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

Entry: Camembert – A Cheese - A812288
Author: Dr Montague Trout - U188966

Sorry for all the messing around.

You can get some of this at the on-going harvest festival if it hasn't all gone.

Mont.

Can't comment on the technicals, I assume you know what you're talking about.

Like the tone of the piece. You might need a footnote for 'parky'. Lovely word, not sure how widespread it is!

Are we allowed to say "freshly spilled semen" on the BBC? I don't dare ask how the comparison was first made!

Great!

I love this entry - my natural predilection for all things cheesy drew me straight to it. (or should that be 'tuit' A732241)

*hastily skips over the semen bit*

A few editorial footnotes, if you will indulge me.

'ooh-la-la' in the first paragraph should really be in quotes or italics. I suppose it's not really a foreign phrase, but the gist is there

There's a few line breaks missing above/below headers - it just looks a bit cramped in those regions.

The URL in footnote 1 should definitely be turned into a HREF link

A416350 must be worthy of a link as well.

Otherwise, I think this is good and ready for SubEditing.

B

I have updated as I see fit, and thanks for the advice and pointers. I don't see the need to link to Blue Cheese though. Camembert is a Soft Cheese, not a Blue Cheese. If you want more Blue Cheese, go to my entry on Stilton which is also in Peer Review - maybe on Page 2 by now.

For record, the Edited Guide Entry A158636 - French Toast contains the unitalicised “quoi?” as a footnote.

Regards,

Monty

Hi Monty,

The advice about the italicised French words is correct; sadly the very old entry on French Toast isn't, so I'll go over and fix that right away

I also agree with the request for a footnote for the word 'parky' - I know what it means, being a good Northern lad, but evidently others don't (though the might be able to deduce its meaning from the context).

Another smashing entry there, my friend.



Jims
(*cough* Will someone go and read Monty's fab entry on the Nxai Pan National Park A810587? It deserves a bit of attention *cough*)

Another good entry.

My favourite Camembert recipe is deep fried Camambert. Mmmm... unhealthy

Mine too

Maybe not as unhealthy though (and certainly a lot more classy) as deep fried Mars bars

I think the detail about it smelling like freshly spilled semen is brilliant. It evokes a very strong sensation in the mind, and is something that everybody knows the smell of.

I'm not so sure about the semen, but I would have recommended this if I felt it fair to recommend two of the same Author's works in one batch.

Whoami?

But don't quote me on 'I'm not so sure about the semen'.

I'm sure it can wait another week. I didn't realise there was a quota system.

We're given 3 picks every four weeks or so. The incubate period of 1 week automatically disables recommendation links for young threads.

Whoami?

Coincidentally, this is ready now.

Lucinda said:

"My favourite Camembert recipe is deep fried Camambert. Mmmm... unhealthy."

Couldn't agree more! Mmm...

Whoami?

Deep fried in the wooden-box?

There's another kind of cheese often served deep-fried in the wooden box and is absolutely dee-lush! can't remember the name off-hand... looks a bit like Camembert but doesn't taste the same...

i can't actually remember reading the entry, except that i *know* i read the phrase 'freshly spilled semen' recently!

True enough, an evocative image. Equally, oddly 'shocking' in this contest. I speak as one whose appetite is not usually aroused by such aromas, of course.

What am i trying to say about this entry?

Don't ask me!


spiff

Vacherin?

You weren't thinking of Brie, were you, Spiff?

no, not Brie.

It's Mont D'Or, Ashley.

but it's not deep-fried, it's cooked in the oven, still in it's round wooden packaging (complete with li'l lid)), then served piping hot with taters.