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

the infamouse google comes to the rescue

JRR Tolkien born Bloemfontein, S. A., on 3 January 1892
But to English parents & thus was English. Just my memory playing tricks then.

Anyone need a superfluous 'e'?

Look, it's the infa! He's riding to the rescue of the infa!

Nice to see that the Beeb wants to spell Austin with a B

Thankyou for that, KA

Does it count as revolutionary misspelt graffetttti?

Since when did you spell "Stan Laurel" R-o-b-b-i-e-W-i-l-l-i-a-m-s?

OK, I was going to put in a few of those already discussed so instead I put to you...

Guy Fawkes.

A man we celebrate the execution of each year.

A great Briton?

I was going to comment that King Edward the 1st's inclusion might offend the Scots (if not the Welsh) but they've included Robert the Bruce and William Wallace for balance

Who on earth voted for Cliff Richard?

And don't forget Owen Glyndwr is in as well.

Yes, I was going to put him in but I forgot how to spell his name

and no sign of Blues ?
Someone didn't do their research properly

I think 2legs will be up in arms that George Formby is not anywhere to be seen

Somehow I doubt he'll notice due to his elation ofver the inclusion of Maggie T.

Of course Orcus! He gives us an excuse to set fire to things, make lots of loud bangs and drink too much every year! What could be greater?



Oh and, Icotan? It might have done, but you missed the 'up the revoltoin!' bit off

If it had been 101 Greatest Britons, then I'd have been a shoo-in, naturally.

I must admit that *not* including Stan Laurel seems a bit of an oversight, as does including Robbie Williams.

I think we are agreed that Rowling can go, and frankly, to my mind, so can Tolkien. Let's have, ohh, Moorcock and Leo Baxendale instead.

Personally, I'm a bit miffed about the lack of Tom Baker... We so *need* a sulk smiley!

So are we writing our own HooToo list of Great Britons then?

And Tolkiens in, OK BS? Lets not be starting that one.

Tom Baker? You mean Patrick Troughton, surely? Though if we must have an actor from Dr Who, surely Nicholas Courtney is the one who *really* deserves it?

T******r's greatest (and, indeed, only) achievement is yet to come:

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