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

...as they, er, 're-assemble'.

Wumbie roaring 'YOOOOR NOOOOA FAAAAAE FIIIIIIFE' whenever he spotted me.

Being chased around some bus station by Pegasus after comparing her unfavourably with the inflatable pig.

Being served a pint of beer with a slice of lemon on Friday. And wanting to find out which of W*****E and agc Ben's friends had chosen such a pub.

A woman, around 50 years old, approaching me on Friday night and asking me if I was 'looking for business'. Bizarrely, a very similar thing happened to Zagreb. At the time of writing, I am unaware of his response 8).

My white T-shirt glowing in the Laserquest 'airlock'. My final score was -20. LiS' score was around a couple of thousand.

Stealthly moving through the dark passages of laserquest, checking left, checking right, aware at all times of my surroundings, pausing at a corner just before looking out to see if anyone was coming, and being hit squarely in the face by metal chickens gun as she dived headling round the bend

Lost striding towards me, in the manner of The Terminator in the police station. Firing desperately, I scramble backwards, trying to escape. Too late! No more room, and I slide quickly down the wall, my gun chattering incessantly to no effect. Lost raises his gun, and fires one shot, taking me out. Then, to pile indignity onto indignity :

He helps me up.

My response was "Go and find the dude with the '60s hair, he's well up for it"

Nah, I think I said some sort of emphatic "no" and continued trying to find my way out of the dodgy part of Glasgow I'd accidentally wandered into.

I'd forgotten about the lemon in the pint of beer

Come to think of it, you didn't tell me your reply to the "lady of the night" either

I suspect it was something along the lines of 'I'm more of a pig man myself'.

Ah... so MC managed to do the same thing to someone else. *hangs head*

My response was 'Not any more I'm not'

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Not having 'toiletries' at the appropriate times. (i.e. when I stank)

Asking Munchkin if he 'had a third evil to add to that list'. How to make friends, eh?

Plenty of random memories.

Standing in the Ibis, a mobile phone in each hand giving directions to people in cars, on foot and generally anything anyone asked me. Mostly 'Where are you?'

Wumbie shouting 'Ho Babel' very loudly a lot.

The degradation in beer quality as the night went on.

Wumbie deciding to buy a pitcher of Vodka&Redbull all for himself, along with a pint of lager

Lost going off to buy more V&RB and shots of Aftershock!

Munchkins ever passing hat.

Getting pistol whipped. Still sore.

...and many more....

I sorry.

Hmm... Wumbie taking a massive fall, and wondering if he'd knocked himself unconscious. Luckily, he landed on his head though.

Being deserted in a very busy street on the way to Laserquest, and needing more directions on the mobile phone, just walking.

Taking fifteen minutes to convince the bar staff that if they had taken our order 15 minutes ago, it would still have been before 8 o'clock.

I'm sure I would have remembered Wumbie falling over.


(Even if I was a few streets away)

I wasn't even a few feet away, and it was a scary site. Not the scariest view I've ever had of Wumbie mind you.

The scariest view I've had of Wumbie is that photo...you know the one I mean...

*sigh* Yup... that was pretty scary... but still not /as/ scary...

Setting my seat on fire in Est Est Est. Oops.

'Twas on Friday. Ask Ben or W****E - they were the ones who leapt across to thump it out, while I stood puzzled at the bar.

Why do I fully believe that you could do such a thing...

Think you know me after one day?

Err, you probably do...

Think I got the general gist even before that fateful day.

*returns to giggling about LQ*

Apologies to all those I bumped into, fell over or hit in the face with a laser pistol. Well I never claimed to be coordinated (not up to the standards of our juggling vogonpoet anyway Working on the Mills Mess trick now and failing miserably )

Asking me about a third evil? Don't remember that.
Anyhoo, what do I remember? Being described as unflapable. Saying hello to Pastey's wife (Anne?) and getting "Oh, YOUR Munchkin, you got Steve drunk!" Encouraging Lost to send EV text messages. Being waved at because Coelecanth was on the phone and waving back in a manner akin to a bookie at the racecourse. Continually stealing Doctor Gonzo's chair and getting a slap for it. Vogon Poet's breakfast. And other stuff, what I have written about in the Post.