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

*decides not to get involved in this particular conversation...*

er, what i meant was, er, that, er, well, er, when i was in york/UK on saint paddy's day a few years back all the young girls were running around seminaked in spite of snowfall, storm, bitter cold and what have you. all the girls in miniskirts had legs that looked like blue thights even if they weren't wearing any, see?

phew, talk about close call

makes sense to me...but it's not me you have to worry about

i know. it's certain citizens in our old colonies. they seem to be so ungrateful in spite of all the culture and stuff we have taught them over the years

your old colonies... I like that

When did the topic change to the 's old colon and why would you like it? Is this some kind of colonial perversion that I was previously unaware of?

so do i

a few weeks back i saw hugh laurie (actor from london, who for the time being w*rks in the US) on ellen degeneres' talkshow. he mentioned that he goes back to wife and kids in london when everybody else in the US celebrate thanksgiving. "we don't do that in the UK", he said, "we just sit around mourning the loss of the colonies".

he earned a lot of laughs, but i was thinking "watch it, young man, you brits used to be *our* colonies!

simulpost alert!

I love Huge Laurie! I have the 1st series of House MD on DVD for 'im indoors wrapped as a under the (we missed most of the first series) and there is also the Jeeves & Wooster series box set pour moi!

yes, laurie really is good in house

and jeeves and wooster was spectacular also

as soon as i am rich enough i will hire stephen fry

I have all of Stephen Fry's books and have many of them as audio novels too, plus QI is one of my favourite TV programmes!

i think i saw QI once or twice last time i went to britain. wanted to see it over here too, but the have taken all british channels off our network

I think the QI series highlights are available on DVD at the moment.

never heard of him and never heard of any of the tv shows either

the only disappointing thing i ever saw with fry was 'gosford hall' which otherwise is a brilliant film

fry was too good for his role as a somewhat befuddled police investigator

I own Gosford Park on DVD too and I agree with you about his role. Have you watched Bright Young Things?

Linus, as I don't want to leave you unejeecayted, this is Auntie's own link to QI http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=qi and this is the link to Stephen Fry's beeb biography: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/livingicons/bio06.shtml
and to the dear chap's website: http://www.stephenfry.com/

Enjoy!

i have both watched and enjoyed quite a few bright young things over the years - and still do - but no, this title means nothing to me

I'm sure you have my dear !

Bright Young Things is a film, directed by Stephen Fry and based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh.

I really enjoyed the film, although critics weren't that kind to it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bright-Young-Things-Stephen-Campbell/dp/B0001FYQ18/sr=1-1/qid=1166089914/ref=pd_bowtega_1/202-3890818-3280622?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

it does look interesting - and when it says 'stephen fry' on the label...

i shall try to catch it some day