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

That doesn't make sense

1. The Lord Of The Rings. Skimmed it, but, frankly, I doubted I'd learn anything new from it.
2. Level 42 - The Band. Skimmed. May read in depth later.
3. The Winchester Mystery house...something...something. Didn't get past the title.
4. Atoms And Atomic Structure. I did all this when I was at school. Didn't read.
5. XXXX. One of those short, old entries that would never get into the EG these days...loved it!

So, overall score...1 and two halves...2/5.

RF

ps: That bulletproof glass one is excellent, though, so maybe make that 3/6?

A810262: AIDS HIV - General Information. Didn't read it - already know what I need to know, not in the mood for reading about it tonight, but might come back to it.

A994656: The Aass Brewery, Norway - Didn't read, vaguely interested.

A269877: Eccles cakes - might read.

A564707: Ogham - an Ancient Celtic Alphabet - would have been fascinated 10 years ago, still intrigued.

A222940: Jackson, Mississippi, USA - Looks surprisingly interesting.

Okay, here goes.

1. A348824 Dogs. Read first paragraph, lost interest.

2. A954759 Rainbows end- fact or fiction. Got a bit further. Do I just have a really low attention span?

3. A750935 David Dikinson. Not sure why I read it, but I didn't loose interest.

4. A3851129 The Great Fire of London A bit long, but full of interesting information. Has anybody here not been credited with writing this entry?

5. A1171603 Kilburn. Best entry, enjoyed this one.

That makes it.... 3/5.

Oh, and I also found the pyjama entry. Very good.

1. A812774 -Bookmarks--Interesting

2. A787836 -Rush, Arkansas, USA--Not interested at first, but it's really short, so I read it and liked it anyway.

3. A292394 -Brassieres--I'd read this before, back when I first joined h2g2

4. A2715329 -'Thunderpants' - The Film--Not interested, only read first paragraph or so.

5. A491753 -Canudos, Bahia, Brazil and the Blessed Jesus--Maybe another time, but not interested this morning

So... 2.5? If you count the one I read years ago and reread today.

I got:

A1920467 - Equivalence Relations - The mathematics of distinction
With a title like that, I'm bound to read it out of sheer bloody-mindednes.

A311347 - Durham's Ghosts
I love reading about haunted places

A496370 - Best Places to View a Rocket Launch
Pfft. Next!

A1325233 - Pins
This is more like. A wonderfully poker-faced piece.

A1920557 - Cassoulet - French White Bean Stew
No thanks, I'm having fish and chips tonight

3/5.

Interesting experiment.

A427555 - Augusta, Georgia. Middling to poor. Not exactly crammed with information.

A593354 - Koro. Obviously fascinating stuff for no reason other than it's about willies.

A561809 - World Cup 1934. Just my bag; read it before, does that count?

A888780 - How to make a GM plant. Good stuff; enjoyed.

A579189 - Baton Rouge. See Augusta.

3/5 - probably more if I avoid American cities

**remains subscribed to see how long it takes one of his own Entries to crop up.**

**Wonders how many people are doing the same**

B

**remains subscribed to see how long it takes one of his own Entries to crop up.**

**Wonders how many people are doing the same**



(Although I've already had two...)

Yeah. You've written more than me, though.

B

Well I don't know about anybody else but this has been an interesting exercise for me, and certainly given me cause to think more carefully about how I construct my entries in the future.

A9115229 - 'Let Him Have It!' - The Case of Bentley and Craig
One of the few entries I've commented on. Read it before but I remember being moved to write a comment once I delved into the conversation thread.

A737606 - The Top Ten Reasons to Remember Anchorage, Alaska
Well it had "Germans!" as number nine. Didn't really float my boat...

A272675 - The Bible - a Perspective
I can't stomach anything on religion. I did want to read the rant at the conversation list, but after the poster started mentioning Hitler I zoned out. Not going too well so far.

A676244 - The Shaver Mystery and the 'Truth' about Earth's Past
Now this intrigued me, as sort of weirdy sci-fi things do. A fairly interesting read I'll say.

A517376 - Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River
Now this one's strange. As a historian the subject interested, but as I also fancy myself as a historical writer (my self indulgent piece on Waterloo anyone?) it didn't really engage me. But I suppose it merits half a point.

So for the experiment, 2.5/5

Intriguing thread, and much like B, I'll be staying subscribed.

Iknow this aint the forum for this but,
A9115229 - 'Let Him Have It!' - The Case of Bentley and Craig



Never did post to this, wish I had.

I got 4 out of 5. Got an entry on Ospreys, one on Lions, a technical one on music, which I skipped, an ancient one on Michigan and one on Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

That was actually quite an entertaining way to spend the last 15 minutes

See?! The Edited Guide is a GOOD thing.

B

A3506834 - David Blaine. OK Entry, but I'm just not interested in him. Skimmed it though.

A533792 - The Egg Cream. I read all of it since it was so short. A recipe for a drink made from soda water, chocolate syrup and milk. Hopefully it tastes better than it sounds.

A301131 - Things that go bump in the night. A listy type of entry, browsed through it.

A3176372 - Tallinn, Estonia - World Heritage Site. I don't really read random geographical entries, but look for specific places, but I marked it out to look at later. I'm also prejudiced against Entries that bung on the kms in the first paragraph.

A2821664 - What does an MEP do? Not bad. Read it all.

Why Toast Falls Butter Side Down - A1004725

Walpurgis Night - A10450252

A Brief History of Western Music - A290981

Non-electric Can Openers - A256871

Edward Teach - Blackbeard the Pirate - A6985731

Read 4/5


Feisor, I ususally reply to their post if the author of the Entry has Elivised, explaining why they're unlikely to get a reply, and if there's somewhere more recent that's suitable, offer a link.


Emmily

Which oen didn't you read emily?

The last one - Edward Teach - Blackbeard the Pirate - A6985731

I offer no excuses

Emmily

I've read that one now, so it's 5/5

Emmily

I think that might be the first 5/5 on this thread! Still, the averages look pretty good....