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

I clocked your hoo-ha!

Please forgive me if I stand back from the whole thing: I already put my head in my hands regularly when SWL and yourself are in a thread together. Nobody likes to see their mates arguing!

I do appreciate that this is somewhat different though.

Anyway, happy Crispmas, Newtonday etc.

Back at you...

Yeah I know I've been a bit ratty with SWL lately, but you have no idea how provocative he is sometimes for someone like me, and but for you I'd probably get much more ratty, and as you know I have calmed down a bit with regards him for sometime. And the other day I made a point of saying I respect him for contributing, even if I don't often let on. I don't think you should worry too much. Me and SWL are grown ups, and I in no way feel the same about him as I do the recent thing. I know absolutely that SWL would be the same as me about respecting PSs.

It's really funny sometimes as I find myself about to post in response to SWL and I'm thinking to myself, 'oh but this might upset Roy?' And then being the I am, I give in to temptation.

I just take umbradge when a decent argument is derailed by things getting personal (which, I believe, is where this thread started)

I just talked my Mum into reading TGD, mainly by saying that there is nothing I can really say that RD doesn't say better. It was one way of deflecting an argument.

Gawd, I bloody love my Mum, but she's a theist Daily Mail reader, which makes things a tad tense on occasion!

Here I am in not-so-sunny-Margate, listening to Hitchens on YouTube, drinking Dad's beer and smoking shifty fags out of the bedroom window.

Apparently I'm 36. Piffle: I feel like I'm fifteen!

Oh cripes my mother had a phase like that, (luckily it was just a phase) of getting all christian all of a sudden and reading the Mail. Apparently she thought she saw a message saying 'Jesus loves you' in the wing mirror as she was driving Anyway she eventually decided it was some sort of optical illusion. Don't ask?

It was she as a child who told me she didn't believe that first set me on the road to atheism. She has now gone back to the Telegraph, which I suppose preferable to the Mail. I still have a difficult relationship with her for all sorts of reasons, but I do love her.

I'm not at the paros this year. I've stayed in London and a friend is coming tomorrow for christmas dinner. I'm on my usual brew of vodka and diet coke at present. I've bought some very expensive Bordeaux red for tomorrow to go with the roast beef I'm cooking.

And don't ask me my age.

My Mum does appear to be creeping toward 'spiritual' rather than 'theist'. This is the first time I've ever known her not to go to midnight mass on Xmas eve!

And I got her to raise a glass to Quentin Crisp.

Actually, everytime I come here we find it more comfortable to have open conversations which pertain to my sexuality. I know it's hard for her (as I've said before, I'm the only sprog so the line ends here) but I feel increasingly comfortable mentioning cute chaps and stuff, and she seems to be increasingly comfortable mentioning my lack of boyfriends.

I won't ask you your age. I'm far too much of a gentleman!

You might find this iteresting: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/113

I think it's pretty much the moment when RD made his 'crusade' public, at TED in 2002. He's gone over much of the same stuff since but this is a good little watch anyway.

And with that I'm off to bed.

Yes thanks Roy I watched it last night. What's funny for me is that the more I watch him, his manner reminds me of a CofE vicar. Though what he's coming out with is 'dynamite'; so I suppose he could be called 'the smiling assassin'. I believe he's also been nicknamed 'the rotweiller'.

'Darwin's Rotweiller' I believe.

He does have a whiff of the Church Fete to him.

Hey Roy how many times can someone unsub from the thread, 'Reading/Read 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins?' and the thread, 'Reading/Read 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins?'?

I went a bit mental lately, (what's new you're probably thinking), but feeling better after I upped the tablets, I was starting to imagine that thread was cursed.

My new year's resolution is to start being nicer to people, Do you think I should try exorcism?

I would love to be subbed by that thread but there is a malevolent entity that brings out the worst in me and who renders all discussions fruitless. Fluck her. I could read her posts but my time is better spent in the furtherance of the art of masturbation.

I have a feeling any excorsist that tried any excorsisms on you would end up regretting not buying you a pint instead.

>>furtherance of the art of masturbation.<<

I sometimes think reading her posts are a little bit like masturbation. An infinite tease, full of wicked malevolence, and just when you think you've got to the point of consumation and pleasure, you get a whole lot of a sadistic something else coming your way, and the unsatisfying nightmare continues

See, I told you I needed to see an exorcist.

The Della monster was one of the reasons I left and its continued presence is one of the reasons I'm not staying. She makes me flucking sick.

You still up for a drink some time?

Maybe? I'm all over the place mentally at present. Traveling on public transport into town would be really difficult at present.

I saw your thread about depression. Stick with the tablets is my advice. I have to take them permanently now. I have no patience with those who are anti tablet. They've literally saved my life in the past.

In the past when I've started taking them after being off them, they suddenly kick in after 2 weeks or so. It's a sudden thing in my experience, and very clear. But depends what your on. And everyone's metabolism is a bit different. You won't have to take them permanently like me, (bipolar). But they enable you to start sorting your life out. Go antidepresants

Sorry I'm only replying now because I had unsubbed from all my convos a little while ago in a strop. I just came across this.

I did the unsubbing thing too! I now keep wondering why hootoo's so quiet!

Let me know when you feel up for a drinkie: I can get down to sarf London.

It's lovely talking to you again Roy!

Likewise. I was a tad drunk when I flamed (and it was flaming, and I'm not too chuffed with myself for it) Della last week and still don't really want to be here while she is. I know it's stupid but I can feel her presence poisoning the place.

Anyway, on a lighter note a mate just rang and it appears I'm off to Sevenoaks tomorrow for his birthday drinkies. This is good!