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

A thread I'll come back to again and again no doubt.

Fred Dibnah: "Now I look around and, sort of lots of scaffolds at the top of chimneys, er, that have been erected by so-called steeplejacks, er, look like a bloody biplane's crashed into't top, and, y'know, there's pipes goin' all over't show, all different directions, nowt's square or symmetrical about the thing."



Best heard in Fred's fine Bolton accent, of course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W_7uIapoHc

Thanks. I always enjoy seeing these Fred Dibnah videos.

He was a character and no mistake

"This may come as a surprise to non-specialists who view the internet as a high-tech affair comparable to the bridge of the USS Enterprise of Star Trek fame," he said. "In actuality, the internet is more akin to an 18th century Royal Navy frigate, with a lot of running about, climbing, shouting, and tugging on ropes required to maintain the desired course and speed."
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28786954

What a wonderful way to describe it And also how to find out the reason for the intermittent problems my browser has had loading pages for three or four days now, including h2g2.