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

Morning All (esp. Pat Pen, things still "funny"?) (esp. Sarnia - there was a place called Sarnia,Canada on the Meridian News last night!) (esp. kris. Hello kris!) (and anybody else who knows me...)

Weather - It's snoooowing in Reading!! (Welcome to Spring, folks. Bring those tiny flowers back in)

Word of the day is...."wranglands" - 'Misgrown trees that will never prove timber' (Thomas Blount's Glossographia 1656)

Taste of the day is peppermint and marmite (together, obviously)

Song of the day is "Roll With It" by Oasis. The song is about a man in a restaurant who wants something breadlike to go with his soup - apparently.

Hi all,

I've heard of this Sarnia in Canada, Peter. Sarnia is the roman name for Guernsey and I expect the place in Canada was named after it.

Snow? No snow here but much cooler - I def. won't be going topless today.

Hazel, your horoscopes were short by eight! Where's the forecast for Sagittarius? Actually, I think I know it ...

SAGITTARIUS - Only 4 months to go until it's time to put the Christmas Sprouts on to boil.

Mornin' all,

I've checked mine too - VIRGO: Today something deeply unpleasant will drop through your letterbox.

I wonder what it could be? Maybe it's the A4 plastic-wrapped package marked "Inland Revenue - Open Immediately" laying on the door-mat...

D'oh!

G'Night Pat Pen, that's me done for the Wednesday ...



Mornin' All! (esp. Pat Pen!) Chipper?

Wotcha peter, ya roister doister! How's it going mate?

I had an e-myther form the Noddys yesterday explaining why they squashed my posts and my acocunts! Still not especially chipper about it but at least they took the trouble to reply this time. Which is nice? Sorry, I'm boring myself now ...

Today's vegetable is leek and today's woodland creatures are a gang of badgers last seen driving a transit van, painted in Aircraft Carrier grey, toward a hat conference and now the weather. Well it's sunny and mild up here in t'North so tough luck you 'Sahven' Shandy-drinkers 'cos you're all nithered! Sunny, mild turning colder and wetter.

As the long raincoat said to the jacket, I'll be mac!

Morning all,

Hazel: can we make your pithy and amusing horoscopes a daily feature, like Bushy's (invariably wrong) weather forecasts? And can we have Aquarius please?

Before I am deleted from h2g2 ... "IT WAS A TYPO!! HONEST"

Call PP, quick!

Wrong?



Ahem! I'm Arachnid wysiwyger, so can I have mine as well please?

Don't worry Bushy: I'm already looking up the 'innocent misuse' defence for 'acocunts'.

I'm saying nowt 'til you get here ...

Keep completely schtumm. The last thing we want is you opening your mouth meaning to say: 'Sorry dear Miss Moderator, I'm terribly apologetic and won't do it again', and the words 'Feck off Numpty' coming out.

'Wood calling message boarders! Wood calling message boarders!'

'Red Fox will be at the agreed RV at 13:30 hours."

Morning. Can't stay long. Can't say much. Cold; snow; -15 Celsius; brrrrr!; Philip Avery; Cos lettuce; Honey Nut Shredded Wheat.

I hope I make myself clear.

'Wood signing out.'

"Dear Miss Moderator, fancy a s**g?"

"No? Well, any chance you could just lie down while I have one?"

Quick! Burn 'im ...

"this man is a disgrace, has shown himself to be ignorant, rude, arogant, and just plain WRONG!" - no egg on face...there is now! ian johnston - 4146th post - 10 Apr 2003 09:08


Allow the delicious irony to gentle lap around your senses as ian johnston launches another risible tirade yet could so easily be mistaken for offering yet another verbal self-portrait ... What a !!

"All gone quiet over here,
Yes it's all gone quiet over here,
Yes it's all gone quiet,
All gone quiet,
All gone quiet over here".

Ground Control to Major Tom...

Ground Control to Major Tom...

Pat, have you ever heard This Mortal Coil or is that not your cup of fish?

Have heard them, and think they probably are my kettle of tea: but for some reason, never really got into them: just happens sometimes.

"Is there anybody out there?"

Just taking a break from this contract malarky. Is everybody currently really busy, or is there a more sinister reason for the lack of postings everywhere?

Anyone like old U.S. rockers Cheap Trick? Never that big in the U.K. but massive sellers world-wide and still going...

V Max - No, I'm not but I know their work. Are they still going?

Pat - Do you like the Cocteaus?

Ali,

Still going with the original line-up, I saw them live last year. Most excellent, but then I would say that as I've got every album back to 1977(?).

OK, more up to date - Anyone like:

Bowling for Soup,
New Found Glory,
Green Day,
Queens of the Stone Age,
Linkin Park,
System of a Down?

(Notice any pattern emerging? )