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

Hypatia sits behind her large walnut desk lost in thought. She gazes at the large seating area across the room, which is ready for guests. Sofas, club chairs, occassional tables, lamps, plants, knick knacks - all pulled together wth a large coffee table. On the table is a beautiful hand carved tea tray, made for the office by Lady C's Mr. C.

So, why is it a tea tray, but a coffee table?

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Spinmeister. That's as good an explanation as any. I have always been interested about the way things get theri names. I really do wonder why the folks naming tables didn't call it a tea table.

Maybe - to be inclusive of all the UK nationals - you need a Scotch Corner in the presidential office?

Is there any coffee in that pot, please?

*drags two very comfy arm chairs, ottomans, and several tables to one corner, adds tartan throws, (hopes she has the right tartans ), books about mountains, lochs and oats, and several tins of shortbread*


I hope this looks like a Scotch corner. *wonders if she should include a bottle of Scotch for Teuchter's coffeee*

You're getting a new office every November? Pah!
You only appropriated... like seven bucks for my office but you get a new one in November. Meh.

Same office - new month. I shall begin a new conversation each month.

*looks approvingly at Scotch Corner

Very cosy, Hyp - nice to know there's a wee bit of Scotland in the Ozarks.

How is your presidency going so far?

*espys a stray haggis in the corner*

Look, when are you going to get around to fumigatin'?

What is it you're wanting fumigated, MJ?

Teuchter, the Presidency is going swimmingly. So much so that I am considering building a pool here at Alabaster House. If we begin construction soon, we will have it ready when the weather warms. I'm thinking of one of those indoor/outdoor pools where you swim under the glass to go from one side to the other. With a nice spa area included inside.

And ice floes, right?

Have it ready for when the weather warms?

Persuade Jodan to get his sheep to do it, they buil the canteen in about a minute.

The sheep are fast workers, but they don't follow building codes. And as you know, they sometimes don't receive proper supervision.

I need an engineer, an architect, a general contactor, sub contractors, a site supervisor....I probably should start advertising.

What? Nah, it's done The sheep emptied out the, erm, pits belows their outhouses, slapped some glass over it and filled it up with water. You'll have to build an extension of Alabaster House over the sheep sh*t pit/swimming pool.

You're welcome *pushes Prez in* Whee!

*drags herself out of the pool....shakes the water out of her left ear and then calmly shoves the smirking vice president into the pool.*

Lovely day for a swim, hey Jodan? What's that you say? You can't swim? No time like the present to learn, then.

*tosses in three sheep and a life jacket*

Is it a sheep dip?

I still think we needs a Presidential Wrnagler.

hmm, Prez with lasso and golden bracelets...ooo!

No reason to be able to swim out here These sheep make excellent flotation devices, eh? *sips *

Eeeeeuw. Wet sheep smell even worse than dry ones. My eyes are watering.

*thinks she might quite like a lasso*

*entangles Hyp in his lariat of truth*

*she blurts out "I love sheep, no really I do... it's all been an act. They're the sunshine of my day"*

Interesting...