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

"and they allege no one has a sense of humour in Germany"

- now, that's the greatest joke of all!

you tell'em, girlie

"...but he's always welcome to come admire mine!"

Very civil of you Yarreau! And let me congratulate you. It takes a special kind of mind to realise that there is nothing remotely odd in travelling half-way across Europe to look at a big heap of dung!

Not dung, just compost - the dung heap belongs to the neighbours. But I am certain that we could arrange something... a little guided tour perhaps... just to make it worth your while...

About the mind... you know what I raised. I rest my case.

See? I never had a chance!

But we could change the not having a dung heap thing...

Yes, instead of buying another , you could keep a , KB.

Oh, I think you could have done a lot worse Y.

I'd have to bring a bag of potatoes for a comparitive taste test though since they seem so popular in your neck of the woods!

Actually, the tatties aren't half bad, but the locals like to eat them with a big lump of raw ground pork - now that's where I draw the line.

But I see that Mala must have told you all about our local mascot... (sorry, due to a limited choice of smileys I had to make do with a pink frosted potato)

But isn't it time we returned to ClockTrotter? Should we discuss where the author got the idea for Imogen's amazing hair?

Yes...I think I could skip the raw ground pork. Unless it's a sausage - then it's covered by the ask-no-questions policy.

You raise an interesting question. Imogen's hair is clearly symbolic or metaphorical. Nobody really has hair like that, do they?

Ah, right, you've not met Yarreau

it's getting curiousser and curiousser

Hey, no fair! I admit that a certain person inherited a certain trait from a certain other person, but the aforementioned person's trait is a lot more so than the corresponding trait of the person she inherited it from!

As to Imogen, I find her hair a rather unnatural colour. It's red, for crying out loud!

Leave my brains out of this!

Actually, I was talking about your audacity...

Exactly - it's red! Did you think I meant something else?

You wouldn't dare

Hmmmm...yes, you're right, I probably wouldn't.

Certainly not when there's two of you.

probably a wise decision, if i may say so, your majesty

but then i haven't met Y either, so...

I'm the harmless one. Little old lady type, very prim, very proper.

nice try, but you don't fool me, lady. i've seen (and felt) what lillte old ladies can do with a