“Like Voldemort in Harry Potter, it should be considered taboo, bad luck, and dangerous to mention the name of the 45th President of the United States; by mention in words, or by meme, or shared links until such a time as he leaves office or we find and destroy all of his Horcruxes.”
As you all know here at Galactic Hitchhikers we’re all about how we can help those in need. From You and 42 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Douglas Adams, benefitting Save the Rhino International, to Seasons of War: Galiifrey where proceeds are donated to Caudwell Children. In a similar vein we are featuring The Hybrid: A…
Greetings Froods! It has been sometime since my last post here at GH due to the move my wife and I conducted of our home over the last 3 months. As you may well know in May of this year we saw publication of You and 42: The Hitchhikers Guide to Douglas Adams by Who…
A common mistake among neophyte hitchhikers whilst they travel is their assumption that there will be sanitary facilities available at the next way station. Due to the vast array of biological configurations, this is simply not a service economically feasible to provide and can result in an uncomfortable, if not embarrassing and messy, situation. It…
The people on the planet Amorus Beta Five, are known for two(*) things; the fact that they mate for life and the fact that they have yet to achieve spaceflight. It is a wildly held belief that they could achieve the latter if they would just stop doing the former for more than 10 minutes.…
The Threpwan Academy of Sciencey Stuff firmly believes that the foundation upon which all of existence is built consists entitely of cottage cheese. It should be noted that 5 of the 6 members of the academy’s board of directors are High Priests of the Church of Curd and have significant holdings in regional dairy farms.
During the planet’s 2nd winter solstice, the people of Dalcha Gamma gather in public to commemorate the foundation of their first two great societal institutions: The Always Open Convenience Store and the 24 Hour Food Poisoning Crisis Center. It is a BYOB* affair. (*Bring Your Own Bucket)
The Ipsiweariam Constitution states that all men are created equal. As a cost saving measure, a consortium of suit pant tailors posing as constitutional purists pushed through legislation stating that individuals who are not 2.286 meters tall must have their legs surgically altered to adjust their height.
One of the few constants in the universe is that most lifeforms require the ingestion of material to fuel the metabolic process. And while this is true, what is good for the Nemaha Nexaharian Mega Goose will dissolve the digestive tract of a Belthgur Slime Gander. It is for this reason that the warning label…
Remembering a legend. Anthony Bourdain June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018