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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A396290

Just because I didnt know once .. so maybe others will want to know

~Beeblefish

Hello,

Nice.

Yours,
Jake

Cheers! I especially liked the footnoted footnote...



- X

Could you be bothered to find a link to imagery of the end of a formula one race?

There's a third way of opening a bottle: use a sword and away the bottleneck! See Tolstoi, Peace and War, or your local student's club

I like the article a lot. I never knew either, probably because I can't drink legally. But I think "sinched" is spelled "cinched" unless you're specifically talking about a sinch on a horse saddle.

Lochinvar

Thanks! I knew it didnt look right somehow .. Ill fix that. And yes .. there are other ways to open a bottle .. there's also the 'smashing the top off' method .. let me put in a few nids and tucks.

~Beeblefish

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Thanks Jimi

~Beeblefish

I'm glad to see your article has been recommended. Is it too late to add a section on how to pour champagne? This would seem to be the place to put it, rather than in a separate article. I'm sure you know the drill - lay out all the glasses, pour a little bit into each, wait for fizz to subside, top up. Or for motor racing enthusiasts and Kenny Everett fans, pour all over everything, missing glasses by miles.

*g* .. maybe they will stick that in .. I really should get around to writing an entry on Bubbly proper.

~Beeblefish