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

Who else remembers (and is still active) - the many faces of Sparticus on h2g2?

Today, that lead actor celebrates his 100th birthday. Always one to be the last man standing . . .

There was, of course, 2legs and his badger - both named Sparticus. But as no one truly believes that either is real, they don't count.

(I just realized, I mis-spelled a name . . .)

I remember everyone being Tony Curtis, but not Sparticus. And I can't remember why they did it.

Maybe I should try to keep up.

It kind-of transitioned from Tony to Sparticus when the BBC got really irked.

OH!, Thanks. I remembered but not why. .. . . .. ...

Oh I recall it well

now... as to why... a certain researcher.... err... not sure I remember who... yeh; I think it was Croz changed his username, to something pretty OK, but the BBC decided to moderate his username; and the reason given was that "for impersonating someone " or something like that.... - so we all became Tony Curtis, and some of us thence to Sparticus, and some to sparticus and his badger... err.... I think Fords was something like "I'm sparticus and so Is my Badger' I seem to recall.... so... tempted

Kirk Douglas used to be 99. So now he's 100.

Is living that long a blessing or a curse?

depends if you retain your marbles.... unless you never had any marbles, in which case I guess it doesn't depend on that... or does least ways

I remember the Tony Curtis Action.
I also made a mini Tony Curtid action when the facial litterature place demanded that you use your legal name, and no alias. I think perhaps three people joined me .

Tony Curtis made a name for himself in the 2004 Academy Awards election by voting on a movie without actually seeing it.

As those awards exist purely to promote movies, isn't it better they vote for movies no-one has seen?

All moovies are the same anyhow, those about horses, those not about horses, simple as.... I prefer horse moovies personally...

Icy, people expect the Academy to know which of the movies that "no one" has seen deserve to be seen by more people. If a few of them shirk their duty, maybe the system can still work, but couldn't we call out the ones who are setting a bad example?