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

This is one hell of an article!!!

Thank you. I thought that you might like it. Been in approval limbo for a while now.

The limbo is a terrible place. Almost all of my articles are there right now.

My defenestration article was just accepted. And guess what??? They've CRUCIFIED it!!! They've burnt out the jokes, torn out anything that bore my personal stamp... it's a crime! It's atrocious! It's just not acceptable!

Looks like an editor's been at mine too. He's put in the Shakespeare quotes and re formatted things a bit. Actually I like the changes in mine.

Did the ed actually cut anything out, though?

i must say the artical is quite good
never thought about an insult article so you get points in my book for originality
monsy

Nothing actually cut, though a few of my sentences have been tightened up a little.

Thanks Monsy. I thought an article on insults would suit the Wowbagger persona.

and so it does fits it to a tee
monsy

Amazing that we've started talking about this little column of mine, but I've just recieved word that it's been accepted! I've finally had something published!!!

Hurrah! Drinks all round.

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!!!!!! that is FANTASTIC!!!! could not of happened to a better traveller!!!!!!
monsy

Superb article - great stuff!

My favourite double-comeback was Clive Anderson's, when interviewing Jeffrey Archer. There was even the added bonus of an audience!

Anderson: Is there no beginning to your talents?
Archer: Ah, Clive, the old ones are the best.
Anderson: Yes - I've read your books.

Naturally, the audience went nuts!

All Hail the Mighty Clive, surpassed by no one.

Except perhaps Anne Widdicombe........?

Monsy, how do you make all the new emoticons? The skull, the dead fish etc, etc?

hehe!! wish i could take credit for it but h2g2 powers that be have given us a fantabulous halloween gift
aint' they neat!!??!!
monsy

oops...forgot to point out that you just use the same things to make these that you did to make the others only they will come out like this for halloween
monsy

Clive James is definitely one of the kings of the backhanded insult.

Though more and more he seems to be aiming this at himself - I had to stop watching his 'Postcards...' series, because all he'd do is say how out of place he looked in these places - When he went around the world he'd complain that he didn't fit in, even when he was in Britian. Finally he got to his 'home' town of Sydney and then he felt he was no longer a part of Australian culture.

A fine example of self depreciation/insulting taken too far!

Clive James can be a bit of a prat: some of stuff is really good, some is just simply unfunny.

Myself, I thought the Shakespeare quotes were a little out of place...they didn't match up with the types of insults being discussed.

Oh yea? Well...

'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.'

... I liked 'em.



JTG