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

Do you think that anyone will notice if they are referred to in a kind of code? Say like, Foetus man, Mr Cheesy and the other one... At least I remembered to include all three, so it's kind of balanced.

Sticking to this codename system, who saw the Larda**e from Hull getting egged? Throws a good punch, doesn't he?

They're calling him "Two Jabs" but i only saw the one punch. Not bad, but not very hard either. Probly managed to restrain himself from punching eggy's lights out at the last minute.

Certainly made for more entertaining news reports than usual

pj

You'd want to be on his side if PM's Question Time got out of hand, eh?

"In the red corner, 'Stone Cold' John Prescott"!

Maybe he should become Defence Secretary if Labour are re-elected?

Yeah, you're right. Cue Foetus man: 'It is not my policy to punch voters during the election campaign' Ha. It's OK the rest of the time then. (This was heard on a BBC broadcast, and they didn't include an opinion from that other bloke- tut tut)

He probably only punches people after he's had 14 pints...

Lets not offend anyone. Why not make negative/positive comments about all political parties at the same time. That way ballance can be maintained. Alternatively alternate each day as for / against each political party. Again maintaning perfect ballance.
Prizes could be given for the most positive or the most negative article written.
Then again we could get back to reality and concentrate on who's dad can run fastest !!

Hmm. British Politics... Positive, what's positive? Remind me again....

Look - the "I've met John Prescott" smiley...

You do realise the site is already in trouble for supporting the tories?

Unless we get Red and Yellow versions of the Classic Goo interface, it's bye bye H2G2

I've already raised this issue elsewhere. The blue background is suspiciously partisan, but then so is the Labour logo smiley: .

Or become Sports Minister?

At least his fight went on longer than Audley's....

'It is not my policy to punch voters during the election campaign.'

Did a UK politician really say that? Still, your guys aren't nearly as quotable as our Head Cheese. Yesterday on the radio I heard Bush say, "The future is achievable if we make the right choices today."

I liked Tony Blair's comment on John Prescott's punch-up: "John has many strengths. Not least in his left arm".

Well... To me, the funniest side-effect of the state-funding of the Beeb are programs like "Have I got New For You".

Once you notice that they are trying to be unbiased in their usual acid-remarks, it gets quite funny. Just watch : A joke is made about the Tories and is then immediately followed by a labour or Lib-Dem-joke.

The thing is : If you keep track of which party was mauled first you can get a pretty good idea of the opinion of the person who said it. The second joke is only because of the Beebs policy(I would imagine).

So far the Tories are usually the first to be the victims, quickly followed by a joke about one of the other two parties.

Of course I don't think that either Paul Merton or Ian Hislop have much patience with the UK political parties.

TM.

p.s. Didn't Iron Maggie move to the backbenches some years ago ? If so, then why is she so prominently obstructing the election-campaign?
Oh never mind, I think I will just stick to Dutch politics...That has been a mess of over 25 parties for more than a hundred years now.

Iron Maggie has not just moved to the back benches, TM, she's long since moved on to the place where most leading British politicians go when senility starts to set in: the House of Lords.
As to her appearance in this campaign; well, that was a surprise. I'd liken it to a soccer team, 4-0 down with 20 minutes to go, sending on their aged veteran striker as a substitute in the hope that he might still be able to remember where the goal is. After all, whatever you say about Thatcher (and I've said plenty ) she DID win three elections.
Personally, I don't think that reminding people of her will help the Conservative cause at all. Clearly Mr. Blair and his advisors agree. They produced a bizarre but funny election poster for the Labour Party showing William Hague with Thatcher's hair, and a slogan urging people to make sure they vote "...or THEY get in"!

Yep, I have to admit that Labour have come up with some fairly good election posters. 'Return of the Reposessed' with Portillo and Hague doing fair impressions of zombies. What was I going to say though? Oh yeah... I see Maggie's appearance as more like 4-0 down with a minute 'till the final whistle, the Tories bring on their lucky mascot, dressed in a fluffy dinosaur costume (with obligatory handbag) waering the number 13 strip. Who promptly scores an own goal. Are we still talking about football?

Oh yes, and in the interests of an unbiased view, I do think wossisface in that other party... Diberlal Lemmycrats or something... is quite sweet really .

Lemmycrats?????

Hoping to elect the bassist of MOTORHEAD to lead your nation now?

He'd get my vote!