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The h2g2 Centurians Hall of Fame
Posted Nov 26, 2004
Natalie came up with this idea, a Hall of Fame so that we can remember who our Centurians are and which Researchers might be inducted next into the Hall of Fame (those h2g2 Researchers who've written 100 or more solo Edited Entries.
So I went away and made one: A3331991
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Disaster!
Posted Nov 18, 2004
Monster Munch crisps are yellow. How was I supposed to know they contain dye now that turns your lips and tongue BLUE! They never used to do that.
That's me not going to the departmental meeting this afternoon...
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Irony
Posted Nov 18, 2004
Sell Out: v. The thing that a pop act hopes will happen to their records and concerts but not themselves.
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Petulant Bovines
Posted Jul 13, 2004
Yesterday evening I was sitting in a train carriage reading a magazine when the train stopped. looking outside the window I noticed we'd paused right by a field of cows, all of whom were now eyeing the train. As I watched the cows, I noticed them staring at us, then looking around and then back, almost as if they couldn't quite believe our impudence in stopping at the end of their territory.
I returned to my magazine for a couple of minutes, and when I looked up again, the cows had all walked a few feet away, positioned themselves with their backsides pointing at the train and then looked back over their shoulders. 'That's what we thnk of you', their expressions said.
Aren't cows petty?
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Latest reply: Jul 13, 2004
The Comp!
Posted Jun 18, 2004
We first heard murmurings about running a competition linked to the Hitchhiker's movie back in April. We realised that we didn't want to do something as easy / predictable / lame as asking a question that would have the answer '42'. We also recognised that a number of people had been kind enough to offer us their photos over the years and that maybe that might be a good idea to consider. But with one thing and another, the competition went on hold for a while. Then, last Friday, I was told the comp was back on. Cue a frenzied dash around the legal and business affairs advisers at the BBC to check that we'd covered every angle.
One downside with BBC competitions is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, they have to be aimed at license-fee payers - ie, they can only be open to residents of the UK. While we realised that our global audience might be disappointed by this, we're hoping that we'll still be able to bring the Community a lot of exclusives that won't be available elsewhere, such as Jim Lynn's set visit report and *that* behind-the-scenes clip (all of which can be found on our HHGTTG news page - A2642384). We're also hoping to launch *someting* in the near future that we think will capture the imaginations of everyone and allow Researchers from across the globe to take part (in fact, being a non-UK resident will be a distinct advantage!).
Finally having the competition up and live is such a relief - Robbie Stamp actually gave me a call at 10pm last night just to check we were all okay. Such is the dedication of the movie team; you really get the impresion they *love* this concept and are all working hard to make sure that all of Douglas's new ideas (and there were LOTS of them) are shown in all their glory. They have Douglas's family's backing and they're all so passionate about it all that I reckon that alone will make the film worth the wait.
In all this, with Jim Lynn's set report and one Researcher just two weeks away from being invited to the set, I have to say I'm only impatient for one thing: the first publicity photo of the Vogons. It was their appearance in the TV series that got me hooked and only then did I discover the radio show and the books. As a monster-maker myself I love to see other people's visions of monsters I've already built in my head. When the first publicity pic is released, showing a Vogon all moodily lit and lurking, I'll just explode with excitement. Until then, I reckon I'll be able to contain myself.
*Just*...
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