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

So you reckon the daughter should've been named Clementine?

Nah - Clementine couldn't have been anyone's daughter but only granny...

Since she doesn't appear in the play, we can safely assume she's named Clementine, then

Don't know - does a spirit have a granny? Btw - a few weeks ago I've heard about a story with a girl named Clementine who insisted on calling her brother Spinach.

Did they have a dog named Eumel?

I don't remember the details. Why? Do you know the family?

No. I never even saw the ads, at least I don't remember them!

Yes, just read about it...
So you like then?
Well, that's something to argue about: Who gets the last piece?

The prices for just went up in all the supermarkets, by 50% in some cases!

Noticed that too
But then there are some priorities in life - the landlord will have to wait for the rent!

That reminds me, I'm paying mine less rent next month My shower wasn't working for 12 days!

Oh, that wouldn't bother me at the moment - I still don't dare taking a shower...

Aww, what's wrong? Did you injure yourself?

I couldn't shower half of December because I had surgery, and when I finally got back here, my shower was broken

Got an artificial knee last year and still can't walk without crutches
And that's not even the worst by far!

That's terrible! Must really put a stop to your biking

Cycling, actually (should change that before all the Harley fanatics try starting a conversation about who-knows-what-they-talk-about)
Yes, I miss that very much. My bicycle still waits for its first day out (paid for it 3 days before the knee fractured - haha!)

Yes, they're all waiting for a chance to use the smiley.

That must be really frustrating. I can't do any of my sports either until June

Problem is, there'll still be 'the big C' to deal with
What was wrong with you?

Oh! Now I understand Hope it all goes well for you, or as well as it can

I don't know yet. Could be "the big C" for me, too. I had really swollen lymph nodes in my neck for months, so they finally removed one to biopsy it - and I've been waiting for results from the hospital ever since, over six weeks now! They appear to have lost my file, or the pathologists lost the sample! They're not saying, just that they have to look for something

But they managed to damage my shoulder nerve in the process, so now I can't lift my right arm or wear a backpack or carry anything weighing more than 500g in my right hand.

Oh, great! So you don't even know whether you are on the road to hell!

With me they at least knew from the beginning that the cause for the fractured knee was a tumor. The first lab diagnosed a skin cancer as the origin, so they searched everywhere and found nothing; the second lab just stopped testing and the third just called it CUP - Cancer of Unspecified Provenence. Four months later it was found in the calf of the leg...