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Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 101

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

The h2g2 Post works in mysterious ways. smiley - evilgrin


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 102

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

So I've been toad.


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 103

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - bluelightThe h2g2 Post is up at A87914316 - Come and enjoy! We have rainbows! smiley - bluelight
smiley - bluelightWillem will make you go 'Aww!' at the guinea chick!
smiley - bluelightThere are kitties! Even the hedgehog pics have kitties!
smiley - bluelightOkay, the toad pic only has a dog. Part of a dog. But she's a cute dog. Even part of her is cute.
smiley - bluelightAwix is currently at an undisclosed location (he referred to it as 'the Gulag'). But he's left a review.
smiley - bluelightFreewayriding continues the serial 'Seek and Ye Shall Find'. It's exciting and action-packed.
smiley - bluelightThe Editor starts the serial called 'The Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitänstöchterentführungsgesetzvollstreckungsbeamter and the Vegetarian Vampire'. Find out where the Goulash Underground goes to.
smiley - bluelightSashaQ does interesting things with plasticine. This turned out not be explosives-related.
smiley - bluelightThere is more fiction! There are quizzes! Humour is involved.
smiley - bluelightShare and enjoy! Like us on social media! More madness next week! smiley - bluelight


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 104

Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE)

Guinea fowl chicks are called keetssmiley - ok


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 105

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - cool


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 106

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

Keet has a wide range of meanings according to Urban Dictionary smiley - whistle

smiley - pirate


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 107

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

I don't want to know. smiley - headhurts


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 108

Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~

I know you don't smiley - laugh

smiley - pirate


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 109

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - frogsmiley - frog The h2g2 Post is up at A87914325smiley - frogsmiley - frog
smiley - frogsmiley - frog The exciting history of camels!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Exotic cryptozoology in Vienna!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Hilarious cats!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Weather!!!!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Quizzes, poetry, humour, advice, amazing stories!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Stunt cinematography!
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Answers to questions;
smiley - frog What does a stylophone sound like?
smiley - frog Do dogs ever get religion?
smiley - frog What's the scariest story this week: the ninja bikers, the zombies, or the vegetarian vampire?
smiley - frog What does Robbie Stamp do with all the dead robots?
smiley - frogsmiley - frog Sphinxes! Video action! Things to caption! smiley - frogsmiley - frog
smiley - frogsmiley - frog More next week! Tell your friends! smiley - frogsmiley - frog


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 110

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin The h2g2 Post is up at A87914334 for you Luddites! Go and read it! smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin More bee-yew-tee-foo' nature! Enjoy. Also strange nature, such as the tree that started growing on the Post Office roof. And bizarre things not found in nature, by Robbie and Bluebottle.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Solnushka tells you how not to get lost in a Russian forest. There are no Salisbury Cathedral jokes. You're welcome.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Amy Pawloski wins the Suzie Q Ferguson Award this week for her amazing tour of Old Stuff in Arizona.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Awix reviews politically incorrect cinema.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Prof Animal Chaos wrote the Post Quiz, some insane artist is behind the Picture Quiz, and the Heath Robinson Corner is a nutty suggestion by Paigetheoracle. The Editor takes no responsibility for any of it.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin This week, the Post wraps up three fiction stories, and FWR tells you what he's been playing at.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin The humour is more obscure than usual. The video involves cats and snark. Come read and share on your social media! smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 111

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - bussmiley - busThe h2g2 Post is up at A87914343 Come and enjoy! smiley - bussmiley - bus
smiley - bussmiley - busColours of Wildlife is a double treat this week: feast your eyes and minds on ancient critters and bonsai trees!
smiley - bussmiley - busFind out what the Post Editor did in the big rock festival....Elektra was roadie...caption the art object, while you're at it. It's not quite as bad as the one Bluebottle has to put up with.
smiley - bussmiley - busSpeaking of Bluebottle, he'll tell you all about Disney's worlds.
smiley - bussmiley - busAwix reviews a film that's 'somewhere in the theoretical space between One Foot in the Grave and Death Wish'. You know you want to read this.
smiley - bussmiley - busSuperfrenchie gets inspired. The Editor plays piano in hyperspace. We mock the BBC in a quiz.
smiley - bussmiley - busThe fiction is amazing! Paigetheoracle will make you cry (or you're just too mean to live), while Freewayriding will take you on a couple of very weird trips.
smiley - bussmiley - busDecide which cartoons are actually funny, which photos make you hungy, and whether you want to follow any of the suggestions. We're not pushy.
smiley - bussmiley - busMore madness next week! smiley - bussmiley - bus


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 112

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - earthsmiley - earthThe h2g2 Post is up at A87914352 Go read it! smiley - earthsmiley - earth
smiley - earthsmiley - earthSee the amazing vulturine guineafowl!
smiley - earthsmiley - earthFWR was loose in Liverpool with a camera. He found a fallen angel.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthMrs Hoggett has classical frogs.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthbobstafford has a gorgeous cat.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthAwix reviews 'Black Panther', and we make you watch a movie to answer the Post Quiz. It's full of terrible puns, too. We're awful.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthThe video is psychedelic. You are warned.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthWe have photoessays: MMF was on the spot at Piccadilly, while I've been watching the broomcorn grow. bobstafford points his camera skyward.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthWe have stories, real and imagined. Florida Sailor tells about choosing between planes and boats, while I have a shaggy-dog reminiscence about the thrilling world of retail. FWR concludes his mind-bending scifi tale, and PTO takes you on another mind trip.
smiley - earthsmiley - earthThere is humour, satire, snark, incredibly bad drawing, and lousy advice. Enjoy!
smiley - earthsmiley - earthWe'll be back next week to do it again. smiley - earthsmiley - earth


