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It startled him even more when just after he was awarded the Galactic Institute's Prize for Extreme Cleverness he got lynched by a rampaging mob of respectable physicists who had finally realized that the one thing they really couldn't stand was a smart-ass.
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"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm...
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It's not every day a Galactic President gets dumped out of an air lock by his own head.
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It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
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"So much time," it groaned, "oh so much time. And pain as well, so much of that, and so much time to suffer it in too. One or the other on its own I could probably manage. It's the two together that really get me down."
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@HitchhikersGuideQuoteBot2/117216490532873957
I used this quote on the acknowledgement page of my PhD dissertation, and I tampered with BibTeX so that the citation appeared at number 42. I thought it made it into the final copy, but apparently it didn’t.
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"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space. Listen..." and so on.
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"I leaped out of a high-rise office window."
This cheered Arthur up. "Oh!" he said. "Why don't you do it again?"
"I did."
"Hmmm," said Arthur, disappointed. "Obviously no good came of it." -
"You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number."
"Er, five," said the mattress.
"Wrong," said Marvin. "You see?"
The mattress was much impressed by this and realized that it was in the presence of a not unremarkable mind. -
"The best conversation I had was over forty million years ago," continued Marvin. ..."And that was with a coffee machine."
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Let's be straight here. If we find something we can't understand we like to call it something you can't understand, or indeed pronounce...
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
-- Douglas Adams⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Experience #HumanBeings #Learning
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
-- Douglas Adams⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Experience #HumanBeings #Learning
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
-- Douglas Adams⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Experience #HumanBeings #Learning
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
-- Douglas Adams⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Experience #HumanBeings #Learning
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
-- Douglas Adams⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #DouglasAdams #Experience #HumanBeings #Learning
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos
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Good. Ooooh, it's getting quite strong. And hey, what about this whistling roaring sound going past what I'm suddenly going to call my head? Perhaps I can call that . . . wind! Is that a good name? It'll do . . . perhaps I can find a better name for it later when I've found out what it's for.
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1461/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #communication #education #ego #experience #humancondition #humannature #humanity #learning #pride #stubbornness #willfulignorance
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The History of every major Galactic Civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication... the first phase is characterized by the question "How can we eat?" the second by the question "Why do we eat?" and the third by the question "Where shall we have lunch?"
-- Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) -
Today's top ten tag trends:
10: #douglasadams
9: #SilentSunday
8: #pope
7: #MonochromeMonday
6: #mastobada
5: #SCPWOB
4: #MemorialDay
3: #towelday
2: #OddScavengerHuntClues
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Oggi è il Towel Day, la giornata mondiale per ricordare Douglas Adams, noto scrittore e umorista inglese, ricordato in particolare per la "Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti".
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Giornata dell’Asciugamano
25 maggio è la giornta del mitico Towel Day, ovvero la Giornata dell’Asciugamano dedicata allo scrittore Douglas Adams e alla sua folle e geniale saga della Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti. E se avete perso il nostro approfondimento completo dello scorso anno, niente panico: potete recuperarlo qui
Towel Day: la festa dedicata al mitico asciugamano di Douglas Adams
La tradizione continua anche nel 2026 e, come ogni anno, migliaia di fan in tutto il mondo sfoggiano asciugamani colorati sulle spalle, in testa o nello zaino per omaggiare l’autore britannico e ricordare che “l’asciugamano è l’oggetto più utile che un autostoppista galattico possa avere”.
Ma quest’anno c’è anche una novità speciale: dal 23 al 25 maggio 2026 in Inghilterra è nato il primo grande DON’T PANIC Festival, evento dedicato all’universo creativo di Douglas Adams con parate, gare di cocktail galattici, poesia vogoniana, musica e perfino attività artistiche a tema spaziale.
Il bello del Towel Day è proprio questo: una festa nerd, ironica e completamente fuori dagli schemi, dove basta un semplice asciugamano per sentirsi parte di una gigantesca avventura interplanetaria. E chissà… magari oggi, uscendo di casa, incontrerete qualcuno con un telo sulle spalle. Nessun allarme: probabilmente sta solo cercando l’Autostop Galattico perfetto! 🚀🛸🧺
Autore: Lynda Di Natale
#AsciugamanoCosmico #AsciugamanoFollia #AsciugamanoGalattico #CosplaySciFi #CulturaGeek #CulturaNerd #CulturaSciFi #DouglasAdams #EventoFantascienza #EventoNerd #FanCosplay #FanDouglasAdams #FanEvento #FanLetteratura #FanSciFi #FestaFantascienza #FestaGeek #FestaLetteratura #FestaNerd #FestivalNerd #GeekCulture #GeekEvent #GeekFans #GeekLifeStyle #GeekParty #GiornataAsciugamano #GiornataGeek #GuidaGalattica #GuidaGalatticaFan #HitchhikersGuide #LetturaFantascienza #LetturaNerd #LibriNerd #LibriSciFi #NerdFun #NerdHumor #NerdItalia #NerdLife #NerdParty #RomanzoFantascienza #SciFiCommunity #SciFiFandom #SciFiFans #SciFiFestival #SciFiItalia #SciFiLovers #SciFiParty #TowelDay
Fonte: web
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 5, Mostly Harmless, ch. 12 (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1464/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #mostlyharmless #design #failsafe #fool #foolproofing #genius #ingenuity
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I decided I would like to learn Italian, but I really didn't get on with the apps, first Duolingo (rather childish and with the whole annoying gamification thing) and then Busuu (much better, but still not for me).
