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

Is this you coming out of hibernation or just a twitch of the pen during the long sleep? When you *do* emerge I hope you'll have cleaned off all the bits of leaf litter adhering to your beard, and rubbed the sleepy dust out of your blinking eyes, and yawned and stretched, before popping up out of your nest spry and enthusiastic and ready to be snaffled by an owl - spimcoot (that's the plural too) are also woodland creatures by nature, so we know about these things; always useful to have a less favoured relative to go up first.

You may be closer than you think with that remark spimcoot!

shazz

must say that cartoon is quite good ...now when does the deep sleep end??
Monsy

Thanks for an excellent cartoon Wowbagger. Much appreciated in this quarter, after my research using statistics into the total number of active researchers. There's only about 1600 people who actually use this site regulary, so about 5% went to the meet.

Watch this space later this week Monsy

shazz

He-he....While not near as vocal now as I have been in the past...eeerrrmmm....shall I say that I believe I've gotten my 45 words in!LOL

NM

Hi NM

I think that you, me, Monsy and Wowbagger have already used our fair share up!

shazz

*begins getting a bit worried*
does this mean we have to stop posting and give everyone else a chance to get their 45 words in??
Monsy

I hardly think so Monsy

We are certainly way below some for prolific postings!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/info

shazz

Did you see your archives yet Monsy?

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shazz

WHEW!! had me worried there for a moment
bad thing is i can remember a time when you and i would have been tops on those lists
Monsy

oooppppsss!...seems we posted at about the same time there .
i have seen the archives, boy i was a busy typer there now wasn't i?!
i've got them as a link on my page though i don't think they've been noticed yet .
Monsy

I think with all this history of h2g2 activity going on they will be put to good use even if you don't get any feedback! It just shows how much work you put into The Post in the early days.

I haven't phoned tonight... thought I'd wait until you have more news to relate, ie next week!

shazz

hopefully one day soon i will have the time to throw a few more things at the post again . kinda miss that panic of trying to get an article together in time
i figured you'd wait until more news before phoning, it was a major flop today when it comes to getting the ball rolling . hopefully next monday things will work out better so that nerves can relax a bit . (they need a smiley with crossed fingers)
Monsy

It would be great to have you back on the Team Monsy, even for occasional entries

I'm off to bed now... picked up a nasty cold last weekend which has now turned to an annoying cough and the start of a headache. Just my luck eh? Still... once I feel better I finally have a nice bike to rush around on!

Night, night
shazz

poor thing no good being , you go get some rest and feel better soon...gotta break that bike in asap
i think i'm going to aim toward the bed myself, been a draining kind of day for me
Monsy

AAAHHH...Monsys' "Post" time! How I miss those days!

The shear PANIC that enshrouded the 'puter room EVERY Saturday 'morn.....the "who do I interview this week" discussions(began on Saturday afternoon and continued on through half the week....with me and anyone else who would listen!)...the "But..But...They haven't answered my e-mail...and its' Sunday morning!!!!!!"...EVERY week!

The ultimate..."Oh My God!!!!! Pasty can't be here this week!!!!!!!!!"

I tell 'ya...all you guys worked your ***** off there for quite a while. But it got The Post where it is today. Without question its' "The Best Newspaper On The Internet"!

You all, past and present, desearve a great big hardy "WELL DONE"!!!!

I realise its' no "cakewalk" now...but those early days were....shall I say...entertaining. At least for me!

NM

... and that's why I think you are one of the best NM... putting up with all that nonesense!

shazz

Nothing to "put up with"....I enjoyed the ride! Nothing more enjoyable than seeing Monsy in a "tizzy"....it doesn't happen often and is quite the site to see!!!!

(Got a lot done to the cars at the time!LOL)

By the way...hope you're feeling better...sounds as though you've been down for a bit!

NM

Hi!

spimcoot: "yes."