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

Hello and welcome to H2G2, My name's Shorty, one of the many people you'll meet in this wonderous site, feel free to look around and make yourself at home. If you need anything, just ask

Thanks!

I'm so excited someone replied already!

Can I make you even more excited? Here comes another reply!

The tip, which I spent quite a long time without discovering, is the H2G2 handy guide to who's online right now, so you get more replies to your messages and therefore feel a bit more loved. I have it on my homepage, so click my name, then click "H2G2's own version" and a little window will pop up telling you who's online. So there.

Indeed, most of are in the know...if you want the code to do it on your page find vegimans page, you can copy it straight off and paste it into your own.

Thanks. I'm truly too excited for words now.

Once again, thanks for the tip. I saw who was on line, and didn't really know what to do about it. I have to work now as it's 8:00 a.m. here.

Talk to you (or whomever) later!

Did you like how I used the apostrophe?

DD popped by and left the following message

The Guide some tips on how to survive in it.
I recommend the Newcomers page at http://www.h2g2.com/A5752 and the ACEs homepage at http://www.h2g2.com/A214796 - from there you can follow the links to all sorts of bizarre stuff including a link somewhere for the who's on h2g2 code .

Also some fun places worth checking.
The Forum and Firkin http://www.h2g2.com/A187508 . The Beach http://www.h2g2.com/A208676.
And check out the Donuts http://www.h2g2.com/A254378
and Coffee http://www.h2g2.com/A202924 around here.

2 more things remember where you towel is at all times and this may come in handy.

Share and enjoy.

DD

Most impressed how you used the apostrophe. You've passed the exam!

What does the fish mean? Why will it come in handy?

Hurrah!

Are you gramatically sesitive, like me? Some say anal retentive, but using less syllables.

Not entirely gramatically pedantic, but apostrophes are one of my little things, I guess. Still, mustn't grumble.

Whay hey, a fellow Mark and Lard fan...

"Mustn't grumble" is, of course, a quaintly British phrase that Bill Bryson takes great delight in taking the p*ss out of in his book "Notes from a small island".

"Mustn't grumble" must also be used as some sort of a catchphrase by Mark 'n' Lard on Radio 1. Not that I listen to them, of course. Far too busy.

I'm sure

What's "Markn'Lard"? Radio deejays? What's radio like in Britain? Do you have main BBC stations and then each city has its' own? Here in Canada we have the CBC and then each city has several (mostly crap) radio stations.

If anyone watches the Oscars on Sunday, remember to pay attention to "Blame Canada", best original song nominee! I haven't heard it yet, but am sure it will be...well I like "South Park". Let's just leave it at that.

I can tell you exactly what radio's like in Britain. Here. Grab this useful guide. http://www.mediauk.com/directory/radio/radio_intro.html

I'm currently playing love songs on a station in Sheffield...

J

Also if you want to listen to Mark n Lard goto http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
If you have Realplayer you can listen to it, they are on from 2 til 4 U.K. time on Monday to Friday. They can be very funny.