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- Hitch Hikers Guide To The Net
- Episode 9
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- Martin
-
- (The crew of the Infinity is continuing on their way to find the
- explanation to Life, the Net, and Everything. It is a unbelievably long
- trip. It is also notably nasty as Martin insists on droning on and on
- about what a waste of time it all is and how it will probably be quite
- depressing once the destination is reached and so on. Off in the
- distance, they hear pounding type noises. The sounds appear to be
- getting closer.)
-
- Gillian: What do you think it is?
-
- Arnold Lint:I don't know.
-
- Xaphod: Maybe it's some new and amazingly interesting people.
-
- Martin: I hope not.
-
- Rod: It's definitely getting closer, let's duck out of sight just
- to be safe.
-
- (Rod and company duck behind a nearby paperweight. The pounding sounds
- can now be identified as the sounds of people running. Mixed in is a
- metallic clinking sound and various shouts and yells. As the sound gets
- closer, Arnold discerns that there is also a splatting type of sound
- mixed in.)
-
- Arnold Lint:What is that?
-
- Xaphod: Could be a Rigelian Megapede.
-
- Rod: Or a Richard Simmons show.
-
- (The source of the sound now comes into view. The first thing seen is a
- group of seven joggers, of various ages, sexes, and creeds, running for
- all they are worth. Close on their heels are two blokes in a Land Rover,
- they each wield a large club and a large can of beer. They are, in fact,
- none other than Australian Joggering champions Bruce Karnage and Bruce
- Bludletter.)
-
- Bruce: Here Bruce, get closer and I'll get another.
-
- Bruce: Right Bruce.
-
- Bruce: Naw, closer, Bruce.
-
- Bruce: Pass me a beer, Bruce.
-
- Bruce: Right Bruce.
-
- (The Land Rover approaches the slowest jogger and Bruce pockets him in
- the corner with a polo-like shot to the head, causing little bits of
- brain to spurt out his ears.)
-
- Bruce: That was lovely, Bruce!
-
- Bruce: Thank you, Bruce.
-
- (The joggers and the joggerers depart, the racket follows them, as well
- it should.)
-
- Rod: That was great, what a shot.
-
- Arnold Lint:That was awful, how vicious and cruel.
-
- Martin: I don't know, I almost enjoyed it.
-
- Gillian: What do they call that.
-
- Xaphod: That's joggering, lovely sport.
-
- Rod: Let's go already.
-
- Arnold Lint:What a savage Net we live in.
-
- [**********************************************************************
- "The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Net" indicates that one of the most
- savage races in the known Net are the Incindarans. These types make the
- normal Flamers look like choir boys. These types liked to censor shows
- like "8 is Enough" due to it's immoral plot lines. They even went so far
- as to publish 'G' rated versions of the Old, New, and Video Testaments
- (blessed be the Holy Box). Legend has it that their system was kept off
- the Net for a long period of time. Their system lords felt that this
- would be best in light of the tendencies of those in the system. Things
- got so bad in Incindara that the system lords decided they better find
- someone else to fight before they wiped themselves out. So the
- Incindaran system was let onto the Net. They were so busy fighting
- amongst each other that nobody noticed the portal to the Net. An errant
- message found its way to Incindara which made them all realize that they
- were not alone. They selected their most learned scholar, Clyd Noeitall,
- to investigate the wondrous Net. It was the first time Incindara had
- taken enough time out from fighting to do anything. It was indeed a
- great day. He and his colleagues than set out and talked with the Net
- for the first time. Unfortunately, they came in right in the middle of
- the debates over Big Mac's. Upon seeing this, Clyd turned to his
- colleague and said: "No, it's all got to go". Following this they began
- to systematically torch almost every place in the Net. A long war
- followed in which the Incindarans lost badly. The Net, being a bit
- ticked off, decided on a punishment that suited the crime. They took
- away all the 'n' keys on every terminal in Incindara. Unfortunately,
- they forgot to make Incindara a read-only location, allowing the
- Incindarans to verbally flame. The few Incindarans who survived can
- still be found flaming at will about everything they read (which is
- everything as there are no 'n' keys). The once proud and feared
- Incindarans have been reduced to ranting about Burger King, drunk
- drivers, sterilizing non-supporters of ERA, and so on. "The Hitch
- Hikers Guide To The Net" warns all Net travellers that when such types
- are encountered, the best course of action is to abort the debate, as it
- is probably pointless anyway.
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-
- ******************** End Of Part 9 ********************
-
- What is the explanation of Life, the Net, and Everything? How did Bruce
- do? Did Bruce get his beer. Is Brooke Shields an Alien? To find out . .
- . Tune in next time . . . same Net-time . . . same Net-channel.
-
- danielle