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

shagbark trips over a can of parrot kill someone left here. He steadies himself at the railing, and then returns to the bridge.

:: turns on the lights ::



:: and serves another crate of ::

Shagbark borrows one of yossarians cannons and trains it on McDonalds
Loading the McFries with a healthy dose of to protect the
air bubble he fires. McFries rain down on the undersea fast food place.

Shagbark climbs aboard sets his pie on a barrel and offers Flint a piece.

A repesentative of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) leaps on board the ship, cutlass flashing in the sun, Norwegian Blue resplendent on his shoulder, lawyer peeking out of his breast pocket. And demands the name of the villain that left parrot kill out on deck._

Shagbark disappears into the woodwork wondering if the PETA agent likes key lime pie.

Ignoring the advice of the lawyer in his pocket and the scolding of the Norwegean Blue the PETA agent uses his cutlass to slice of a piece of the Key Lime pie he sees stitting unattended. A single bite sends him into a rapture, driving all thoughts of animal rescue out of his mind. Soon he is just a harmless bit of the landscape sittng vacant eyed in the corner, abandoned by the lawyer, the Blue sensing an unfriendly atmosphere has retired to the pocket vacated by the lawyer.

Flint flies down and lands just out of reach of the PETA officer.
While he is distracted Shagbark appears behind him grabs the hapless officer and throws him overboard.. SPLASH.. Lets see how ethically he treats that down there. Flint squaks and then goes over to finish eating what is left of the Key Lime Pie.

Having leapt free of the confining pocket at the last moment the Blue perches on the aft end of the starboard rail and chuckles to herself at the site of the PETA official attempting to communicate good aruic vibrations to the circling as they disapear among the wake and waves to stern.

Flint flies to the center of the starboard railing and looks over the Blue stranger on his ship.

shagbark wonders why he never sees Flint's children on the ship.

The Blue shuffles a short way along the rail toward Flint and scratches behind her right ear in a rather fetching way. Then flutters off in a circle around the mast landing again on the starboard rail this time even nearer Flint, lets out a resounding squawk and asks Flint. "New in town sailor?"

With a squawk and a click of the beak the Blue flies off on another lap around the mast landing on the other side of Flint on the rail and rasps out AWwwwk Daddy? AWWwwwwk

The Blue decides that Flint is not her dad and flies off in search ofthe PETA officer.

shagbark considers off loading the stuff he got at Publix and decides if anybody wants it they can come and get it.
The perishables are in the fridge down in the galley,
If Alex wants a nespaper let him call up one on his PDA gizmo
there's a link at http://www.ipl.org/div/news/browse/US.7007240
shagbark stacks bags of carcoal against the rail and covers them with clear plastic.
He lines up a row of bottled water jars and watches the sunlight filtering through them.
Lastly he sets a barrel of limes at the end of the stack.

well done gabshark... it's not every pirate who has the courage to brave the dangers of Publix Supermarkets for his fellow crewpersons,
but you are certainly made of the right stuff.

Thanks too for the pile of newspaper links, i can absolutely recommend http://keysnews.com for the best in local reporting.

*loads shopping into big bright orange landing craft*

hey shabgark...you should have returned the shopping cart!!!

Glad you approve. could I catch a ride to the fort with you?