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

Her Majesty the Queen sent her first tweet today, promoting an exhibition she opened at the Science Museum in London. It read:

"It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29754628

I think it's wonderful that she has not compromised on her use of English in this new medium.

But how could she have abbreviated it for hardened Twitter fans? Your suggestions welcome

at least two double gins and tonic and a in the moment pithy tweet

sorry missed the point entirely, that wasn't you what you were asking for

Like: OMG the Information Age exhibit is awesome! ???

Just the one exhibit?

Oh - sorry, I don't tweet.

I'm glad that the Queen's first tweet was about something happy.

A grand prize for whoever comes up with the actual HTG
(honest to god) text of her first email back in 1976.
It is on display at the new Science Museum.

And the wiener is....



~jwf~

Here's me'n'Phil at the Info Age Expo #OneSelfie #yourqueenlovesyou #yolo

She's been e-mailing on the internet since 1976:

http://www.wired.com/2012/12/queen-and-the-internet/

Bravo!

Oops! I mean brava.

"..you can get your kicks
on Coral 66."



~jwf~

They don't say who she sent that e-mail to in 1976.

That's a real problem when you're the pioneer of a new communications medium.

It probably bounced.

>> They don't say who she sent that e-mail to in 1976. <<

To 'everyone' I think.
At least to everyone on the 'net' as it then were.
So, in a way it's probably the very first instance of spam.

But it was more like the old "I declare this bridge open" or
the "Bless this ship and all who sail in her" kinda thing that
Royals are often called upon to do. She didn't actually write it;
she just pushed the send button (which then of course was just
a hard return).

Like throwing the switch on a new generator.
Or setting off fireworks.
More ceremonial than anything.
But as always she did it with a pleased excitement
and genuine interest.


~jwf~