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

The Lancashire Editors have asked if we can create a black pudding and a pork pie smiley.

Regional smileys, now there's a good idea!

Hmm, well, I don't know. There's a lot of people before you in the queue.

I tell you what, I know the staff. I can at least get you on the list. How's that?

Well at least if you can get me a mention. Put in a good word for me to the Editor, that kind of thing? If you do know people that is, which frankly, I think seems a bit unlikely...

I do, really.

To be honest, the Editors are a bit under my thumb, know what I mean.

You say jump, and I say 'how high'? You reckon?

I've always rather wondered if the right hand at the BBC knew what the left hand was doing. Thank you for clarifying the matter.

Tom, if that was linda hiding behind the 'h2g2 support' name then it could be right, she might well have the rest of the editors under her thumb (or come to that, in thumbscrews by now.)

Well I'm not really fussed one way or the other, provided the smiley appears before 31st May.