Memorable moments

Galaxy Minstrels 232g family bag - own photo
By pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
Derry, Northern Ireland
October 12, 2016 3:11pm CST
A family-sized (whatever that means!) pack of Galaxy Minstrels fell into my supermarket trolley last weekend. It wasn't just the special offer price that caught my eye... The slogan "Share and Enjoy" on this 232g bag of candy-coated chocolate buttons reminded me of one of the funniest, most incisively-written series of fiction books I have read, one of the best-produced BBC comedy radio series and a couple of cult-appreciated tv and film adaptations out there: Douglas Adams' 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. That same slogan is immortalized in this short clip, off YouTube - play it, listen and see if you can spot any similarities to corporate customer service functions you've had to deal with... not bad for a radio show from the early 1980s, eh?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy offers an explanation of Sirius Cybernetics, the robotics company behind some of the galaxy's most aggrivating robots. T...
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502650)
• Italy
13 Oct 16
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a game for Apple II computer by MobyGames. I surely still have the game somewhere.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502650)
• Italy
13 Oct 16
@pgntwo I have found it, the diskettes are still the the box. My Apple II is on the upper shelf in our office. I am tempted to try to boot it.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
Adams loved Apple computer products, so that makes sense. I don't remember that game though.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
@LadyDuck That would be impressive if it worked after this time!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
13 Oct 16
Hitchhilers! I have the radio and TV series and the film, always handy for when you need a bit of lift. Don't have them handy and you are first against the war come the revolution!
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
Being the first up against the wall when the revolution came, I remember that bit well!
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
@Ronrybs Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea!
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
13 Oct 16
@pgntwo Glad to be of service!
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Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
13 Oct 16
I'll have to watch the video tomorrow...someone else needs to use more bandwidth so I promised...no video tonight.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
Hope you find it worth the wait...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
13 Oct 16
Right, time for a slice of lemon wrapped a large gold brick
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pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
13 Oct 16
The pangalactic gargleblaster, good idea. I should join you.
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