Just thought I saw it on the news thought you might like to know, seems some people are fans of THHGTTG. I'm gonna have to read it now aren't I?
cheers

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"OH GGOD!!! NOT THE HYLIGHTER AGAIN!!! GO AWAY YOU LITTLE PEANUT HEDGEHOG!!!"
"The only thread about ME likened me to poo shaped mummy."
"Have a nice day, because monkeys don't."
-< PersonGuy >

Douglas Adams died suddenly following a heart attack on the 11th May, 2001.

"The lights went out in his eyes for absolutely the very last time ever."

-- "So long, and thanks for all the fish", Douglas Adams

< Tributes >

This is a sad day for fans, myself included.

*moment of silence*

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"Smash the ship. Smash the ship. Bellbots are bad!"

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When 1337 hax0rs start impaling each other with swords and typing code with a hook on one hand, then they can modify the term "pirate."

Haveng never read his books, I cannot appreciate him as much as you others can.. I'm in the middle of THHGTTG audio book though..... I must say, it is intrigueing

Dammit, he was one of my favorite authors.

*lowers flag to 1/2 staff*

Read his books, they are really great.

Yes, I too was caught off-guard by the news. I read about it on the net yesterday afternoon. It's a damn shame, but you have to wonder... If he could have written a prologue to his life, what would he have told us? Don't Panic?
I think of it this way - He finally gets to leave this damn place and see, once and for all, the rest of the universe.

As a great man once said,
"Sorry for the inconvenience."

-miNus

This message has been edited by miNus on May 14, 2001 at 05:27 AM

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even if his brain wasn't mush - which it is - he chewed out his own tongue a long time ago

I read all five books in the hitch-hikers trilogy, in a seriously cock-eyed order, starting with "life, the universe and everything". Even though i was totally lost in the storyline, i made a point of tracking down the rest and reading and re-reading them many times over. i only regret not having gotten the time to find more of his work.

his trilogy is amongst my favourites, right there next to "the lord of the rings"

this has made up my mind... over the june holiday, i'm gonna track down all his books and read them all!

Truly a sad loss.
his fans from all over the world honour his memory.

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Originally posted by beuges:
I read all five books in the hitch-hikers trilogy

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Sorry to break the silence... but am I goint NUTS!?

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"OH GGOD!!! NOT THE HYLIGHTER AGAIN!!! GO AWAY YOU LITTLE PEANUT HEDGEHOG!!!"
"The only thread about ME likened me to poo shaped mummy."
"Have a nice day, because monkeys don't."
-< PersonGuy >

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< Robot Conflict >

He was one of the coolest authors I've ever seen. His books are placed in my shelf in the "philosophy" section, and that's how I feel about them. The Hitchhiker trilogy is a philosophy. And one of the best I've ever heard of. These books have helped me get through a dark phase of my life by cheering me up and whenever I feel like going mad I have to take them and read that wonderful message "Don't Panic". His wit and fun is so incredible that even the translation to a language like German cannot destroy it... "Goodbye and thanks for all the fish" has become a run on gag in my whole family.

His death is a loss for all the universe.

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Well, he's up there in the great beyond being praised for putting the quote "Life is wasted on the living." in the HHGTTG.

This message has been edited by DeadAnztac on May 14, 2001 at 02:16 PM

I was so shocked when I heard. Now I gotta go buy the last three of the trilogy. The first two have left me with more that enough memorable quotes.
Just remember to never leave home without your towel.

-Ash

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Originally posted by Wolfguard:
if you need it explained you need to leave the wake.

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Hear Hear.

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Originally posted by LiNeY:
His books are placed in my shelf in the "philosophy" section

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You have a philosophy section?

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"A woman is always buying something" - Ovid (43? B.C. - 18 A.D.)

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Originally posted by PersonGuy:
Sorry to break the silence... but am I goint NUTS!?

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Well, there were originally three books in the infamous trilogy, The Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy, The Restaurant at the end of the universe, and Life, the Universe and Everything. Then, he wrote another book in the series, and the whole series was bound and sold as "The hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy - A trilogy in four parts". Then came "Mostly harmless - The fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy The hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy"

This message has been edited by beuges on May 16, 2001 at 06:58 AM

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"OH GGOD!!! NOT THE HYLIGHTER AGAIN!!! GO AWAY YOU LITTLE PEANUT HEDGEHOG!!!"
"The only thread about ME likened me to poo shaped mummy."
"Have a nice day, because monkeys don't."
-< PersonGuy >

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Originally posted by PersonGuy:
Never seen more of the books than the cover...

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Go and get them... RUN!!

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Never seen more of the books than the cover...

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-Ash

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"OH GGOD!!! NOT THE HYLIGHTER AGAIN!!! GO AWAY YOU LITTLE PEANUT HEDGEHOG!!!"
"The only thread about ME likened me to poo shaped mummy."
"Have a nice day, because monkeys don't."
-< PersonGuy >

You need to read these. People who can't read need to read these. This isn't one of those obscure intellectual things "Ararawww, you absolutely must read Ballsac. He's truly marvelous. Ararawww" while adjusting your monocle and holding a glass of congac. This is important.

It's good and important.

I think this is a great idea. Next friday (May 25) is towel day.

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Eternally confused.

-Ash

This book so rocks....