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

Entry: Streakers and Streaking - A7906872
Author: Annie - U128652

Just the thing for this cold weather, something to remind you of warmer climes...

Submitted 30 Dec

Your quote about the darts appears under a line about the marathon. Apart from that, pretty good on the first scan

"Don't look Ethel!
- 'The Streak'"

'Don't look Ethel!
- 'The Streak', Ray... er, whatsisface'

Stevens -

a relatively new phenomena --> a relatively new phenomenon

England verses France --> England versus France

The quote about the "best double top" has got into the wrong place.

You might consider putting an accent on the e of risque by using risqué - it's not essential, though.

Robert Opel gave the 'V' sign - was that the V for Victory sign or the more offensive version? I think we should be told.

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Thanks

Did you boys all enjoy this entry then?

I've added more details which I've found, another streaker, and also a couple of verses of the wonderful song (spaced out)

V for victory btw.

I think that the Mark Roberts section needs a bit of expansion.

His most famous steak, or certainly the one that has had the largest TV audience and has got him into the most trouble, was when he did Superbowl XXXVIII back in January 2004. I don't think that the case has worked its way through the US legal system yet, but I believe that the maximum he could face is 6 months in jail. Interestingly this was the same Superbowl as Janet Jackson's famous 'wardrobe failure' which ended up costing the CBS network some $550,000 in fines for showing indecent material.

There is also a growing tradition of nude protests on the beach down here in Brighton when ever the Labour Party conference is on. From memory the hunting lot have done it, as have a bunch of retired blokes protesting about the loss of their occupational pensions. A google on BBC Sussex / politics news should throw up more details if you're interested.

'CBS network some $550,000 in fines for showing indecent material'

Although how a nipple almpst totally covered by a nipple plate (or whatever you call that sort of jewellery)can be considered 'indecent' is totally beyond me!

Yes, quite! In fact there are moves afoot to make the punishment far harsher - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4208529.stm ... but I digress. Sorry.

... so are they going to censor the National Geographic channel?

Haha! Knowing how each time you write an entry, it links back to another, I wonder which Richard-and-Judy-related fact inspired you to do this one

Yes Jimster - this is all *your* fault!for telling me about Mark Roberts invading the weather map!



Strange how I've only got men posting here.

I'll expand the Mark Roberts section (even I knew his name, though I wouldn't recognize his face)

...but it'll have to be after the weekend, big family party tomorrow

Thanks for the feedback guys

the Eros statue is called the Shaftesbury memorial - another entry for you to link to, I'm surprised Jimster didn't plug it. A281602


Was Vanessa Richards the only person who was charged? If it's illegal, a lot of people seem to be getting away with it.

"I think that the Mark Roberts section needs a bit of expansion" - done, although I haven't written about all his streaks, just the international ones. I don't want the entry to be about him in the main.

"Eros statue is called the Shaftesbury memorial" - changed and added the link to Piccadilly, thanks Naim! (and very pleased to see a girl in this thread)

"If it's illegal, a lot of people seem to be getting away with it" - I've elaborated on thatalthough the footnote is a little long, it's not really enough for its own section.

(Mark Roberts was found guilty of trespass, GD)

Looking good.

Are their any elderly streakers? I wondered if most would be students, but there seems to be some who do it older. I was wondering if it was just a sport for youngsters.

Thanks!
I would imagine it's just a sport for fit healthy young-ish people. The oldest I've come across is Mark Roberts, who's made it his living now.

I thought somehow it wouldn't be for the elderly.

Billy Connolly was no spring chicken when he did the streak across Picadilly Circus.

That's a very good point, but if I remember correctly (try as I might I can't get the image out of my mind) he didn't run very fast. More of a sort of skip, than a run.