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

That's where the stuffy gentlemen in bowler hats and curly mustachios go each day. And sing odd songs. I've seen 'Mary Poppins', you know.

I've sat outside with the birdseed

With the big floppy hat and ragged skirt? You folks really know how to live.

Sadly, for the missus, that was a site that we didn't get to see when we were over in September. We had one day in London, and then the tube folks went on a 72-hour strike. So we saw other places, like the very lovely town of Colchester.

being a Northerner, I've no time for london or the south as such

From nearly four years of wandering h2g2, I have learned that there are 2 sorts of Englishmen. Londoners who are certain that they are the centre of the universe ... and everyone else, who are rather pleased to NOT be Londonders.

I'd say that more or less says it

we say, they built Hadrain's wall in the wrong place

back later

I'm away as well, as it's time to pull a lunch together and be off to work. As I can't allow myself to enter h2g2 during the work-day (it was too distracting and time consuming) I won't be back for another 10 or 12 hours. So and have a good 'un, mate.

or could it be bosses watching over shoulderhas as happened with work PC's and hootoo'ers before

There's not much worry about over-seers. I'm pretty much left to know what needs to be done, and then accomplish it. But I was finding that signing-in to reply to "just one post" easily became an hour of distractions. So though I browse the <./>Info</.> page from time to time, I don't even log on to the occassionally very foul post I see.

Mind, I occassionally get the feeling that some folks think I might be the "PY". It's almost complimentary to be thought of so much, as to make such a wild connection.

one of my sayings " a small price to pay for fame"

I've been yiked a few times, no worries as such

During the occassional, and sadly recurring, hot times, I've had a number of posts go under the button. I think perhaps 3 have actually stayed wiped out, the rest all being restored. All things considered, that's not bad.

I might have hit the button myself as many as half a dozen times, here or there. Some of those were newbies, very late at night, creating a PS with the most obscene introductions and expectations. If they weren't so badly done, they'd almost be laughable.

>I might have hit the button myself as many as half a dozen times, here or there. Some of those were newbies, very late at night, creating a PS with the most obscene introductions and expectations. If they weren't so badly done, they'd almost be laughable<


nothing changes, was the same problem on CB radio,over here in the 70/80's

you get the odd Richard Cranium about

Ah yes, I recall hearing some really funny stuff on the CB's as well. Every farm had a base unit, and nearly every vehicle carried a radio ... Tractors included.

One night, there must have been a sleep-over of 12 year old girls and they began some random dialling. They hit on my phone, in a room in a barracks, and left some of the most suggestive comments. Well, suggestive and racy in the minds of 12 year olds. The lads I worked with got a lot of chuckles out of that.

takes all sorts and the young'uns seem to know it all

doorbellback later

And it's that annoying time again, ... the work-bell calls. Now if I had walked off with a share of last week's lottery, that totalled 37.3-Million !!! Apparently, it was a brother and sister that shared it. Had both been given up for adoption 30'ish years ago and only found each other about 15 years ago. The brother was on such hard times that he had to use rent money to go collect the winnings.

Anyway, later mate.

The brother was on such hard times that he had to use rent money to go collect the winnings ??

can't have been that hard up then, if he could by a ticket in the first place, he wants to try living here

It does seem that even the most 'needy' (by what-ever definition) will find money for lotteries and other little things, eh?

the only way I can do the national and or the european lottery, is by turning the heating off, that would be ok for me, but not fair on my 2 children

Cripes, either your lottery is gawd-awful expensive per play, or your heating is astoundingly cheap. We pay $2 (about a quid) for a lottery play. My heating costs about 72 pounds a month.