last year, milton to be precise, not far from you I do believe!

I am in surrey now at uni, trying to study!

Mel

my nan lives in Milton

I was at durham dong arch/hsit joint hons. I intend to go back for conservation of historic objects masters but only if i get on the course, competitions a bit steep and academics arent really mty strong point.

pity you dont have any gold stilletoes, but i bet my friend could lend you a pair if you find yourself in need.

FABT

Well, they have to beat shell suits

Sheel Suits with the bottoms tucked into the socks not less

Mel

: and I'm back off down to Lowestoft come the twentyth tis month much closer to Adanams much, much closer to Green Jack much, much closer to Scotties and many, many, many others beside and August the cow will be there and murphy the

shell suits tucked into *white* socks no less. How do they not freeze in the wionter. I was cold in jeans, hell, I was cold in jeans with tights underneath. I'd be cold *in* hell.

In a shell suite I@d go blue and things would start to drop off.

FABT

and would be even worse no doubt if it were a blue shell suit to start with

Now Now boys if nothing else shell suits ar actually quite warm apparently!

Mel

yes, that's because they catch fire so easily

toasty!

FABT

Hey I didn't say they were safe!

Mel

Well, wasn't the "Flame dance" rather popular a few years back in clubs full of shell-suited revelers?

Before my time I'm afraid!

Mel

Well possibly, but, then again, maybe I am mad... Hmmm, Hotel.

Maybe???!!!......

Mel

Maybe maybe, but not today, the swamp creatures are being frisky again disadvantage of living on the edge of the fens.... Apparently there are some rather nice dikes, or is that dykes? lin Norwich... Can't say I've ever seen them...

Either or, they mean the same. though be careful as it also has another meaning that you don't want to be shouting about!

Mel

anyone read 'waterland?' that's all about the fens. no homosexuality though, just loads on inbreeding and eels.

FABT