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

I've just rang your doorbell and I couldn't hear a "ding dong" ???

I didn't knock! Because I don't want to hurt my knuckles

What? I didn't hear nothing. I thought it was h2g2 that had its batteries changed. Haven't been able to get here all day

By the way I haven't had a doorbell for years. I replaced it with a sign telling people to call my phone instead. That way I can answer the door even when I'm not home

Alas! Hootoo WAS down for a few hours (those in the "office/background" worked hard againto get it back

"answer the door even when I'm not home"
I've seen tv adverts for those type of products etc

I actually laugh at my home, I've a doorbell and "more" "folk" knock at the door but! The part glass frontage is double glazed so knocking on it DON'T sound inside.
I wonder on their mentality ? can they NOT see a doorbell button thingy ???

I am laughing as well as EVERYBODY has a cell phone these days but even after they have read my sign they STILL knock on my door instead of phoning me

And I don't even have a door bell button thingy anymore

Well! Your safe! At least you'll know I wain't be knocking at your door

Ah, so you have a cell phone also?

"cell phone" Nah! us stupid Brits call them "mobile phones

I have a "house phone" and a "mobile phone" I only use the mobile one when I go out shopping or whatever!
(sort of a emergency thing IT was also to pass on info of offers on whisky's to a close friend, but alas he passed away last year)

Funny enough the Germans call them a "Handy".

Just like Danes call a tv announcer a "speaker".

But whatever you call it remember to bring it along if you stop by at my place

"But whatever you call it remember to bring it along if you stop by at my place"

So! I can knock at your door or ring the bell BUT! I can't enter unless I've a "mobile phone" ??

You can knock on the door but I will probably not be able to hear it.

And there is no bell to ring.

Just a sign with my phone number.

Dial that and I will open - provided I am home

I once saw a sign on a door "somewhere" and for the life of me I can't remember where or when ?

It said:- visits by appointment only

I saw one on the net which said something like "We charge you 10 quid for every hour paid up front if you knock on this door or ring the bell"

Sounds like Yorkshire logic

My main rule is:- My door is never locked to good friends!

PS. As long as I know their calling

Same

From my P/S.

We are who we are!

A Yorkshireman's Motto.
Hear all, See all, Say nowt,
Eat all, Sup all, Pay nowt.
An' if ivver tha does owt for nowt!
Do it for thissen.


The Yorkshire Coat of Arms!

A Flea, A Fly, A Magpie, an' Bacon Flitch
Ist' Yorkshermans Coit of Arms
And t'reason they've chozzen these things so rich
Is becoss they hav'all speshal charms.
A Flea will bite whoivver it can-- An soa, my lads, will a Yorksherman!
A Fly will sup with Dick, Tom or Dan An' soa, by gow! will a Yorksherman!
A Magpie can talk for a terrible span -- An' soa an all, can a Yorksherman.
A Flitch is no gooid whol its hung, ye'll agree No more is a Yorksherman, don't ye see..


you might need google translation

I get it all but am unsure if "A Flitch is no gooid whol its hung" means "A Flitch is no good while (or when) it's hung"?

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flitch

Hanging a piece of pork etc

It's just the word "whol" I am unsure about

I'm a Yorkshireman and I CAN'T understand some of our words/meanings