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

I recieved this in an email this morning and decided I liked it a lot. Not only that but I already do a couple of these things, and wish I could do a couple more (for instance, there is no self-filled coffee machine at work, so that's 5 out...). So, how many do you do? how many will you try out after reading this? And will you pass it on?

Enjoy!


1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.

2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.

3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.

4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."

5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks, Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.

6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds."

7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."

8 Don't use any punctuation

9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."

12. Sing Along At The Opera.

13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme.

14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.

15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.

16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.

17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"

18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling
"Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"

19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

that's funny. when i first got this #6 said "In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Sexual Services."

Ooh, I think I'll deviate between the two. The sexual services memo will go on the most expensive ones

I like your style, girl!

I buy a TV remote the same as the one for my neighbour's TV. How the long winter evenings fly by sitting at the window changing the channels as soon as they find something they really want to watch Have to keep changing it because they keep changing their tele's for some reason.

I get this list now and then. There's one missing I really like:

Go up to someone at work and say, "hey, I've always meant to ask you - what sex are you?"

and another one I like:

When you've got temps starting and it's their first day, approach them at lunch break and say, "hey, as it's your first day you can have the rest of the day off".

I like telling people to have the rest of the day off as they are leaving...

I'm cruel like that

right, i remember that one too: ask them what their sex is - and laugh hard when/if they answer

* ... copy/paste, ... copy/paste ... *

So long as I keep our HR Lady giggling, I feel sorta safe.

Great stuff Robyn and folks. Keep 'em coming ...

15. tell your friends weeks (or even months or years) in advance you can't attend their party because you have to attend a funeral...

Mmake mystical gestures at the ATM and when the money comes out
say, this religion is marvelous.

oops sstutter.

As I constantly state - Do as my darling daughter does and go to the Bank of Dad ATM.

helps if you have some sort of regular contact with him... Wanna send me money? You can adopt me if you like!

Hmmmm, still haven't decided yet if I want to fight you or F you, probably, neither I still have too much respect for you to make a decision like that

Oh, probably both.

And therefore both impulses neutralising each other rather nicely.

I've served many long years at the Bank of Dad. I'm looking forward to the day
when I can make withdrawals at the Bank of Sons.
Not holding my breath though.

do not worry, robyn, i have respect enough to you, no matter what people say

but then i've never met you

you do say the loveliest things, you lot. honestly, it's lucky i'm not a delicate flower or anything, isn't it!

i never cared much for ing delicate flowers. i prefer women who see themselves as what they are