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

The proverb is:
Not all that glitters is gold

Tolkien wrote:
All that is gold does not glitter
Not all those who wander are lost
The old that is strong does not wither
Deep roots are not touched by the frost

And Zepplin sang:
There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold.

Please take this as information and not a correction. Thanks for reminding me, I have many good associations with this thread.

U37566/RSBohn

I knew they saids it differently, that's why I put (sort of) of Led Zep.....

If your still online (and the Don't click here thingy says you are) Then please accept my apologies for leaving the yahoo conversation, My computer just locked up Yahoo!. everything else worked fine, but Pager wouldn't login, and the messages wouldn't send...

It's ok, Yahoo Pager just wierded out on me too. *sigh*

BTW, the 'Don't click here' thingy is so cool. How did you find out about it?

I pinched it from Jim Lynnes page...

Cool. Now I have one too!

Thank you very much indeed! I've got shoals of them now!!!

I hate to be a pedant - but the quote is

"Not all that tempts your wand'ring eyes
Ánd heedless hearts, is lawful prize;
Nor all, that glisters, gold."
it is by Thomas Gray - Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat

but it is ALWAYS misquoted like "Money is the root of all evil"

glisters? Ok, fair enough. But I disagree, money can't be the root of all evil. That would be daft. I like money, and I'm not evil, Am I?

that is nice to know, i am extremely evil.

Oh dear, have you seen a thereapist about that, it can turn chronic, you know.

oh yes i have, he suggested i continued my obsession with the H2G2.

Sound advice, If you ask me

You are all safe and (compared to a lot of people) just a little bit evil (but that's to be expected here )
The correct quote is "The LOVE of money is the root of all evil"
Timothy 6:10

Oh dear.... That means I areally am evil.... Actualy, I only love money, coz it is a route to other, greater things......
mmmmmm......Burgers.......mmmmmmm
Hey what can I say, I'm only Human....

I thought the monkey was the root of all evil.

I'll go along with that. It taked the burden off my shoulders...

what burden? you're smiley faces hint you're very happy and that you can make your line between the upper lid and the lower lid go very thin and curly.

you mean ? that's a wink smiley.