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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A635005

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Lo shall it be proven that cheese is of divine origin and its avatars shall rise up and bring mature cheddar to the land.

Hi there!

Interesting entry, but I don't think it quite fits with the Writing Guidelines for the Edited Guide... here's my little bit... don't get annoyed!

It's quite subjective, and Edited Entries tend to try and whittle down on subjectiveness as much as possible, as close to being objective as they can.

The bit about kangaroos and Australia... a tad controversial, I think...

I'm not too sure whether people will agree that cheese is better than themselves...

Generally, I think that this is more an Unedited Guide Entry than one for the Edited Guide... but how about putting it in the Post? It appears to be perfect for the Post!

Keep up the work!

Caper Plip

How about the h2g2 humour section, 'So Long, and Thanks For Laughing': http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A227440 ...

And it can appear in the Post too, as the Post links to one entry there each week

It's not even that funny.

I didn'treally expect to==this to get into the edited guide, but just wanted to see what you'd say about. Never mind.

So, SomeoneYouKnow.... How would you feel about Bossel and I getting this thread moved over to the Alternative Writing Workshop? -- that's a great place to get feedback on pieces that are lots of fun, but aren't meant to be Edited Guide style.


Mikey

agreed and/or seconded (don't which way)

Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'Peer Review' to 'The Alternative Writing Workshop'.

Hi SomeoneIknow,

how ya doin?

Love the article on the all-conquering merits of Cheese! Laughed out loud a few times and was generally amused. Thanks

I'm glad it's turned up here, coz I like a good laugh.

But surely Superman is better than Cheese. He always wins out over the forces of evil in the end, and you can't say the same for your favourite dairy product, not even the stronger French runny varieties that smell worse than Ian Botham's socks after he walked across wherever it was!

What have you got to say about that, eh?

Hi SomeoneIknow,

how ya doin?

Love the article on the all-conquering merits of Cheese! Laughed out loud a few times and was generally amused. Thanks

I'm glad it's turned up here, coz I like a good laugh.

But surely Superman is better than Cheese. He always wins out over the forces of evil in the end, and you can't say the same for your favourite dairy product, not even the stronger French runny varieties that smell worse than Ian Botham's socks after he walked across wherever it was!

Spiff

What have you got to say about that, eh?

Er, oops. Sorry.

tried to avoid posting the first time when I realised I hadn't signed and then signed in a wierd place. Pretty nifty, eh?

Seeya
Spiff

Yeah, I like this too. Though I suspect that the French beat us at cheese. And the Dutch. Oh and the Swiss.

Some bits work better than others.

The sections on God, Technology and Rocks are great. There are other sections which I found much weaker. This would not matter, but I felt that the entry was the teensiest bit over long. Like motzarella when a bit gets attached to your fork but the main bit of pizza gets left on the plate.

As it stands, I think it it a little untidy for the Underguide. But it could be a worthy entry.

Cheese vs the Underguide

1 - Cheese exists and the Underguide does not
2 - The Italics eat cheese in their sandwiches for lunch. They have the Underguide on toast for breakfast.
3 - The Underguide may well end up being quite cheesy. Cheese is never Underguidey
4 - The Underguide has a groups messaging board on MSN. Cheese has a whole marketing board.
5 - The Underguide goes down a treat with wine. Cheese goes down a treat with wine. Oh - there isn't much difference there, is there?

Ben
'Did he say "blessed are the cheesemakers?"'

So many entries on cheese in the AWW and so little time...

Updated UG VS Cheese

1- Cheese can grow old, the UnderGuide won't
2- Cheese is yellow (Well not always...), the ugliest color, the UnderGuide isn't
3- The UnderGuide is a group of people seeking to bring recognition to excellent entries outside of the writing guidelines. Cheese isn't
4- French Cheese stinks. I agree about the French

Yup, I'm pretty satisfied with my version

This made it into the UG.

Suggesting a move.
N

seconded