20: From the Gagrakacka Mind Zones to Genuine People Personalities

Mark Steadman, Jon Hickman and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon, in alphabetical order. As well as the usual affair, we submit to yuletide cheer and discuss Christmas in the Hitchhiker’s universe. Gagrakacka Mind Zones The place Disaster Area come from. In other news, we discuss what a mind zone is. Gail Andrews A famous astrologer, who was berated by Tricia McMillan on TV, but who was gracious enough to come and see her, to find out why she, Tricia, was unhappy. Galactic Eezeereed A galaxy-wide written language. We come across it on the Golgafrincham B Ark, and it does handily solve the problem that the Babel fish can’t. Garkbit The waiter at Milliways, and is so unhip it’s a wonder his bum doesn’t fall off. Mark posits that Garkbit is a little stuffy for the kind of establishment that Milliways is purported to be. Genuine People Personalities GPP is a feature of a line of Sirius Cybernetics Corporation robots. Marvin is a personality prototype, so the panel examines the ramifications of going with a gen-1 Sirius Cybernetics product. Jon Bounds has been writing again Read two new pieces by Jon Bounds on our blog: Darth Vader knew my father - is Hitchhikers part of the Star Wars universe? An essay about a liquid almost, but not quite, entirely like the best cup of tea ever Get in touch Share some of your GPP thoughts, by emailing [email protected]. Follow @ iamsteadman, @ jonhickman and @ bounder on Twitter.

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