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

I was convinced to hang about this site when I first signed up (oooh long long ago now) by visitng Askh2g2.

I remember it as it were yesterday.

"What is the difference between a lexicographer and a philologist?"

Bald Bloke U55660 replied: "Lexicographers compile dictionairies while philologists study languages and how they work. So while all lexicographers are to some extent philologists not all philologists are lexicographers."

I was blown away and remained to this day.

Clive. (a lifetime in my own legend. or something. )

30 mins of dedicated ploughing through the askh2g2 backlog and I found it. F19585?thread=41911

It was really interesting seiing your memory of the conversation, athenn the actual words themselves - a pretty faithful rendition, if marginally expanded.

almost spot on. I must'a be gettun hazy in ma ol' age!

I think the Burglar thread Clive made has become a legend in my mind

Bookmarking.

Still following this thread with interest.

burgler thread?

burglar, even

can you see who just woke up?

About burglars who can't swim

oh you'll have to find me a link please! - this sounds too interesting.
(maybe I am getting old? - my memory isn't quite what it once was. )

Hmm, maybe it wasn't your thread then.

I do seem to recall you taking the credit for it though, when I had given credit to someone else.

F19585?thread=137149 this one?

maybe my memories fine then!

I didn't think it sounded like one of mine....

oh well kudos to jwf.

bleh...orcus. teach me not to scroll up the page.

I think I shall go and hunt down some kellogs crunchy nut cornflakes. Me be more awake and less likely to make mistakes then.

Ach, it was Orcus. Ahh well, that is one of the threads that has given me most amusement on here I think.

*reading* it is pretty good.

Still I'm flattered you could confuse us both.

Two things

1) the name Askh2g2 doesn't imply this is a place for games at all. Perhaps there should be an official place for games to happen. That would just leave the question threads here - serious or light hearted.

Corollory to (1): Some of the lighter hearted threads are still very interesting. They might not seem immediately obvious, but things like "What was your favourite kids tv programme" show differences and similarities and general basic stuff about our lives. History books usually just say what the leaders were doing not the way general folk lived. Big, important (stone built) places are the ones which survive better archaeology wise, not the homes the lowest of the low lived in which fell down around their ears when they lived there. The little things are still useful and interesting and in years to come will show how the little details of lives changed etc.

2) It would be nice to be able to "ignore conversations" so they don't appear in the conversation list. That way, the things one isn't interested in can be weeded out and make it easier to find the stuff one is interested in. Being able to toggle a "see/don't see ignored conversations" function will mean ignoring something isn't a permanent loss.

halfway through the backlog and i don't want to lose track of this little gem from ourmanflint -


"After reading the whole thread again, it is obvious to me that there are people here who really care about the guide, and as a newbie I shall endeavour to care as well.

It seems all is far from lost on HMS HooToo..."


good one flint

Hi Flake99! I started on H2G2 about two (?) years ago (maybe longer actually) but didn't keep up (personal stuff going on, you know how it is!) Just come back today after a strange Net session that encompassed everything from Marvin the Paranoid Android to the Entrances to Hell. Anyway, if I remember rightly, there always was some pretty inconsequential stuff doing the rounds on here, like "what are you listening to?" etc. I don't let it bother me, I think its good that people are communicating you know? Even when it's not earth-shattering stuff, keeping talking is important. (As Pink Floyd so rightly wrote.) There's probably going to be people saying "it's not like it was in the good old days, all this was fields" etc. etc. but without change where would we be? Still banging the rocks together! Be cool xHx

Good point, but as I've said on numerous occasions on this thread, the trivial stuff doesn't bother me in itself. I've started some of my own, in fact.

I'd just like to see more 'stimulating' stuff is all. And this thread has assured me that other people want that as well.