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

yes, first noesis - then the world

I've just realised - someone is going to have to do (very very carefully) a noesis guide entry

...and talking of things which serve no useful function...
hi.

The was an idea, from memory, first suggested back in about 2002 or 2003, when discussing meets, and people were pondering how on earth h2g2 researchers were meant to be able to talk to each other, in real life, whilst sitting at a table in a pub, without using smileys.... It was suggested we should each print out smileys on laminated paper, and just bring them out and show to other people at the table, each time where what we were saying, required a smiley to work I believe... it was origionally aired as a smiley, I.E., with the < > tags enclosing it, in the 'green room relax and unwind' thread... why the eck do I remember this stuff useless... useless information...

It might be a great gimmick - a sort of spiral notebook, with smileys one per page. Wonderful for those moments when people don't get irony or other emotions. I think I'd use it in everyday life.

You mean you don't use smileys in everyday life already?: I have a flick book with all the smiley printed in it, and use it in conversation all the time,

shopkeeper "thats £10.46"
*flips smiley at shop keeper

" here you are"
*passes over twenty pound note*
"hang on"
*puts hands in pockets*
*flips up smiley, smiley and smiley...
"opps, sorry thought I had the forty-six pence in change"
*flips open the and smileys to shopkeeper...

You could have written the Two Ronnies sketch, 2legs.

There's a smiley thread?

I remember when this was all fields and you could find things, now it seems you young'uns have gone and turned it into a corn maze

There is a smiley thread, we're all subscribed to it, but no-one knows where it is

Thanks Pastey for the 'young uns' remark


If only . . .

Have you *seen* my U#

I'm a youngun! Yay!

And *I'm* ancient.

There is a* smiley thread? I thought every* thread was a smiley thread Oo got a TXT the other day... apparently its not long now until Christmas... A smiley is for all year, not just for christmas

Peet, I thought you'd been mummified *years* ago!

2legs

Food fight

Uh oh... Granny's back!


*hides under her Matt*

anhaga: Why would anyone watch [golf]?

Ryo Ishikawa

TRiG.

*whips of the Matt*

chucks

*turns the hoover on to blow and uses it to gain height*

*throws down from up high...*