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

This is my first day here and I've been taking a look around. Overall, I'm pretty impressed. I have been coming up with topics which need to be addressed for the guide, or, in the case of those already begun, need to be finished.

I'd like to write an entry about crossing the street, an issue which, I know, is very important in many people's daily lives. You just can't survive in this Galaxy without learning this skill. It's been true throughout the ages, since man began to build streets. Those notoriously practical road-builders, the Ancient Romans addressed the issue by placing stepping-stones at specific intervals, we moderns have come up with cross-walks and stop-lights. It's also a problem that becomes geographically specific. The knowledge and method needed to cross the street in Smalltown, USA will not help you in Rome, Italy. And, once you've learned to cross an Italian street, you're liable to get killed in Dallas, Texas...

I also think the article on SPAM (the "food" product) ought to be expanded, to include not only its history but its practical applications (apparently you can polish your furniture and your shoes with the stuff...)

And, lastly, I think that this site may not be so great for my GPA...