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Win a Part in the Hitchhiker's Guide
jweatherley writes "The BBC are offering someone the chance to win a part in the forthcoming Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. You just have to send them a picture of somewhere on Earth that deserves to be spared from the Vogons by 25 June - oh and be British!" Python impressions don't count ;)
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Gilliam wasn't a Brit, and he was a Python, and they adored him. But he was *in* Britain, so maybe there's luck that an emigrated Yank could score a roll... Here's hoping, at any rate.
Sausages and mashed potato. Usually served with gravy.
Bangers : Slang for sausages. Presumably because they split when you cook them (if you forget to prick them first). These are not the same a weiners, or hotdogs which tend to be made from much more highly processed 'meat'. British sausages are not smoked, or kept in jars of brine, and are normally burnt to a cinder.
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Mash : Mashed potatos.
So, bangers and mash is sausages and mashed potatos.
Mmmmmmmmmm. I suddenly feel very hungry...
Paul Leader
Sausages and mashed potato, served at the coronation of James II (1685-1688).
In this thread on the article's BBC website, the Responsible Parties strongly hint that they're working on a similar contest open to all.
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You should really be asking, "What the hell is Spotted Dick?"
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The UK has the second largest online-population in the world (behind the US), it's only to be expected that the UK is going to have a big presence on any and all english-speaking websites.
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I think Canada and Australia are continually moving between 3rd/4th.
....you just have to be a British resident.
Just wait a bit and we'll have some real American Slashdot style news, like interviews with uberhackers Alan Cox and Linus Torvalds, or a story on Alan Turing, or the latest news on Mandrake, SuSE, and Knoppix.
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Err wait
English grammar dictates parallel structure, if one compares, contrasts, or lists a country it is inferred that one is comparing, contrasting or listing that country to or with another country or countries (when the terms can be interpreted as a country or a continent).
Thus 'American' in the context that I used it refers to the citizens of the United States of America.
Don't believe me, check the dictionary
oh and be British
No, that's not true:
The competition is open to UK residents only, of 18 years or over. Overseas players are not eligible. You do not have to be a registered member of h2g2 to enter.
You have to be a resident of the UK. I'm British but not a UK resident, so I can't enter. A Frenchman (say) or an American who lived in London would be eligable. That's several million people who you've just misinformed...
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sadly, no. The only f*ers to drop h's are French or from London. I'm from Newcastle. In the North of England, the real North (not Watford), we pronounce h's and many other consonants.
Thus hat = hat, not 'at. Hammer = hammer, not 'ammer etc
USA =! NYC, UK =! London, France =! Paris, etc
UK and Britian are two totally different things. Most people ignore that and it bugs me.
I like muppets.
On http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/F1839197?thread=4373 19 it sez:
Sadly, BBC rules state that competitions need to be directed towards license-fee payers - ie, people in the UK. However, although we can't offer competitions to our oversees members, we are close to announcing a different project along the same lines that will be open to all.