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Port Landfill
Posted Jan 15, 2001
Yes! Somewhere in the post nuclear dawn, or an alternate time, Port Landfill exists. Built on an old landfill, using the methane gas for energy, this flourishing port trades with distant lands, and with the inland villages.
The 'Restaurant at the End of the Cul-de Sac' lies at the end of Gasworks close, off Gasworks lane. The last house in a brick-built terrace, its large, bright windows have grimy net curtains and permanent streaming condensation. A neon sign flashes intermittently as it shorts out in the damp rain. At the 'Restaurant at the End of the Cul-de-Sac', you can get anything you want (so long as its fried) and everything comes with baked beans (salvaged from the nuclear food dump under the hill). Here is 'e-griff', his lovely wife Alice, and his children 'wee-Griff' and 'Alice too'. Occasionally, groups of people arrive, sing a chant ('you can get anything you want.....) and run off tittering. e-griff is always annoyed by this as its his restaurant.
the lighted windows are seen from the sea, often prompting unwary sailors to ground on 'Outflow Point' (where discharges from the drainage of the landfill flow) rather than arrive in the harbour. Those that do arrive safely end up in 'The Wharf' a rough sailor's bar. From here, they can stagger up the footpath to the 'Restaurant at the End of the Cul-de Sac' and dine in some style.
the children play at 'Leach Beach', where multi-coloured streams run into the sea, some hissing as they reach it. At the north end of the beach, the children play with ancient medical waste - stained bandages and dressings are perfect decoration. Used syringes are darts - what a time they have!
And - Lookout! Bay - so called because you have to.
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Sulking!
Posted Jan 7, 2001
I got a few replies as a new boy, but now, one week on, nobody talks to me! Could it be my antisocial manner? (have I scared the sheep?) NO! I have my dream, and I'll get on with it soon 'Port Landfill' is MY town, together with the 'Overspill' settlement just along the coast. I AM the proprietor of 'Restaurant at the End of the Cul-de-Sac' More news soon!Meanwhile - catch my site! (don't they all?)
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Moving on
Posted Jan 3, 2001
Hey!
Stop wingeing newcomer! That's the message I sent myself. YES! I want to do something positive (but shoot the webmaster for the crap,slow site) SO! I want to found a village! Over the hill from Vavoom, we will be the 'dark side' Me (running the 'Restaurant at the end of the Cul-de-Sac) and others ( Germanic Tavern with Bossel, plagueville who knows) what a great competitive environment (best village, best pub/bierhaus/bar we are european). Now I need to shoot down a high-flying 'badged one' to get it legalised . hOW? iF YOU SEE ONE - COLLAR HIM/HER. I need a MOUTH. Who is there that subscribes to the (admittedly limited) ideals that I propound, who can rationalise, sanitise, oleorise, propitiatise (enough) the subject for 'those who bear the badge' - WHO IS THE STRONGEST LINK?. But if any of you in Olympia are listening - do it direct (saves cost) accept my proposal, welcome a new village, let us flourish as the 'bad boy'. As numerous editions of Startrek tell us, the 'flip side' is needed to legitimise the other (perfect ) side . YOU! of course (crawl, crawl)
Hey -found me a dream!
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Latest reply: Jan 3, 2001
addendum
Posted Dec 31, 2000
well, I'm speaking French again - for 'a' in last para read 'have'
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h2g2 knowledge
Posted Dec 31, 2000
I have been on a few days now. It's like being in a vast, empty space with just a few others grazing in the distance, but too far away to converse with. In my travels (I went through random researcher numbers) I have found rows and rows of 'empty rooms' There are a few regulars who show up (them with all the badges). there are generally about 10-30 people only on the system. People answer items infrequently. Most replies are weeks, months old since the last message. Are they waiting for the lemon-scented napkins? (if you don't get that then you too are in the category below!)
there are also people who apparently have never read (or heard) h2g2 ! Why are they here if they have not even bothered to get the basic feel of the thinking. While I agree we don't all want to try to copy the Adams style, you need that knowledge, surely?
I looked up 'Earth' and sure enough we had 'mostly harmless'(ha ha) I would expect nothing else. But someone replying was criticising this short entry in what seemed a serious attempt at critique. They just did not get the reference, which is oneof the most basic, and one I would claim is at the heart of what this site is about.
My own second entry was an (admittedly feeble) joke about Venus de Milo (mostly armless!). I thought this would have been there already as its so obvious. I had a very nice, well meaning reply, from someone actively engaged in the site, it appears (lots of edited entries) who apparently completely failed to understand the reference (or even that it was not a serious attempt at an entry on the Venus de Milo for goodness sake!)
Do people agree you should have a background knowledge at least to participate(undesirable as don't want to be exclusive!)., or the site should a place to go for a quick briefing from time to time for those who don't. Or a special symbol for an h2g2 reference we can insert for the incogniscenti?
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