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smiley - scientistGLADLY, THE CROSS-EYED BEAR.

Prolegomenon


No longer so newish to h2g2 but still a devotee of the true Guide from the original radio series from 19?? smiley - bleep. I'm still trying to understand Lifesmiley - chick, The Universesmiley - planet and Everythingsmiley - zen, currently from the perspective of an expatriot Mancunian in South Carolina. This is very difficult. Help.smiley - huh

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At least some enlightenment:

1+9+(9*8)-40=42


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My name is


IAN

I was born in Manchester, England many years ago but now I am living in Charleston, South Carolina. I got here by way of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and brief periods in France and Germany. It's a long walk but I needed the exercise- Ta-Dahh!!smiley - jester
I am the Technology Manager smiley - scientist for a medical device company (of which I may or may not write later).

I Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-onI Survived Single Sign-on

Outside of my work, in which I do have a real interest, I like:
  • reading- sci-fi, humour, maths, physics (honest!) and DNA
  • all kinds of music smiley - musicalnote with the exception of Modern Jazz1
  • movies- I may do some kind of list- but in the meantime look here.
  • travel (duh!)
  • fine smiley - redwine (and not so fine) smiley - hangover wine
  • cooking smiley - chef and good eating smiley - porkpiesmiley - strawberries
  • real alesmiley - ale2
  • model and full size railways.3 Here's a great link for CSX nuts.
  • football (American)- Go Panthers!!! (SUPERBOWL XXXVIII!) and our own h2g2 football forum.
  • messing around with computers
  • messing around in general
  • playing some of the Games to be found on HooToo.
  • living in hurricane country keeps you on continuous weather alert. Have a look at the conditions where I live.
As you can see, pretty much an all-round geek smiley - geek including the glasses and the sandals. (No socks, but I do play the banjo.) This great Article may help with the sandals and socks bit.

UnOfficial h2g2 Lurker

Although I have a tendancy to be a bit of a lurker, I intend to write and/or complain about all kinds of stuff from time to time. Your participation is appreciated but may not always get a prompt response due to the list above. Who knows, there may be an Article lurking here.

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My Pet Sheep Eric (son of Harold)


          
 smiley - sheep 
A treeA tree
City GentBut why do they think they're birds?
Rustic Another fair question. One thing is for sure; a sheep is not a creature of the air. It has enormous difficulty in the comparatively simple act of perching. As you see. As for flight, its body is totally unadapted to the problems of aviation. Trouble is, sheep are very dim. And once they get an idea into their heads there's no shifting it.
City GentBut where did they get the idea from?
Rustic From Harold. He's that sheep over there under the elm. He's that most dangerous of animals - a clever sheep. He's the ring-leader. He has realized that a sheep's life consists of standing around for a few months and then being eaten. And that's a depressing prospect for an ambitious sheep. He's patently hit on the idea of escape.
City GentBut why don't you just get rid of Harold?
Rustic Because of the enormous commercial possibilities should he succeed.

Monty Python's Flying Circus
"Sex and Violence"
First Broadcast 12th October 1969




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An underwater sheep
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Some Useful Places to help jazz up your Personal Space

Royal h2g2 Procrastinators Society

Procrastinate...tomorrow!

I just joined this Society after a minimal delay of nine months and I will write more about it tomorrow. In the meanwhile, avoid using the link to find out more about this noble endeavour until sometime later.

Association of Researcher Skeptics

I don't believe in much and frankly haven't understood anything since 1967, so this is a particularly good society for me to be a member of:
 
ARS: I don't believe it !
 
This dictionary will also be of help.  

Work(s) in Progress and Articles

William Shakespeare suffering from writer's blockI'm currently working on something with Shakespeare's sonnets and I'll put a link in when its good enough.








Recently picked up an article on South Carolina from Flea Market and I'll try to polish it up a bit.


Driving in South Carolina. This gripe has been elevated(?) to Article status.


A cricket scene; bat, ball and stumps.Many of my American friends have expressed a total lack of understanding of the game of Cricket and I realize that it is because we British have failed to explain the game adequately. I'm sorry, and I hope that this article may go some way towards rectifying the shortcoming. This is the unedited version. The editied version is here.





This Article in Preparation about natural latex allergy is a spin-off from my working life.


I spent much of my early life in Northern Cumbria (it was still just Cumberland then) as my father worked on the Blue Streak project. I recently got an urge to write about the area and this is the result.

A Selection of Disco Lights


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A Cricket Field for a Right-handed Batter


Deep
Third
Man
     Deep
Fine
Leg
   Deep
Long
Leg
    1st
Slip
 1st
Leg
Slip
    
   2nd
Slip
  B'ward
Square
Leg
2nd
Leg
Slip
   
 B'ward
Point
3rd
Slip
Gully Wicket
keeper
  3rd
Leg
Slip
 Deep
Square
Leg
Cover
Point
 PointSilly
Point
 Batter





Non-
Batter
 Short
Square
Leg
   
    Silly
Mid-
Off
Silly
Mid
On
 F'ward
Short
Leg
  
  Short
Extra
Cover
     Deep
Mid
Wicket
 
Deep
Extra
Cover
   Mid-
Off
BowlerMid-
On
    
   Deep
Mid-
Off
   Deep
Mid-
On
   
  Long
Off
     Long
On
  
     Long
Field
     

An Inebriated Alien


GalaxiesGalaxiesGalaxies
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smiley - ufo"smiley - musicalnoteShow me the wa......"

1Which I simply don't understand.2These last three items bearing testament to my Hedonistic nature.3Railroads to my American readers.

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