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

I'm a bit worried that you won't kidnap me and tie me to your mast, I've heard things about you pirates. Don't want to be flogged for misdeeds or anything.

(Sorry, that should have read, will kidnap me. Not won't. What am I saying?)

I'd lash you to my mast or just lash you, whichever you please. Misdeeds? who needs 'em?

Can I have both?

Both what? Kidnapping an tieing? Tieing and flogging? Flogging and misdeeds?

Or both pirates?

Yes.

oooooh can I be a pirate too - I am a really salty seadog at heart!

And I can't half buckle my swash too!

The more the merrier, but I was kind of indulging in a fantasy here. As long as you don't mind being included in my fantasies.

hmm, maybe we should call for reinforcements, greasy?

ALL HANDS ON DECK!

All y'all,

It's a damn shame that the World of h2g2 shows a River and a Sewer and a bunch of beaches, but the entry for The Sea has nothing in it! This void is screaming to be filled by a Pirate Ship! What say ye? Pierce & Greasy, I know you two will love it. Maybe one of these lassies will visit every now and then. (You realize of course that Anne Bonnie and Mary Stede not only consorted with each other, but also with Calico Jack? Yes, women pirates were freaktastic.)

Won't somebody please write up a description of a ship, maybe someone who has already mentioned one in his nickname lately *hint hint*, so we can have a proper place to hangout?

Pierce - set up a ship on a separate page and I will put it in the categorisation system and make sure it features on the Activities page!

And make sure it's got a mast, lots of rigging, and plenty of manly pirates with cat o' nine tails easily accessible.

Hmmm, where shall I begin? And where shall I go? "Blood of the Zaphodistas" is an alltogether remarkable ship. To the untrained eye it looks like your everyday average, rather small and non-important cargo ship.

Others - mostly those who have studied the advanced technique of SEP - will see a majestic tall ship, impressively large with its four masts and hundreds of canons!

But not even they can see what the "Blood" is really like...

Give me an URL and I will reveal all to you!



PS: Don't worry, Mina! There are plenty of manly pirates - and lots of cats o' nine tails...

Where do I sign up?

Arrgh she be a fine ship to be sure. We needs a few more hands. Go me mates, pillage.

Er, I was kind of hoping that either Subcomand. Deidzoeb or Abi would show me the way to a page where I could tell more about the ship (and maybe even put up some pics of her) as I don't know how to do this...

I'll just go pillaging a little - while I wait for someone to leave me some instructions here.

Pierce just click on the following and get typing mate

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

and I have found you a pirate picture to go on it too

Thank you, luv! I will go there as soon as possible (which is not now as I suddenly have become very busy ).

A picture sounds nice, but I was hoping I could get one of me mates to draw not only one but several pictures of the ship and its crew. Hope you don't mind.

not sure what the deal on that is - would have to discuss with Peta re copyright *yawn yawn*

Er, what's the problem with that then, Abi? The artist is a h2g2-researcher too.

She is as busy as I am by the way - so I hope you forgive us for not being able to post anything for another 10 days or so...

Pierce I think she would need to agree to some sort of disclaimer with regard to copyright...

You keep up on your end and I will sort it out over here!