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 113

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow The h2g2 Post is up at A87914361 - Go and read it! smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Willem thrills you with ancient Hell Pigs, then grosses you out with an autopsy! Don't miss!
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow The former Archbishop of Canterbury yells, 'Not the Mind Probe!' Robbie is there.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Awix is back! What he did is still classified for a few weeks, but he's got a new review.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Freewayriding has a short story with theological import - Prof Animal Chaos will like this one because of its locale...
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Suzie Q demonstrates how to beam up in a red shirt, and rants about the demise of the old-fashioned phone booth.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow There are photos galore. Some have cats and dogs in, but not all.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow There is some humour, advice, and a video. Criticise the organist's fingering.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Last but not least: PLEASE weigh in on the opinion poll discussion. This week, YOU are the Op/Ed. Help us make h2g2 a hotbed of cutting-edge 'woke' brainstorming.
smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow Next week will be even worse, so brace yourselves! smiley - rainbowsmiley - rainbow


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 114

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorThe h2g2 Post is up at A87914370! smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcor

smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcor Willem shows you a shoebill.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorAwix is back with exciting cinema.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorWe have photos! Lots of them.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorBluebottle was the star of the show in Southampton. Let him tell you all the backstage gossip.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorTake a quiz about heckelphones.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorThere are videos!
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorFWR saw a giant.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorMVP wrote a short story.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorSuzie Q Ferguson didn't take the bus, for a very interesting reason.
smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcorNote: More than a dozen different contributors have, er, contributed this week. Enjoy this variety, and expect more next week! smiley - rocketsmiley - tekcor


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 115

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - moonsmiley - moon The h2g2 Post is up at A87919474 - come and enjoy! smiley - moonsmiley - moon
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Find out where Robbie is.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Let Willem tell you about ancient dicynodonts.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Try all the quizzes and challenges.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Learn about: the potato hamster, gallwasps, the latest movie, the weather in Madrid, Little Green People, centaurs and giants.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon bobstafford will teach you how to photograph fast-moving things, Paigetheoracle will explain street signs in Cambridge, and the Editor will show you some broom corn.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Paigetheoracle starts a story serial this week.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Please laugh at the jokes. It's only charitable, and it cheers the cartoonists up no end.
smiley - moonsmiley - moon Next week: a super-bumper Halloween issue! Remember: November is NaJoPoMo, so get ready to rumble, and send your NaJo pics and/or videos to the h2g2 Post! smiley - moonsmiley - moon


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 116

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinThe Post is up at A87919483 - with extra added Halloween! smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkin
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinThis is the largest issue we've ever had!!!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinMore photos! More laughs! More fiction! Quizzes! The same amount of useless advice as always!!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinWatch the Halloween video!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinHelp Suzie Q Ferguson complete her bird book!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinAdmire the costumes!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinGet ready for NaJoPoMo! smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkin


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 117

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

4 November 2018:

smiley - wowsmiley - wow The h2g2 Post is up at A87919492 - Come and read! smiley - wowsmiley - wow
smiley - wowsmiley - wow The photography is AMAZING! We have dogs, landscapes, fruits, weird insects, busses headed for beer, a roller coaster headed for new heights, a sign for Bonfire Night, and Morris Dancers.
smiley - wowsmiley - wow bobstafford shows Superfrenchie what France looks like.
smiley - wowsmiley - wow Bluebottle shows us what the Isle of Wight looks like. (You'd think we'd know by now.)
smiley - wowsmiley - wow There is fiction - or is it? Freewayriding swears he made up that story about the cops and the van and the river, but we're not sure....
smiley - wowsmiley - wow Getcher cartoons here. Take the quizzes. Talk to Paigetheoracle about his wonderful idea involving vacuum tube technology and burning buildings...
smiley - wowsmiley - wow This is a good one, you can tell already. smiley - wowsmiley - wow


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 118

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - ufosmiley - ufo The h2g2 Post is up at A87919500 - go and read it! smiley - ufosmiley - ufo
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo Three quizzes, no waiting.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo Lots of humour to cheer you up in November.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo Photos galore. Many of them amusing.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo A story called 'Story'.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo A playlist for you.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo More tour-guiding by Suzie Q.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo An action video with stunts by TJ the Cat and Farmer Hoggett.
smiley - ufosmiley - ufo You'll enjoy this issue. Trust me. There are no pictures of politicians with umbrellas. smiley - ufosmiley - ufo


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 119

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin The h2g2 Post is up at A87919519! Go read it! smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Dead dinosaurs and live music!
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Signs, oddities, and cats!
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Quizzes and humour!
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin The cinema review you've been waiting for!
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Fiction!!! (Some of it from NaJo, some not.)
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin The usual cartoons and useless advice.
smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin Read, enjoy, comment, share on your social media! More next week! smiley - biggrinsmiley - biggrin


Announcement 2018-02-06: The Post

Post 120

Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor

smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinThe h2g2 Post is up at A87919528 - it's our biggest EVER! smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkin
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinBeautiful birds!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinStunning photography!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinA cornucopia of writings from this years NaJoPoMo! Muse, laugh, gasp in wonder.
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinTwo videos, no waiting. One is a new silent masterpiece by the h2g2 master of Brony fanfic.
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinQuizzes, humour, advice, more!
smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkinShare and enjoy! smiley - pumpkinsmiley - pumpkin


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