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

Entry: Holding court at the palais - A1104832
Author: useless hound - U214221

Yes they were out in force...and the best garden was the lock keepers cottage for anyone who really appreciates gardening!
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boots

Lovely lovely stuff. Thank you boots.



B

Thanks Ben, you are a really cool top totty! Hypatia's news caused a couple of leaky 'if only' and 'what if?' face moments but hey that's life and no one said (apart from the parents and Hans Christian Anderson) that life was a 'happy ever after' scenario ...off to the tit clinic tomorrow...great! first 'you are now fifty' call and I get a recall to second stage...amazing timing eh what? Wish me luck. Not scared, just resigned...when shit happens thank god it's in the monsoon season!
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boots (who is glad we are getting to know each other)

Those hoi polloi villagers, bring back forelock pulling I say!

Cheers Boots, two pieces in one week, we're spoilt. And good luck tommorrow.
Waz

Thanks Waz. Not that I'm even slightly scared.
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boots/rabbit paw/four leafed clover/ and taking a ladder just in case!

Finally remembered to read this Sorry for the delay, it's already in the post

Terrific piece boots . A very boots week !

And don't be worried. Why should you be

Hi Waz! See you lurking. How are you? Long time no hear...well by h2g2 timescale that is. Hope all goes well and we catch up soon.
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boots

Hi, Boots. I was lurking then the computer decided not to play anymore . Then I logged back in elsewhere to do some editing. I'm fine apart from work, which I'm beginning to get a handle on. How are you doing? And are you ready for the weekend, and Corfu?
Waz

Next weekend is the 'off to do flowers for the seriously posh peeps' gig with Angela. Overnighting in Wales... more posh flowers...we have to do lunch, dinner, breakfast and lunch for sixty with flowers for each sitting! Knackered drive back on the Sunday (no doubt van WILL break down!) then fly out to Corfu Monday. I'm ready for it.
Have truckloads to put to bed before that and am supposed to be 'guest' at wedding this saturday...head in a bit of a cocoa spin...heart sore.
Someone told me it got worse, I didn't believe them, they were right.
Arse!
Take care
boots

An entry on Corfu is on the front page today! Neato, eh?

Hi You sless hoond,

Just tipped up to say 'Jolly dee good show' on your little no-tisse.

captures a style nicely and remains parody without going 'O The proverbial T'.

Just what an isolated ex-pat wants to be reading on a hot day in the Strasbourg canicule. Ta, and keep on truckin' (or, as it appears from a briefly skimmed Percy Page, "vannin'", )

cya
spiff

Hiya Spiff! You were one of the first people to welcome me to site...don't s'pose you remember. In the days when you were just back from blighty! You and Sir Boss Pin and Shazz if memory serves me right. Think you even pointed me in the direction of AWW or was it CAC?
Good to hear from you.

Hmmm (cross face smile) Entry on Corfu eh? Well b****r that what in Henry's name am I going to write about when I get back?...orienteering in olive groves? Great.

You just can't get the staff these days. I've just popped out to see how they are coping and find that I have an order clip full of bouquets awaiting my attention, three more contracts have mysteriously materialised and the prolls are clamouring for the dreaded garage wraps...hey ho...back to the bench.
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boots

A156548

the link should be A156548

Jodan -

? What? Smilies and numbers? Boots does not understand..please explain in clicks I have just managed to mouse!
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boots

Click here ---> A156548 <---

Found a seam of stuff I've not read before. Didn't expect to find any of yours among them though. Oh happy happy me.

I liked the ironic 'view from above', witty as always, and sharp with it.

There were a few places that I didn't believe in the voice though. Like:

'Handbags were the ‘must have’ accessory, dinky little boxy numbers in floral prints, barely capable of holding a credit card let alone a lipstick, but perfectly matched to the hats.'

I can't 'hear' this line as conversation, it is too narrative.

The character, isn't she a mare and a really good antagonist. This is a good example of a piece where a less steriotyped character would be a bad thing. Clever of you to camp it up with her.

Well done on the intrepid rambling too.

Speckly

Happy New Year to you both!
Thanks for reminding me of this one, may well use the voice again watch out for the post!
take care
boots