Written by Douglas Adams There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. The story so far:…
“Beware the Leopard” "But Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months." "Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them, had you? I mean,…
England 932 A.D. First Swallow-Savvy Guard Where'd you get the coconuts? King Arthur We found them. First Swallow-Savvy Guard Found them? In Mercia? The coconut's tropical. King Arthur What do you mean? First Swallow-Savvy Guard Well this is a temperate zone. King Arthur The Swallow may fly south with the sun. Or the House Martin or the Plover may seek warmer…
Announcer And now for something completely different. Commentator This morning, shortly after eleven o'clock, comedy struck this little house in Dibley Road. Sudden. Violent. Comedy. Rustic Shepherd It is my belief that these sheep are labouring under the misapprehension that they're birds. Observe their behaviour. Take for a start the sheeps' tendency to hop about the field on…
