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

OK, so maybe I am...

wats a volture?

peac.e

In this case it's a wonderful person!

thot's goot, then... I thought that maybe it was some obscure way of spelling vulture, however I couldn't really see how that applies to Amy P., other than being from the same part of America...

peace.

Hmm... I thought it was either a typo for vulture (not very nice, really, and unOttoxlike) or the Danish equivilent of a packrat (definately!)

(Remember, packrat=magpie)

was that a simulpost?

which brings me to my next question... what's a magpie, and how does it = packrat?

peace.

And what's a packrat?

I've never pretended to be a nice person!

you don't have to pretend, do you ottox?

peace.

Of course you don't pretend--you are one!

OK, packrats collect stuff and hold onto it forever. So do magpies. Packrat is the American term, and magpie is the British one. This has been discussed here before, but it *was* quite a few pages ago...

I knew the Amerikan term... however, I was thinking that a magpie was a bird...

peace.

I know you know what a packrat is, Theory... I was redefining it for the non-Americans here. And magpies are birds, just like packrats are rodents... It's just that both have the same habit...

yes indeedy, i was just trying to admit that I am not a complete fool...

peace.

NEVER admit such things!

I can see a magpie from my window as I post. It's a big bird about the size of a seagull (thinks - does Amy see seagulls from where she lives?)

It has a black back and a white tummy with a green bar along the wings. The tail is black and as long as the body. I found no pics on the BBC site but google images gave me some....

http://www.whom.co.uk/squelch/bird_portraits.htm

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/htmsl/h4750pi.jpg

http://www.cs.vu.nl/~kielmann/magpie-photo.jpg

http://aviary.owls.com/magpie/magpie.gif

I don't like them, not because they pinch glittery things but they eat the eggs from robin, thrush and blackbirds in my garden.

* watches the Red Kites out of the window but is still thinking about cars *

My new Car is an Audi and it will be delivered to me at w**k on Tuesday - sorry Amy - no peace for the wicked!

*can't see any birds through the window, but saw some deer the other day*

*waves to Amy, Light, Sir T, Otty and tom*

*waves back*
*opens bag of chips (or is that crisps for you brits?)*
*offers some to all*

epace.

What flavour crisps?

*takes some anyway*

Thanks.

Hedgehog flavour for me please

salt 'n' vinegar chips (crisps?)

peac.e