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

I haven't been able to visit all the possible worlds. There might be one where jackalopes are alive and well.

(I was pretty sure it was a hoax but I was thinking of sending it to my (Republican) representative in the US congress anyway saying instead of trying to amend Obama's health care bill why doesn't he do something useful like looking into the distribution of tree Octopi and whether they would affect Michigan's crop of bing cherries.

I would love to see the fur-bearing trout put to good use.

I would like a fur trout hat. should be waterproof, no?

It should be perfect in northern waters.

Yes, it would be waterproof, though you might have trouble getting the fishy smell out of it .

what if i soaked it whisky - or chlorine?

That would be a waste of whisky. Or fur.

Pierce, are you perhaps saying that a hat that smells of whiskey would be preferable to one that smells of fish?

if i smell of whisky and my hat smells of whisky i see no problem

Captain, did I mention that some of us have built an annex at the end of the boat, with a marvelous luxury room for you. The rest of us will be at the extreme *other* end of the boat.

speak for yourself.
I have been on this ship for ten years and the Captain has just smelled like a .
I for one am not keeping my distance.

Thanks for your loyalty, Shagbark

Would you care to promote the new deodorant I just invented?

it is called "pirates in the morning"

I think I should pay more attention of growing in here. I am getting this vague feeling that at some point we might need the rose oil.

We may need it for the next "trucker bath" ( = oil as deodorant and a can of cold as mouthwash )

*makes notes*

Congrats on Sofi Oksanen winning the great nordic prize for litterature 2010. I hear she is a daughter of Estonia

And she writes awfully lot about EE as well. She got our top prizes this year, too.

As you know I do not read books, but I think it is great somebody writes them. As soon as i can retire I will start reading them