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

Hi there - I've just finished subbing your Flake entry - you can find the result at A14116790

Please have a look and let me know if it's ok or not, and then I'll send it off to the Editors

Alex

Hi Alex, you again eh

Got a few comments

>>vendors now refer to it as the '99 with Flake'.<<

You can't get a 99 without a flake, without a flake, it's just an ice cream cone. But if you say you've seen the 99 described as '99 with Flake' I'll take your word for it.

>>Cadbury began to produce loose boxes of half-length Flake <<

Doesn't read quite right, it's the Flakes that were loose, not the boxes.

>>'Happiness' appearing after the consumption of one of several confectionary products<<

Hmm, how to deecribe this - the 'Happiness' was the inner concience, tempting them to eat the chocolate, it appeared before the chocolate was eaten. I didn't explain that well in the original. (give me 15 mins after posting this, I'll try to find a link for one or two of them, maybe easier if you saw what I'm trying to expalain)

>>Carrott, dressed in a scuba outfit, emerges from the plug end of the bath with a handful of Flake wrappers.<<

this was my fault, I thought I said this -

Carrott, dressed in a scuba outfit, emerges from the plug end of the bath *waving* a handful of Flake wrappers.

>>The Moments chocolates have various mildly ridiculous names such as<<

'mildly ridiculous' that's an opinion, is it not - tsk tsk tsk

I think that's it.

CD/Em

Here's one link for Happiness ad, see if I can find the other, I know I've seen two.

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=16539

Sorted

Is it ok now?

I'm not sure whether I can add a link to a chocolate advert, and I knew what you meant and just got the facts wrong before

Ah, the other one wasn't for Flake, but it shows more of the 'Happiness' inner conscience thingy.

http://www.visit4info.com/details.cfm?adid=17591

I missed both of your posts then Alex. I didn't mean for it to be liinked, don't think it's suitable, just thought I wasn't explaining it well, and seeing would be easier for you.

I'll stop posting, shut up and go read your changes now

CD/Em

That's great, Thank You Alex, you can click that button now.

CD/Em

Ok Off it goes

It's got a blob now - look at the size of that icecream

Yeah, I noticed (F4438815?thread=3461114) though I'm sure that must be child cruelty, putting a giant 99 out of a child's reach like that.

Oh, and I was disappointed that we lost the 'Erotic' from the title, after I was careful to keep it clean, well as clean as possible not that it matters, it was only a word, but I did like that title.

Emmily

I think it may be because it could be considered advertising, and because this is the BBC, y'know...

Hey, we're back

I thought maybe because it was the kind of article that may attract children.

Emmily

That's what I meant when I said it's the BBC - kids do know how to use the internet, and parents will generally trust the BBC, so if something slightly adult is present in an entry but doesn't need to be then they might get rid of it.

>>kids do know how to use the internet<< yeah, I know, my son taught me how to use our first PC and the Internet.

They start using PCs as soon as they start play school, or before, lucky so-and-so's

Emmily

Sorry - I know I was pointing out the obvious

I read the Entry last night. I had heard of the Nestle boycott before, but didn't know what it was about. I thought your Entry was well written and explained it well Alex, sorry that it has been pulled.

Emmily

Oh posted in the wrong thread, you know that's the first time I've ever done that, Oh well, something to give you a

I was meant to be posted in the Nestle Boycott Entry thread.

Emmily

I was wondering, considering Flake is made by Cadbury...

I was in two-minds (jeez, I enough of a time coping with one) as to what to say and where to say it.

I was feeling a bit paronoid, that you, or someone else may think I yikes'd it, due to conflict with 'Choc Club' entries that mentioned Nestle, I didn't and saw no conflict. Then felt that it was better to post it somewhere other than the PR thread, then thought I was being silly, and no one would think that I'd yikes'd it, and I'd post something short in the thread. Basically, I've just been thinking too much.

Emmily