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

I'll be glad to help you solve that problem, Pierce the , but we should keep some of the 99 beers in the fridge. So I'll take 2 's for me and put 97 's back to the fridge.

::opens fridge to have a look:: 97's left ::closes fridge::

YummYumm!

*whispers to Pierce* you need to use the smilies sparingly until the tower fix all the kinks (ie: the make the serve run very slow) *whispers to pierce*

we now return to your regularly scheduled drunken dibotchery (sp?)

Excellent proposal, Courtney!

But I think it's ok for the Towers if we check out all of the smileys step by step (or drink by drink). Just to start that I'll have a and a .

Spare no expense - or Smiley for that matter - party on!
But I think it was good thinking of Jeremy to put the surplus of beer in the fridge!
Now that I think of it: It was a long timne since we last had too much to drink, wasn't it?

...and what in the name of the patron saint of lost dictionarys is a "dibotchery", Courtney?

You can tell I've already tasted a few of those christmas beers, can't you?

BUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppp...

You think of the B52 fleet sinking, don't you?

Took us a couple of days to send all that stuff down the tonsill trail

::fridge scan:: 92 's left

Either we have a hole in that fridge or Pierce the is singing his favorite song :

"Here's that DRAINY day ..."

I'll drink to that!

88 's left...

*hands over the drink* Pierce dabauchery (i think i'm spelling it wrong) is completely unangels like behavior such as drunkeness, sex, and generally acting like fools. (it lots of fun).

for me

Courtney or which do I want to be tonight?

Debauchery rules!

I really like the in you, Courtney, but the in you seems pretty fascinating too...

Hm, I think I'll sleep on it

well it's a constant battle of which will win for the night I off talk to you soon

*bounces in*
Evening all
Gotta love these smilies...

Pierce! I might have guessed that you'd be propping the bar up in here too!

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Thanks for the Pina Colada, Courtney

I see everywhere Matt's post about the rights at h2g2. Methinks, it's a little bit too much. It seems it's a crusade for Matt. Don't know if I should remain him, that the real crusade failed...

Long speech, Matthew. Maybbe you're right, maybe you're wrong.

I'll have another and a .

Hi Jeremy. May I have something highly alcoholic and amnesic, please ... a PGGB will do, if there's any around. Cheers!

Sorry, Kes, for making you wait for hours. I hope your Archangelic vision has allowed you to do a fridge scan: there are still more tham 80 's in the fridge, just in case there's nobody around to produce a decent PGGB supply.

::passes a PGGB to Kes::

How about a Knockout Juice? (see http://www.h2g2.com/A71614 for details )

Thanks Jeremy, I didn't mind the wait.
*Knocks back the PGGB*
That's a good start. I'll be happy to try a drop of knockout juice ... should mix in well. I'm ready for a good day's drinking ....
Zum Wohl!