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

Is sport an uplifting, edifying experience that inspires and thrills the populace? Or is it a major distraction, like TV in general, an 'opiate for the masses'?

I like watching sport for its lack of mental acquity. It is the mental equivalent of lying down. Lovely!

Are you a cricket fan? (Don't you just loveTest Match Special?1) Or is cricket a completely mystifying, utterly boring sport?

I do not understand cricket, I have never understood it, and quite frankly, I can live my life perfectly well without understanding it. I am having difficulty persuading my husband of this fact.

Do you actually play cricket yourself? Do you play for a local club? Have you any tall tales to tell of your towering sporting prowess (or not, as the case may be)?

See above. Unless you mean other sports as well in which case, I can swim a mile in under 40 minutes, which I think is a bit good for an heavily overweight almost middle aged person!!

Is golf a game for bloated, snobbish, middle-aged corporate execs played out on water-sapping, environmentally suspect courses? Or is it a game infused with a pure, egalitarian Scottish spirit played out on rugged, natural links courses, man and nature in concert with each other?

I like the idea of golf - or more properly the walking involved in it! Apparently, I am quite good at it (or at least I am according to the pro who was teaching me what to do - I suspect he wanted some repeat business from me!).

Do you play golf? Are you a member somewhere? If you don't play, what puts you off about the game?

I have played at a virtual golf centre. It is like an interactive video game, but you need to be able to hit the ball properly. I intend to graduate to the real golf course once i have mastered the art of putting!

Are you looking forward to the 2012 Olympic Games in Britain? Will it be good for the soul of the nation?

Hmmmm. Yes I am looking forward to the 2012 Olympics, and I would love to get involved in them somehow... like maybe doing protocol for the games? That would be cool. As for the sport, well, if the UK actually manage to do as well as we did in Beijing, then it will be great!

Are you one of those that come the end of the football season you're sat there marking off the days in your calendar till the new season starts? Or has football lost all interest for you?

I loathe football. Waste of time.


Do you think competitive sports are a good thing in schools or do they unfairly marginalise the non-sporty?

I was utterly lousy at sports. I mean, really, really, bad. I still think people should be forced to do it though. In the "I was forced to do it, so you should be too" way though, I must confess!


What other sports float your boat? Er, canoeing for example? Rugby? Darts? table tennis?

I love watching rugby and ice hockey. I also thoroughly enjoy watching competitive swimming.

Great answers, Crickett. We really enjoyed reading them. Thank you.