The Restaurant at the end of the University
Posted by Vicki Scholtz | 26 Aug, 2009The Cow was a little perplexed. Facebook kept suggesting that she friend a former DVC from UCT, who was - to the best of her knowledge - now firmly ensconced at a university not too far from where she was currently pastured.
"How odd," she mumbled to Bronstein. "I'd have sworn that was a dead profile. Entirely friendless, with no discernible activity since the profile was created - it even still locates him at the Knowledge Factory on the Hill - it really resembles a cobweb page in every manner imaginalbe. Why would Facebook think I'd be interested in a spot of necrophilia?"
Bronstein blanched. "Perhaps," he clutched at straws, "it's the living dead? Perhaps a zombie profile?"
"Perhaps," laughed the Cow. "I always wondered about Bremnercrats. That they feast in the twilight hours on the blood of young innocents wouldn't surprise many people."
"Students may be young, but few are innocent!" snorted Bronstein. "And anyway, it seems to be their money rather than their blood that Bremner is interested in."
"True," admitted the Cow. "Besides, he doesn't really fit the profile of a zombie. More like..." She paused.
"Well," chuckled Bronstein, "I have his new web page open here, and it says he was born in Guildford!"
"Guildford!" gasped the Cow. "You mean...?"
"Indeed!" laughed Bronstein. "A reincarnation of Ford Prefect! A real live alien, all the way from Betelgeuse!"
"Well, that certainly explains a great many things..." sighed the Cow. "I guess we've just got time for drinks at Milliway's, then?"
but would a betelguesian tweet?
Posted by axxter 27 Aug 2009, 12:14@axxter - anything to ward off the Vogon poetry!
Posted by Zaphod 27 Aug 2009, 18:47@ Zaphod - a couple of gargleblasters would help that. Especially on a Tuesday. Or indeed on a Friday.
Posted by The_Borg 28 Aug 2009, 11:51Hmmmm lets see how difficult it'll be for me to restrain myself and vomit out a bunch of alternative names...fr...w...nipp
Posted by nippnipp 28 Aug 2009, 17:03notmaxmartin, your powers of deduction are astounding!
Only in this case, not so much an arabesque as a britesque, since this is a northwestern institution unlike Leeds or Bradford, known for their diversity, to which we allude.
If you're in Martin withdrawal, you could always visit the website of that august institution, which has all the blogs, vlogs, tweetstreams and newsfeeds about this Martin you could possibly want...
Posted by bronstein 29 Sep 2009, 19:58