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Master B does strange things...again
Mu Beta Started conversation Oct 31, 2003
After astounding renditions of "Johnny B Goode", "Mustang Sally" and "Sweet Child O' Mine", guess who is now the proud owner of a Stella Artois T-shirt as 'The St George, Swansea's best male karaoke singer'.
On the plus side, I met a wonderful lady who was friends with DNA before he became famous, and told me all about the origins of the name Slartibartfast.
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GreyDesk Posted Oct 31, 2003
I'm not sure whether to back away nervously, or to come forward and ask what *is* the origin of the name Slartibartfast.
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
I doubt this post will remain unmoderated for long, but DNA, after a night's drinking, wanted to come up with the least attractive name that anyone could have.
His original idea was 'Fartif**kballs', but as he was writing for the BBC at the time, he doubted that this would be acceptable, so he changed it letter by letter to become Slartibartfast.
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rev. paperboy (god is an iron) Posted Oct 31, 2003
yes i can see how the BBC might have had a teensy-tiny problem with a character with a name like that for a radio show.....
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Oct 31, 2003
That story about the name Slartibartfast is true! Or at least as true as any of the stories that Douglas Adams used to tell. He mentions it in the "Complete Radio Scripts". He said that the intention was to come up with a name that was unsettling, ridiculous and vaguely rude, without actually being unbroadcastable.
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Dr E Vibenstein (You know it is, it really is.) Posted Oct 31, 2003
I suppose she owes you a pint now, does she?
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Oct 31, 2003
What a nice sweet mod. He's only zapped out the middle bit- I thought the whole lot might vanish...
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
Yes, I am particularly indebted to said moderator.
"That story about the name Slartibartfast is true!"
Sorry, Gnomon - I didn't realise I was in the habit of fabricating lies. 
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Odo Posted Oct 31, 2003
Typical!!!
Sweet Child O'Mine
Where were they hiding the cotton wool?
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
I can stay at home this weekend, you know...
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Odo Posted Oct 31, 2003
Oh don't worry, I could change my plans.
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
You can go trick or treating if you like. I've always said you were quite scary...
**considers saying something about witches but decides he values his dangly bits too much**
I'll be leaving quite early, btw, to miss the bad traffic on the M4. So you can expect me to be in when you get back from work. 
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Odo Posted Oct 31, 2003
The broomstick is ready and waiting in the hall.
Sounds sensible. Fine by me, just be careful not to trip over the blue that’s awaiting my attention.
If you could have a kettle hot at about 4:30 ish 
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Odo Posted Oct 31, 2003
*Backs out of thread before it becomes to sickeningly domestic*
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 31, 2003
Sweet child of mine?! 
*makes note to arrange Master B to do a solo at the meet 
Oh, I'll have a mug of black coffee if your making one, and some of those biscuits please Oh 
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
Karaoke at the meet - that'd be a great idea.
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Emily...overly fond of the ellipsis...and top ten lists...submit yours @ A87824361... Posted Oct 31, 2003
*just notices B's post message*
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2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Oct 31, 2003
BTW; don't know how easy would be to have that organized for the meet, guess we'd need to hire the equipment and stuff 
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Mu Beta Posted Oct 31, 2003
Yeah, there must be a hundred and one mobile disco.karaoke people in the London area - don't know how much they charge Darn Sarf, though. My set-up used to work for £80-100 per night.
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