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

Why Linda?

Well it looks like the star of the same name in a certain type of *ahem* movie.

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Oh yeah, & it sucks when people use it on you

Continuing on the 'Linda' theme...

Once, when I was Systems/Network Manager for a large government department we had a network node named Linda (yes, because it kept going down on us notice a continuity theme here yet?).

One day the Head of the department was visiting & noticed the name Linda on a document. He then asked if it was named for his wife.

The suppressed chortling, choking sounds from around the room that arose from this comment weren't noticed by the dept. Head - luckily.

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Being thematically consistant ( & demonstrating my commitment to Equal Opportunity Employment)...

I was thinking about the language skills necessary to be a moderator here at h2g2 -

To cope with the h2g2 great unwashed hordes they will need to be consumate linguists, tricky translators, good with tongues -

in short they should be Cunning Linguists

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I'm afraid I'm not familiar with this Linda movie person. Any chance of a blow by blow description of one of her movies?

I think you're being unjustly harsh on the button - what have you got against a little head, anyway?

Well, there's nothing wrong with a little head - but eventually there's no substitue for the real thing


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The real thing being, of course, a strongly worded email to the editor

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You mean, it should be quite penetrating.

Well, as long as it gets to the point

That's the general thrust, yes

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How did I get here, did you ask? Well, I was told this was where to come.

Everyone should come here at least once.

It's kind of climactic - though I might be premature saying that

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I notice you have come here twice already.

I forgot to ask - who made you come the 1st time?

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It was you, but you came first.

Do you think we have aroused anything yet?

or better still, aroused anyone?

Well we certainly haven't aroused the moderators enough so that they have come & made their presence felt.

Do you intend to come here often, or are you going to blow?

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Well, my name's not Linda.

Are you going to hold *that* against me?

Never!!!

Blow is Aussie slang for go away, blow through

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I came her to make a witty posting but it's gone right out of my head - still it'll come to me later. It's on the tip of my tongue as well.

To start with I actually thought you meant it looked like Linda Blair - from the Exorcist!

I came her to make a witty posting but it's gone right out of my head - still it'll come to me later. It's on the tip of my tongue as well.

To start with I actually thought you meant it looked like Linda Blair - from the Exorcist!

And you lot are worried about moderation taking the fun out of h2g2!