Tag Archives: Douglas Adams

This is NOT news!

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. – Douglas Adams And the above quote is [...]

Quote of the day

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which. – Douglas Adams

Really exciting news!

Part six of three

Spot on!

http://xkcd.com/548/

And another thing…

I’m not really sure about my feelings about this, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7619828.stm : New Hitchhiker’s author announced Children’s author Eoin Colfer has been commissioned to write a sixth instalment of the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy series. Maybe that universe just shouldn’t be tampered with by anyone but Douglas Adams…. Or maybe it will be a [...]

Get ready

Today is may 24. What is the significance of that you might wonder, not much actually. Tomorrow though, thats another story, tomorrow is towelday! Whatever you do tomorrow, bring you towel and be a hoopy frood!

From the Don’t Panic department.

It seems infocom had a second shot in the gun, just never quite made it, a shame! Read on here!

Timetravel

This bit was spawned by a discussion about quantumphysics, how timetravel and Douglas Adams arrived at the scene is beyond me. But as always Douglas Adams had an answer for us, this is probably not it: One of the major problems encountered in time travel is not that of becoming your own father or mother. [...]

Life, don’t talk to me about life!

Life… is like a grapefruit. It’s orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast. Douglas Noel Adams (1952 – 2001)

OMFG!

I’m Dying here! I’m sitting here, listening to Douglas Adams and it is killing me! My muscles in my stomach are aching from laughing and I can’t sit up straight any more. Do any of you know how he came up with the name Slartibartfast? I do, but I wont tell you, but it is [...]