Then I came upon the comprehensible input thing. I tried an Italian comic (Sempre più grande Gaston), which was fun. Now it's time for a bigger project.
And what would be better than one of my all-time favourites?
#italian #gaston #guust #HHGTTG #douglasAdams #42 #duolingo #busuu
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I decided I would like to learn Italian, but I really didn't get on with the apps, first Duolingo (rather childish and with the whole annoying gamification thing) and then Busuu (much better, but still not for me).
Then I came upon the comprehensible input thing. I tried an Italian comic (Sempre più grande Gaston), which was fun. Now it's time for a bigger project.
And what would be better than one of my all-time favourites?
#italian #gaston #guust #HHGTTG #douglasAdams #42 #duolingo #busuu
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I decided I would like to learn Italian, but I really didn't get on with the apps, first Duolingo (rather childish and with the whole annoying gamification thing) and then Busuu (much better, but still not for me).
Then I came upon the comprehensible input thing. I tried an Italian comic (Sempre piú grande Gaston), which was fun. Now it's time for a bigger project.
And what would be better than one of my all-time favourites?
#italian #gaston #guust #HHGTTG #douglasAdams #42 #duolingo #busuu
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I decided I would like to learn Italian, but I really didn't get on with the apps, first Duolingo (rather childish and with the whole annoying gamification thing) and then Busuu (much better, but still not for me).
Then I came upon the comprehensible input thing. I tried an Italian comic (Sempre più grande Gaston), which was fun. Now it's time for a bigger project.
And what would be better than one of my all-time favourites?
#italian #gaston #guust #HHGTTG #douglasAdams #42 #duolingo #busuu
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I decided I would like to learn Italian, but I really didn't get on with the apps, first Duolingo (rather childish and with the whole annoying gamification thing) and then Busuu (much better, but still not for me).
Then I came upon the comprehensible input thing. I tried an Italian comic (Sempre più grande Gaston), which was fun. Now it's time for a bigger project.
And what would be better than one of my all-time favourites?
#italian #gaston #guust #HHGTTG #douglasAdams #42 #duolingo #busuu
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
MARVIN: The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million, they were the worst too. The third ten million I didn’t enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Phase 1, “Fit the 5th” (BBC Radio) (1978-04-05)More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/35056/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #hitchhikersguide #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #marvintheparanoidandroid #badtimes #complaint #depression #hyperbole #marchoftime #passageoftime #pessimism #waiting #worst
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Was wir an AI-Bildern, -Texten und -Musik hören sind einfach nur Varianten von "42". Und ja, auch Viele von uns haben die Frage vergessen.
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"I have detected disturbances in the wash. Eddies in the space-time continuum."
#tasmania #weather #satellite #himawari #loop #BoM #DouglasAdams
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42 ist die Antwort auf die Frage nach dem Leben, dem Universum und allem. Geliefert hat sie der britische Schriftsteller Douglas Adams in seiner Geschichte "Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis". Am 11. März wäre Adams 72 Jahre alt geworden.
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„Ich bin doch lieber jeden Tag glücklich, als im Recht.“ Douglas Adams
#HappyBirthday - heute wäre er 74 Jahre alt geworden...
#DontPanic und #DankeFürDenFisch
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#tolkien
#DouglasAdams
#MarkGatiss
#DrJaninaRamirez
#CSLewis
#Belloc
Bit of a poor picture but, here it is anyway. -
Hashtags for today. Some favourite #books and #authors
#bookstadon#stephenking
#terrypratchett
#neilgaiman
#jamesherbert
#angelacarter
#richardlaymon
#clivebarker
#lewiscarroll
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#shaunhutson
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#shirleyjackson
#douglasadams
#raymondchandler
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#tomsharpe
#ramseycampbell
#peterstraub
#meddlingkids
#thehobbit and many more I look forward to discovering.