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

Hoon is also the name of a species of alien in _Brightness Reef_, by David Brin.

How interesting! What sort of aliens are they? Apparently Hoon is also the local name for drunken youths in some parts of Australia!

Well, they look to me sort of liek bipedal, oversized heyenas. They like boats.

I only knew the word Hoon in the text I've used it here, before I joined h2g2, there is such a collection of diverse knowledge here.

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Hoon are also beurocrats.

I've spent most of my working life fighting red-tape, so that can't be me!

Well, some of the Hoon moved to the planet Jijo illegaly because they didn't want to be buerocrats. They just run boats and play music. And they don't get angry easily.

That's me!

I wasn't sure I trusted Hoon before. But now I know his spirit protects the woodland it makes utter sense to me that he should be Tony Blair's minister for defence.

Maybe he's the blacksheep Hoon of the family!