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

Like whats chafage ?

if something chafes (probably wrong spelling) it rubs and causes irritation of the skin.

To move away from cockroaches and bodily functions...

Greenford is an unusual Underground station in that it only has one escalator, and this goes UP to the exit.

No, sorry, that should be DOWN, I'm confusing myself now.

chaffinches??

what's the story there then?

I was going to make a joke about cockroaches suffering cockchafage, but I was worried it might get yikesed by somebody who doesn't know a cockchafer is large nocturnal beetle.

Moving on from that: The original Volkswagen wasn't officially called the Beetle when first designed by Porsche. It was a nickname that arose because a reporter thought the small, rounded shape looked like a beetle. The name stuck.

During official duties abroad, members of the royal family drink a special cocktail of chemicals that ensures that their fecal matter doesn't give off unpleasant odours.

Talking of unpleasant odours;
we call our youngest son 'Evil Kenievel' because he can clear the top deck of a double decker bus.

Can you guess the world's longest domain name (and also the longest single word domain name)?

































http://llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/

>> During official duties abroad, members of the royal family drink a special cocktail of chemicals that ensures that their fecal matter doesn't give off unpleasant odours. <<

It's OK for their shit to stink in the UK, then?

RF

It's covered by the smell of fresh paint over here.

I thought the "fresh paint" thing was universal, not confined to the UK?

RF

I second that emulsion.

Does anyone know whether the Royal Family can vomit underwater?

RF

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Twelve episodes of Fawlty Towers were made. Interestingly, only eleven were sold to Germany.

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I know they also sold the series to Greece.

How did they get around the one with the gay Greek chef who falls for Manuel? The famously macho Greek males must have loved lines like Basil's screeched

"They invented it, you stupid bint!" (ie, about Greeks and male homosexuality)

They probably made out the cook was a Turk.

a cricket pitch is the same length as a canal narrowboat.

Canal narrowboats cannot vomit underwater.

RF

there's an entry about that place. it's a bit silly because it's not so much a name as a description of the place.

i've just asked my family what they think about undervater vomiting and my little brother is sure he'd be able to do it. if he ever tries i'll be sure to keep you guys posted.

He'd probably try to swallow his own underwear if you asked nicely!