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

An irate Reverend has just swooshed into the office demanding that I re-type and re-copy the Parish Council meetings.

Turned out I made a slight typo on one of the Parishioners names...a certain Mr John Caunt.



B

Yeah, calling him Steve was very naughty of you

You couldnt do it better if you tried...

It was highly embarrassing. I'm only here because I can type well.

The worst bit was when the vicar started referring to "This word of the devil"

B

How did you keep a straight face? Or didn't you?

I suggest a course in proof reading

Remember -- Preview is your frend

I was not irate, I merely wished to have you change Mr. Caunt's name back from Mr. F--kingc--ksuckingb-st-rd

When I worked at a high street electronics shop (think Hi-De-Hi) we would fill out customer returns notes with lots of spelling mistakes. It's only after about 15 of these did head office start questioning the spelling of 'customer' on the forms.

Liam.

Kerr: Straight face was pretty much compulsory against our vicar. He's a leather-clad biker on his day off.

B

He's not Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe is he? Of Fortean Times fame?

Vicars are great. My friend called his dad a tw*t for years thinking it was a cross between a twit and a prat - it was a word quite freely used around the house, or should I say vicarage. My friend was a little shocked when I told him what it really meant

Liam.

Well they're in good company. The poet Robert Browning didn't know what it meant either -- A753527

Anyway - did Mr Caunt re-cant ?