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

People would say nothing more about my extended leave of absence and it would be carefully shoe-horned into the flimsy plot lines.

But it's not.

Hello to all that I've missed. I have no particular reason for not posting for 6 months except that I'm a lazy forgetful bugger at the best of times. I've been spending lots of time working, with the family and playing a MMO - Star Wars Galaxies.

Kids are great, Myá is 19months, very tall, a terror and you can't shut her up. Jack is now 8 months, is mobile and loves to laugh. The missus is fine and so am I.

Meh, I can't remember smilies and can't be bothered to preview so let's hope this works

Liam.

See, only know do I think of using the VO from the A-Team intro for my comeback journal entry.

If anyone has any important announcements that they have made, and I have missed, would you be so kind as to link them from here? Or let me know

Liam.

*hands the good Captain a to cover his modesty as he emerges from a Dallas-style six-month-long shower*

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Too many months involved in the world on online gaming has forced me to post the following:

w00T! Gratz man.

If I were to post as my Hootoo persona it would go a little more like this.

Wow! Congratulations EV!

Liam.

Ta muchly.

Oh, you also need to know that we've all become obsessed with badgers, and will be replacing random words with the word "badger" without warning. Hope this isn't a problem for you.

Not at all. On the A127, London bound from Southend, just as it goes to the national speed limit, there is a sign that says "Badgers". The missus always says badgers when we pass it.

Liam.

Yay! Good to see you back, Liam.

Luckystar and I even started sending panic emails, we missed you so much.

Thank God you're alive!

B

After 6 months? Can't have worried you that much

I'm still here. *raises hand in the kind of cheesy salute you would expect from the opening scenes of a Going for Gold show*

Liam.

Ok, for those wondering about the real reason for my absence please check this thread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F19585?thread=252154&post=5348106#p5348106 Liam.

Ah. It all makes sense now.

B

Of course, I didn't want to say anything...

Liam.

No! I really have forgotten the smileys.

Liam.

< biggrin >

And that one is < ok >, OK?

B

Ah, it's good to be back.

Liam.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/F97957?thread=418682&post=5352056#p5352056 To save typing again, this will also help to explain my absence :) Liam.

There is one importantly crucial thread that you missed in your absence. It seems to have become something of a cult (along with the badgers), but I can't for the life of me work out why.

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B

I was expecting the thread to be an insight into the badger phenomenon but that,is by far, the most disturbing thing I have EVER read on hootoo.

"...and it occurred to me to investigate how far I could push it into my bellybutton."

For future refernce, saturating your Blu Tack filled naval with WD-40 would break the Blu Tack down to a runny mess that would pour out.

*shudder*

Liam.

It would certainly be worth adding that to the thread.

And for a badger explanation, make sure your sound is on, and go and take a gander at:

http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com

B

Typical of the man. Turns up for a week, and then buggers off for months on end again.

B

Does anyone else miss Spank_Munki? Or has the Soap Opera Syndrome set it? How can we get him back for a few jolly posts?