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

As most of you would be aware...I go to pub trivia every week with my Dad and various ring-ins .

There was a new team on Tuesday. They were called "So long and thanks for the fish".

Part of me wanted to be their friend, because of the Adam's affiliation.

Part of me wanted to beat them about the head because they'd left out the *all* (as in "so long and thanks for *all* the fish).

So I decided to do nothing.

They beat us.

(Don't worry if you can't find a point...there isn't one..it's just been something that had been running around in my head...and I decided to put it somewhere else)

The heathens!

Last time I entered a pub quiz, the poor MC dude kept getting his words wrong, poor guy...
...he finally gave up his microphone after asking 'In which Shakespeare play was the phrase "A pox on both your horses"?' and everybody in our team, as one, yelled the correction: "HOUSES!!" and then we were all laughing too hard to actually answer the question.

...How does a team which can't even get their name right, manage to win a quiz night? grr.

thank you...I was worried about the extremities of my emotion towards them...I'm glad you understand .

I used to go with my Dad and his workmates...they used to bring their wives...he took me

Then one by one they all disappeared until it was just me and Dad. Obviously we didn't play to win...it was just fun

Then my boy started coming along (this was before he was mine...but it was a very strong factor in him becoming mine )...and it was just us for months...

...now it me, Dad, the boy, my sister, her boy and my girl...6 on the team

We still never win...but it's fun...and there's beer !

Hooray! Well worth it, then!

It's definitely worth it...it's nice to have a good solid reason to drink on a worknight !

I'm glad I got it right when I used it as the title for a journal entry. If I hadn't I'd have probably been drummed off hootoo

Well *half* of e would've thought you were cool...but then I've been raised in a "near enough is good enough" family

I usually keep this pretty quiet here but I'm not a big Adams fan. I read the books and enjoyed them but they weren't something I have ever wanted to reread.

There's only two books I've read more than once..."Slaughterhouse 5" and "The Outsider"...

...apart from that i've never really been tempted...

some of my favourites I've read half a dozen times
a really good book you keep on discovering things you'd missed ( well I do)

Maybe I'll try it then...I've just never really seen the point if you already know how it ends...

...oh, by the way, it's taking me forever to read "in the name of the rose"...I'm really gonna have to find a site that's already translated the latin bits in it...I feel like I'm missing out on half the book

took me a long while but its worth it
IMO easily the best of his books

I will scout around after w**k...hopefully someone's already translated it...I don't know that many people who know latin

my dad did it at school but I think hes a little rusty by now

Well you'd think w**king with all these priests would make it easier...oh well

Out for a smoke, back in a little while

may have another try at getting some sleep, speak soon

still here

Moodsy tabernac, rat batard as my fellow Francophone Canucks would say. They didn't deserve to win! But M'dear the name is *The Name of the Rose* if you're referring to Mr. Eco's work. I agree with you about the Latin, but for gawd's sake stay away from his newest, *Baudolino* It is boooooooooooooooooooriing! And pretensious. (Spelling?)

Anyway, I just finished w**k and it was a very late w**k so naturally as a guy I just want to sleep now.





cl

for keeping you up Kitty

You're right, as always, zoomer...Friday brain go slllloooowwww

And they didn't deserve to win...every time their name was called out I cringed...

Finishing work in 5 minutes...then off to clean the house because I have a guest staying over