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

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Working up a head of

Subscribe and once we have vast numbers we'll do some date and time making decisions.

Uncle Matt (Communications Directorate)

. . ..struggles in with large cardboard box from which emanates the clinking sound of china. ...

here are my everyday teacups and saucers for you all to borrow.

. ....sets box down on floor with a whump clink clink clink.. ... .

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i sometimes drink coffee in them too is that okay?

Hope we get enough people to use them all. I am NOT doing the dishes afterwards though!

So far we have 30 odd attendees

well, there's only 17 teacups and a whole lot more than that saucers... (i like to mismatch my cups and saucers. i think it's prettier)

so i think your'e gonna need more tea service...

here, you can use this one, too! as soon as i finish these strawberries. . .. ....munches a


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. .. ...finishes off the strawberries and wipes the cup clean with the corner of her apron... .. .



now that's 18 and extra saucers... . .

extra ???

dammit...

extra 's ???

loses its impact with a mispost...*sigh*

or we could play disc golf with them

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=disc+golf&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf

Such pretty china and you want to play golf?

Besides, don't you play croquet at teas? Or is that garden parties? What if its a garden party tea?

garden party teas are american? i thought buckingham palace holds them on the lawn?

I'm in for croquet.

Yes - with flamingoes.

No... as an AMerican I don't know a thing about garden parties and teas. My ignorance must be as glaringly obvious as my epidermis.

Leo, as an american i do not know anything about English garden teas either... cept what i have seen in movies. This will be quite an education!!

Tea Time!

We haven't really had a democratic decision, but howabouts Wednesday August 29th starting at 10.00am GMT and going on until, well, whenever.

If anyone else has any major objections to this date and time, please speak now or forever hold your piece.

Why 10? Is it good for Aussies? It's probably good for the rest of Europe. It isn't terribly convenient for Americans.

10.00 because that's pretty much when the Italics surface on site. We could make it 1300 hours, but that's a bit late for the Oz gang. Maybe 12.00?

i think you should start it a little earlier than ten so americans can help set up and have fun with that and the italics will see their calling cards they leave etc... and then, when they come back on late,r the americans can reply to any things the italics might have said to them. remember this IS virtual.

maybe 8 am british standard ... or earlier?

oof, that IS early. 08.45? I've seen an Italic online that early before...

earlier for the people not in the UK...