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

Inspired by Benjamin Frankley 'Hawkeye' Pierce, John 'Trapper' McIntire and BJ Hunnicut, who managed to survive a war without getting mad (well, other opinions are heared as well), I do hereby claim cabin #43 as my personal place.

From now on it shall be known as "The Still in the Swamp" or short *TSiTS*.

If you're not afraid of a drink that burns holes into your shoes (if you don't aim very carefully on the loo), you're always welcome.

*starts collecting some glass pipes, bottles, tubes and hoses, a couple of bunsen burners, a handful of clothes pegs, a roll of chicken wire and an old rusty sextant*

*builds a still*

*wanders in*

did someone mention alcohol?

yes. *you* just did, lizzy

hi there, jeremy! good to see you, you old rat you! i don't remember the rest of the names but hati and myself are here, so maybe we can get the whole rat pack together some day and celebrate with a little sinatra, a little pasta and a helluvalot of chianti

well, just to pad out your cabin abit...

*wheels in several crates of various drinks*

*drinks *

*fills some Chianti, three spoons of mixed pickles, a shot of rum, two lemon slices and a sixpack of beer into the primary flask of the still*

*lights the bunsen burner and puts in under the flask*

*dons a protection suit*

*the brew starts bubbling up the first tube, dripping into a second flask that is filled with some chicken wire webbing*

*a bunsen burner is put under the second flask*

*after app. 7.42 yards of tubes and pipes, the first drops of the first booze start dripping into a decanter bedded into a bucket ful of ice cubes*

Anyone wants to try?





No?



ok then, you had your chance....

*takes a big sip*

*spits fire, blood, sweat and tears*

*Inspired by what he had to spit out and by the fact that he suddenly feels like sitting on a spinning wheel, he starts to sing:*

"What goes down ... must come up ... Spinning wheel ... better shut up ..."

Now that's what I call a stiff drink !!

I want, I want, I want...

me toooooooo!

Hi!

There must a connection somewhere between our cabins, cos I could smell the fumes in the Sewing Room.

What are you using in your still? I am rather wary of old potato peelings.

Anyone want a ?

*proffers the tray she is carrying*

oooo, ta!

*snaffles *

Have as many as you like, Lizzy, as I was telling Floh earlier, I never travel without my deep fryer and dough.

Try a one with icing and sprinkles....delicious!

*has an amazingly *

mmmmmmm!

...*enters wearing a gasmask & rubber gloves up to there...takes a sample of the brew, strikes a match, lights the brew afire*...the flame is burning a ralther yellow color sir, would you might run it thru a cheesecloth & do a 'test burn' again...let me know when the flame from the 'firewater' is blue!! Later!...*marks her way so she can return if that homemade mash ever turns out to be more pure...*

*Enters carrying a few pieces of glassware*
Nice bit of chemistry Pan! ...Here ...these may help ... a reflux condenser ...and a couple of thermometers.

Why thank you Kes...nothing a few years of serious drinking...
anyone could have done it. Hmmm, with what you've provided, I think it won't be long at all before I allow that stuff past these lips!

I'll just wait here awhile.

*regaining his conciousness*

Oh, so many new parts for my still!

*all over sudden, just a 'Tom & Jerry'-esqe furball can be seen around the still. The sound of jingling and jangling is heared.*

*The still that stood on a little table before covers 42 sqft now.*

Let's start the next brew. Well, potato peelings, soaked in water, white bread, a dash of gunpowder, a a , some , and some flippertipps.

*Mumbles some magic words and ends with 'May God have mercy on us!' when he lights the bunsen burners.*

*bubble, bubble, bubble*

...*jumps up and down holding an empty glass...* Oooo boy, Oh boy! Me! Me! Pick me! I'll try ANYthing six or seven times!

*jumps up and down too*

i want some!

...*Lizzy & Pandora begin to jump up and down together...a Can-Can breaks out...naturally...*