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

The thing you can stick onto any surface to turn it into a loudspeaker? Yup sounds good.. but would it *actually* sound good! Wouldn't mind winning one, but would have to hear it on my door or something before i bought.

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I think it'd be just the thing for travelling, when you don't want to blow your laptop speakers. It's smaller than the average mouse, apparently, but it would be good to hear it in action, yeah.

And I wholeheartedly agree with that one

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What's the answer from 'who am i'?

Petty hate number one: 90 percent of the human race.

Where do I resign?

hatred is wasted on most people, I try and save mine for the truly detestable like Thatcher

Which one?


I was just going to say something about those buggers who put empty peanut butter jars back in the cupboard so you think you've got some left and don't go out and buy more until you really fancy peanut butter and then...........


Seems a wee bit trivial now.

Or, worse, there's just enough to cover half a slice of bread, but not enough for a REAL sandwich.

And you convince yourself that it doesn't matter but afterwards you feel.....cheated......unsatisfied!

I dislike it immensely wooden fency when people say "do blah blah, it could be the making of you".

How dare anyone set standards for you they perceive as high.

I think what they actually mean is " do blah blah, it could make you more like me".

no thanks

Like the phrase "real job", as in, when are you going to get one?

And also "start living in the real world".

It all goes back to the theory that something will *put hairs on your chest*.

Surely not many people would want that?

It probably depends on gender. And preference.

I hate cycling with a guitar and not being able to write lyrics.

men just can't multitask

Well the damn thing upsets your balance and swings across you as you turn corners and you're worrying about dents it's getting and if it's going out of tune and it hits pedestrians sometimes and all in all there are better methods of musical instrument transportation.

No matter *how* carefully i check the pockets beforehand, i still find paper mache, ex-paper hankies in my just-washed trousers..

Could be other peoples' paper seeping out in the wash and into your pockets?

I live alone so not much chance of that!

has ta a be and like with pape e clip in bong