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

I thought so. One of my best sentences in fact. Just look at the way I can convey a perfect and simple message with the use of only three words and no smileys.

You betcha! *Sniggers. *

Stunning, what?

Indeed.

I managed to get back online! Admittedly not for long, but still, I think it's quite an acheivement!

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Absolutely! I am in fact in a condition known as 'dead chuffed' over the whole affair.

Must not let this topic die! Oh, you'll be interested to find out that I registered on h2g2 exactly twenty days after you did.

I thought so too, as I saw all our conversations replied to in short intervals of time! I can't come on the messenger as I'm about to go, but I'll see you tomorrow.

Aha! Excellent!

Ooh, really? That must be... the 35th March. No hang on... April the 4th then?

LOL! I'm about to go as well...!
Oh well, I'll see you tomorrow. Hope college wasn't too bad!

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Indeed! I must construct more sentences of this quality.

Oops! Miscalculation! I meant 21 days after you.

Not /too/ bad, no.

Yes, indeed you must!

Ah,April the %th then. Exactly half of 42 days after me!

Oh good.

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Yes, that's right, April the %th!

I suppose I ought to clarify that really... April the 5th.

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I therefore shall! I shall go to great lengths to achieve this feat!

Question: What do you get if you multiply the difference in days between Ming and BigC's respective registrations by two?
Answer: 42!


And by now of course I know how your day went.

Yes! You do that!

Aha! The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything! Now, the Universe has to stop existing...

You do indeed. Honestly, getting attacked by a pillar...

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That's it! Encouragement! I like that.

Oh, sorry about that.
*Through some unrepeatable (irrepeatable?) method, he enters the Space Between Dimensions, and moves everything from this Universe to another one just like it before this one collapses. *

Now, that was your own fault really.

Goodo!

Does that mean that, seeing as we still know both the Question and Answer, this Universe will also cease to exist?

Actually, I don't think it was anyone's fault. It was just one of those things...

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You, I believe, said it!

Ah, no, we were lucky there. Because this is a different Universe (though only in minor ways) a third of the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything will be different as well.

Oh yes, it could of course just be life acting up again, I suppose.

Yes, I did.

Oh, OK then. Good.

I think it most likely was. Damn thing...

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Wibble!

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Oh c'mon! Not this one as well, surely!

I'm sorry, should I have yelled 'zakaterly' instead?

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What's all this 'zakaterly' stuff? You mentioned it in the, uh, other thread I englected.
Just another nonsense word?

Neglecting threads...
Yes it is, I made it up last week, I think. Derived from the word 'exactly'.

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They should set up a new foundation. Something like RSPECT - Royal Society for the Protection of Endangered Chat Threads.

Ah, I guessed as much. You and your nonsense words! At least mine have been in use since after WW1!

Yes! That's a good idea! And people can come and say if they think a thread is becoming endangered and volunteers then go and stop it dying! Brilliant idea!
(Shall we do something about it or just not bother? )

At least mine are original!!

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