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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A617041

This is a sarcastic piece of information that is highly exaggerated. Please review it and let me know if it makes you laugh!

-IAN

Hi Ian,

Liked the entry a lot! Very funny indeed! Particularly the microwave dinners....

I'm not a climber myself, but I worked at an outdoor activity centre with lots of them, so I've got some insight into the rather odd mindset that you lot seem to have!

I suppose you could add "a towel" to the list of things to take mountain climbing. As long as you know where your towel is.....

Best wishes and keep writing!

Otto.

Excellent stuff

Nuff said

Reads good , and a slight touch of sarcasm isn't dangerous, considering that the Writing Guidelines demand entries to be factual.

However, if your intentions are to get it into the Edited Guide then please keep in mind that there are already Edited entries with related subjects around:
Rock Climbing http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A138313
Rock Climbing Terminology http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A507223

The problem is that the Guide's policy is to combine entries via the h2g2 Update HQ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A496451), rather than having two entries about a subject.

The not-problem is that you'll get Edited entry credits anyway

A nice funny entry. I wish I had read it before I started climbing.
What you do not describe, is why anyone should climb a mountain in the first place. The standard answer always has been 'because its there', maybe there is a better reason in your line of talking.
Another thing not to take along is a gsm phone, as on most of the higher mountains there is no antenna. while it would have the most effect on the summit.
Remember, most summits are small places, so you may have to push away some other climbers before you can reach it, and before they try to push you over the brink.
But if you fall down, pray you are distracted in time, so you may fly the rest of the way down.

I laughed and laughed thankyou

Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'The Writing Workshop' to 'The Alternative Writing Workshop'.

Thanks for making me laugh. I love it.

Spiff

Can't this go in the Edited Guide?

Please?

Pretty Please?

*sigh*

Ben

Well if it can't, we could try and squeeze it in to the UnderGuide

"Up, Up and away"

Yeah, I have it ear-marked for mining.

Hilarious!

Never having climbed a mountain, or wanted to, I am pleased to say this article helped me reaffirm my position.

Why would they not take it into the EG? Oh, yeah, there's other articles on the subject.........

Pardon me if that seems to miss the point.

Anyway, up you go, dear entry, and may many more have a right old larf.

Fatty

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