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

All you fowl of the air, all you bird lovers, bird watchers, twitchers out there! All you gardeners, book lovers and poets! There's an election happening. Right here on h2g2. An election for a new President (the old one disappeared).

And the candidate with the mostest is... HYPATIA! Who else? Hypatia of the Ozark Party. The party that stands for diversity, community, respect, and the repeal of the h2g2 cake tax.

Poet A1136981, Gardener A1143424, Story Teller A2790119, Library Builder Extraordinaire...

And which Presidential Candidate has proved their concern for the avian population of HooToo by appointing an Avian Advisor to their cabinet? Hypatia! Of course.

Oh, and the Avian Advisor, that's me.

So, you know what I'm saying, don't you? Vote for Hypatia on polling day. Why? Well here's the Manifesto; A1341109. And here's the Ozark HQ; A5645531 (Go on, declare your support, volunteer to help make buttons or something for the campaign, apply for a job in Hypatia's Presidency.)

Because she is going to win. How, with a Researcher number of U200042, could she not?

It's predestined, ordained by the BBC Registrars, foretold in the 0's and 1's of HooToo's Great Servers...

200042...

This millenium's answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is ... Hypatia! What else could it mean?

And then the HooToo Golden Age will dawn. There will be a constant supply of peanuts at Alabaster House, legislation will make provision of both hot and cold water compulsory on all birdbaths, underfloor thermonuclear heating will be installed on all railway station platforms (frost bitten one-legged pigeons will be a thing of the past), fishing nets with less than albatross sized holes in them will be banned...

You've just got to vote for Hypatia.

Beautiful speech, Waz

Bravo Waz. That should stir the hearts and feathers of birds everywhere.

I'm touched by these promises. Further, I had hoped not to cling to the dark horse California candidate, Xantief, past the point where I could expect no future political favours or cabinet appointments...therefore, in view of the current stampede, my entire block of votes are deposited squarely and firmly in the Hypatia campaign...I trust that I will be remembered when patronage is dispensed.

Sweet patronage... Your show of friendship will not be forgotten.

Bringing in any other folks you might have access to would also not be forgotten

And here I was, about to make an impassioned plea to Phred to close ranks and join the party of his peers. Well, that certainly saved me some typing! Welcome aboard fellow miner

Hi Phred. I'm so gld you've joined our campaign. It just wouldn't have seemed complete without you. Here, have a special recipe brownie and some cider.

the black socks and sandle party

you know it makes sence!

Hey Rev Jack We may be willing to back your candidacy as a second, third or fourth preference as long as you keep your allegiance to us in the top spot

Not promising anything, understand.

Special recipe brownies are... Woah, did that wall just move?

hey hey, you have my first vote!

Off message by the second post

phred , you are obviously a friend of the pheathered. Hypatia must have a perch for you somewhere.

Rev Jack, would you rather not belong to this great company of folk completely? Black socks and sandles are most welcome here, and the cider and the special recipe ... just a minute, just how special is that recipe?

Waz, it is very special indeed. In a sort of way.

Woah I didn't know a bird could talk.
...and a seal could gripe. Whuh... um. Nevermind.

Ohhhhh, right.

Or perhaps, right on

I'll take a couple off to bed, if you don't mind.

Didn't know a seal could gripe?
Telll the town-boy about bears and woods, someone...

Pin

Hey town boy......does a bear (fill in the rest)?


I want him to practice his folksy sayings.

Oh... shit, I know this...

Just to say, belatedly, that the polling station opened early - call in at A5889261 for voting instructions.

No. 1 instruction, oddly missed from the official list, is start with '1) Hypatia' .

No. 2 is now collect your rock cake from H.

I think voting closes on the 7th October.

I'm off to email my votes in now.

Done. I only went down to 5th place. There were just too many candidates to keep up with.

rock'n'roll