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

Silly? Who's being silly?

Grime

OK, Jack the (jolly green) Giant,, great toadying will get you anywhere. As Oscar Wilde once said, 'anyone who doesn't think flattery (toadying) will get you anywhere has never been flattered (toadied to)'.

I'll forgive you just this once, but don't forget to read, learn and inwardly digest the syllogism:

1. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide was once on TV, (and repeated recently in Britain).
2. Everything in the HHG TV series was absolutely true (except where it differed from the radio and/or the books - so it was more or less certainly true, except for the bits that weren't)
3. Therefore everything on the TV is true - even on the BBC.

(Socrates - The Symposium)


Grime

I don't think you're silly, Grimethorpe2k1, old chum, although your name's a bit of a mouthful, and fails to drip off the tongue as malodorously... er, melodiously as my humble monicker. And I'm certainly not silly, just because the vast majority of what I say and do is only distinguishable from silliness by the connoisseur.

But, on the other hand, jwf, you're spot on to say that having that chap with the unpronounceable name about is, in the words of Martha Stewart (a paragon of truth and virtue, if ever there was one), "... a very good thing".

Join-the-guerillas

Aw, I'm just zis guy y'know...

Tell you what, Jimmy, I'll raise you a further three feet for bein' so nice.

Grime (rhymes with rhyme)

Apparently, the Alteriinsidelegians of Altair 5C believe that every important word begins with ALT, so they believe the ALTernative answer to the ALTimate question is really ALTitude.

Guess that puts you in a pretty powerful position , JTG.

Grime

Unless they had an alterior motive.

... like being at the controls of a runaway train with no way of Altering its course, as it rushes past a squeaky-voiced station master shrieking, "...'Alt! 'Alt!".

Jump-the-guardrail

Ouch! Where are the Monitors when you need them?

ALTogether uncalled for !

Grime

It's about time someone exercised some Control over these ALTarian DElinquents.

JTG

I was thinking more of British expats in Canada telling excruciatingly painful jokes.

Do you know of any - i think the natives call them aliens

This message is an alt-joke free zone

Grime

... among other things.

I had hoped you wouldn't notice, but I'm afraid it must be obvious... I wear a prosthetic sense of humour.

JTG

It suits you

Thank Zaphod you didn't do a sex-change joke based on your being an 'ex-pat'. I was dreading that.


Grime (JZGYK?)

I thought about it.

Don't even think about it

But what am I supposed to do with the new frock?

No comment! I could tell you, but kids have access to this site !


Grime

Yes. I quite agree. Monsters and all... Wouldn't want to offend (harumph).

[Twiddles imaginary Kitchener mustache in a way that evokes a sense of gruff embarrassment]

JTG

I'm up for the Naughty Ruth theory - where do I sign up for this great religion?

Pip

S'easy. Just go straight ahead until you get to the near galaxies, then straight ahead til you get to the far galaxies, then straight ahead til you get to the Hubble Deep Field Galaxies, turn left at the last one in Hubble's range, go to 2397!245?/5364!!989ia , convince them you're a yer.kajwefbaveijuhan (not one of their blood-enemies the kjsadts, who they kill on sight), and you can sign up immediately.

Then Share and Enjoy




[Or you could try the Travellers Rest in Guildford on a Saturday night]


Grime

I thought it was the question that was in doubt, not the answer?

Grime - if this is the case, I'll still put "Who's round is it" down as my favourite.

Frogbit.