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

Could be, I'll have to give you a difinitive answer nearer the time, to many variables, sorry to be vague but my gob has written cheques that the rest of my body can't cash before, the last thing I want to do is say i'll be there and then not turn up! That was a nice thing to say Pf, i'm touched that you and Shea and the rest of the gang care so much about me to askI feel the same about you all.
ab

I'd hate to finally be on the same continent with you, and not even meet you!

me an'all Let's hope it all comes up roses Shea, thats how I go about most things these days, and as for Continents, I already feel more affinity for you than many people I know IRL, if someone had said to me 6 months ago you can meet, and form relationships/friendships with folk via a web site i'd have told 'em thay were mental, and that *munching* noise would be me eating my words
ab

::hands ab salt::

Agreed! I get a funny look from people when I talk about my "online friends"

Me too, but I probably talk to you lot more than most of my RL friends these days (they tend to get a bit tetchy if I turn up at 2am!)

Your Penelope to my Odysseus, the h2g2 meet up is our Ithaca, lets hope it don't take me 10 years to get there!
ab

Ok Pf, you can be Telemachus

Oh, you classically educated Brits ... I'm just a poor ignorant American that's going to have to look all that up ...

Homers 'Odyssey' Shea, long story short, the guy go's of wiv Agamemnon to get Helen back from King Priam in Troy, spends 10 years fighting, wins, p o's the god Possiden, who see's to it that it takes him another 10 years to get home, Telemachus was his son, had to fight of loads of blokes who wanted to marry his mum
ab

Wait this sound vaguely familiar ... you have to remember, it was two whole weeks ago since I studied the Classics ...

So who was Penelope?

And after you answer that ab, you should go to bed ...

She was Odysseus' faithful wife, the Immortals held her to be the nobelest of women for her constancyOdysseus is often known by his Latin name Ulysses, sometimes causes confusion
ab

Thanks for the lesson!

G'night, Abomeo!

I hope Helen was worth it...

Hey ab!
Hey PF!

Is it okay I listed you here, ab?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A565940
If not, let me know ...

It' funny you should say that Pf, The Iliad go's on and on about Helen 'The face that lunched a thousand ships etc.' But, Agamemnon was none to pleased that she gave Priam a couple of kids instead of killing herself, or better still, him!
How are you today mate? Got over that sunburn?
ab

None too bad, thanks; the burn seems to have faded rather than starting to peel or anything.
I used to share a house with a girl named Helen - "The face that lunched a thousand chips"

Hey ab! Did you get to the cricket today?

pf, the font that the site uses, where you said the burn had faded, i at first thought you said your BUM had faded, and i was trying to figure out how you got a burn there!!

I have to run, boys! Have a good night in case I don't see you!

ab, you may have missed Post: 395 ... let me know if it's okay, okay?