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

It wasn't the penguins. It was their ears. Their ears were objectionable...

Who or what is/are Semprini?

Semprini was a composer whose name was used by Monty Python in a similar way to the word "Belgium" in the American version of Hitchhiker's Guide - as an alleged profanity.

Penguin's ears?

You'll be saying we can't talk about camel's toes next.

...waits while internet goes quiet...

Penguins' ears I can understand

Now I'm intrigued with the camels' toes.

Thanks for the explanation about Semprini.

I'd post a link, but...

Hootoo would instantly ban my comment if I gave you an explanation of what camel toes are, Dmitri. Well they would if I gave you the human version of the camel toe.

You understand about the penguins' ears, toybox? I'm shocked. I needed a native speaker to explain it to me. Apparently, you can't have the latter bit of smallpox, either.

Who the hell thinks up such words as slang words?

I haven't a clue what another word for camels' toes could be. I guess I'd best not ask.

(I have not a clue about penguins' ears, I just wanted to sound like I knew )

Definitely don't ask, Bel.

It's the second part of this item which is objectionable:

http://www.furearmuff.com/images/earmuffs1.jpg

OK, I won't ask then.

Bel!!! Don't ask that one either!!!

I once had to explain it to a young barmaid, after she had shouted one of our customers said he had been 'diving' the night before!!

Bel, it's the British.

There is not one single word in our shared language that they won't think up a double-entendre meaning for.

For this reason, the secondary filter, when taken to its logical conclusion, would be the length of the OED.

You have a point there, Dmitri.

When I was new to h2g2, I didn't understand half of what was said - especially not the jokes.

As they used to say in college: Oh, my virgin ears.

There was an interesting article in the Times Educational Supplement about people being 'poked' on Facebook (Wish I'd written it 'coz I've had similar thoughts for a long while )

only a week ago i returned from a week long stay on lanzarote/spain where i saw a huge number of camel's toes - and i have pictures to prove it!

what a shame we can't post pictures on hootoo yet, they are most educationable

People.

This is not helping.

You are not convincing the censors that we are responsible web users......