My Conversations

I'm Parrferris. After another stint in Torbay (the alleged English Riviera), I now live in a converted pigsty in a remote corner of south Devon. I moved at one stage a few years back to the Far East - the far east of Devon, that is, where I wrote this entry of which I'm rather proud. I work for the grocery arm of the world's biggest consumer co-operative, about which I'm rather less happy. I walk a lot, I eat a lot, I watch too much telly and I've been an unapologetic Doctor Who fan all my life (long before it became fashionable). And I don't get to spend enough time on h2g2! This is all you probably need to know about me; in fact it's probably all there is to know!

I joined h2g2 just before the site disappeared, so I spent my first few weeks on the Yahboo chat site (it seems so long ago now). Despite everything, I managed to make friends with some splendid people, most of whom are now back here in Auntie's ample bosom.

Edited Enties

To save scrolling down, here are the pitifully few edited entries I have contributed to the Guide. Hopefully, seeing the brevity of this list every time I look at my PS will shame me into writing more!

Revolt against tedious weekdays!

I am the Minister of Defence (& Occasional Offence) of

The Campaign to Rename Thursdays 'Thing'
Now Officially the Most Popular Uprising on H2G2™!

Overthrow the dull and meaningless routine of your week! Delete those pointless days from your calendar!

Embrace the New Order!

Sodit, Wimpy, Wibble, Thing, Poets, Doobry, Dontbry

Members of the Thingite High Council at the Summer 2001 MeetUp:
Parrferris, Shea the Sarcastic, Uncle Heavy, Uncle Heavy's shirt, Clive the Flying Ostrich, Bob and Lady Elly.
Photo by C.T.F. Ostrich esq.

Read the Manifesto

Join the revolution now!

If this page looks dull...

...and the yet white glare is slowly blinding you, you're probably viewing it in the dreaded Alabaster skin. For altogether cooler results:

Meet Fred the Badger

It is my duty to oversee all the many badger-related issues on H2G2, and to protect all the badgers that live within the guide.

The oldest and wisest of these brocks is Fred, and the youngest addition to the h2g2 sett is little Elly.

Visit the full list of all Keepers

Devon

I'm lucky enough to live in England's lovliest county, Devon. I'm originally from Dartmouth an ancient borough and port in the south of the county. Unfortunately, work forced me to move just a few miles up the line to Paignton, the least attractive of the three Torbay towns, and part of one of Britain's most popular seaside resorts, where I lived for several years. Fate then dealt me a kinder hand, as the job took me to Sidmouth, a beautiful seaside town stuck in a timewarp. Most recently I returned to work in Dartmouth, to which I walk several miles every day from the aforementioned pigsty.

To learn more about the most beautiful place in the world, why not visit BBC Devon Online for news, features and pictures.

Take a brief photographic tour of Devon at the gallery

Some links you may like (or not)

Calling all square-eyed devotees of the goggle box - if you enjoy the bits in-between more than than the programmes themselves, check out Transdiffusion

For several years as a kid, I lived in the pretty Yorkshire town of Holmfirth which has probably the best community website I have seen. The town is, of course, best known as the location for the long-running comedy series Last of the Summer Wine

Later, my family moved to Gwynedd. As a teenager I was involved in the campaign to rebuild the nearby Welsh Highland Railway. At last progress is being made, from Caernarfon in the north and from Porthmadog in the south.

The greatest television series ever - do I even have to mention the name? (Well, let's face it, the graphic is a bit of a giveaway, isn't it?)

Discover some of the secrets of London's Underground at this fascinating website. And of course there's a splendid introduction to the system here.