#thhgttg — Public Fediverse posts

@NickEast_IndieWriter @fantasy @bookstodon @books

Didn't Douglas Adams write about this? As I remember it, it was something like "anyone who wants the job of controlling everything is, by definition, the least suitable person to hold power over anyone". Or similar. 🤔

#THHGTTG

OxFord Prefect

#SciFiShoes
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You may find Earth’s science fiction entertainments culturally insensitive. Best to avoid the genre altogether.

But if you must, I’d start with the original BBC radio play of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

#AdviceToAliens
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#THHGTTG

Today is a holiday in the Netherlands, but I wanted to get some work done. Two-step authenticator displayed this number. Do you think Life, the Universe and Everything are trying to tell me something? Excuse me while I go get my towel.

#FortyTwo #TowelDay #THHGTTG #DouglasAdams #DontPanic

@TheBreadmonkey

“This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”

#THHGTTG

I mean, there was a radio series, a TV series, books, at least two movies, a video game, and another radio series, all with slightly different story lines, so canon is a little tricky to define.

So the real question is, if I liked Adams' books, would I like the newer book?

#tHHGttG

Douglas Adams wrote 5 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books. After his death, someone else wrote a 6th book.

In your opinion, is the 6th book canon and/or any good? Should I read it?

#tHHGttG

anything by the loudest loudest rock band in the galaxy: Disaster Area

#DisheveledSongsOrPoems
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@petrillic

Good grief. I adored the books of course, and then in an early computer job, my buddy and I had the Infocom game of #THHGTTG, and we spent *hours* on it when we were supposed to be working 🙂

One of my abiding memories of it was:

“Arthur Dent: What happens if I press this button?
Ford Prefect: I wouldn't-
Arthur Dent: Oh.
Ford Prefect: What happened?
Arthur Dent: A sign lit up, saying 'Please do not press this button again.”

In the game, if you then hit the button a second time, you died immediately.

"But that's impossible!"
"No, just *very very* improbable"

#InfiniteImprobalityDrive

#THHGTTG

So, what’s it feel like, the wind blowing through your petunias as you plummet toward …
Oh, ouch! Oh, that’s just sad. Sorry, never mind. I’ll ask you again next time.

#AskACharacterAnything
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@avatter ja, wie das Raumschiff mit den Marketingleuten und ... ( #thhgttg )

Die IBAN des Spendenkontos von #Codeberg endet auf "4242" (DE90830654080004104242). Niemand kann mir sagen, dass das Zufall ist :)

#thhgttg

@thursdaybot

"...I never could get the hang of Thursdays."

#THHGTTG

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fix

#RepairABookOrPlay
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The Hitchens Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

#FreeThinkersShows
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#UniteEurope #THHGTTG #LifeTheUniverseAndEverything

* Read The Manual
** The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
*** Yes, the name is awful enough to make a robot feel depressed. No worries, it’s just a working title, the petition calls for a united Europe - that’s what matters. 5/5

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/united-states-of-europe-now-national-leaders-unlock-our-potential?source=direct_link

Japan-Galactic Golden Week Blaster

#HolidayThemedFoodAndDrink
#12DaysOfChristmas
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@Alice

"I'm particularly moved by this first one. If there were a label (which would of course hamper the ambiguity) it should perhaps be 'abandoned usefulness'. What's your take on this, Alice?"

Or of course the classic #THHGTTG with:
"I found some of the metaphysical imagery quite moving."
"Yes, and it certainly counter-points the surrealism of the underlying metaphor..."

@catsalad

"Time is an illusion. Lunchtimes, doubly so" 😀

#THHGTTG

@4d3fect @FediTips

"It is our pleasure to open for you, and close again in the knowledge of a job well done" 👍

#THHGTTG

@TimWardCam @Nonilex

"Many were increasingly of the opinion that they'd all made a big mistake in coming down from the trees in the first place. And some said that even the trees had been a bad move, and that no one should ever have left the oceans".

#THHGTTG #DouglasAdams

Well we tried to show Young Frankenstein, but although I looked it up a week ago or something, it had been removed from all streaming and wasn't available tonight. So, we had to fall back on an alternative and we chose The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005) instead. A total success! Apparently Adams was involved in the scriptwriting but died before it was released. Really fun, and the casting of Mos Def / Yasiin Bey as Ford Prefect was excellent, as was all the casting really. #thhgttg

@lauren

"...and sadly, your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take approximately two of your Earth minutes... Energise the demolition beams!"

#THHGTTG #DouglasAdams

@TheBreadmonkey @Nickiquote

"What we demand are rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty"

#DouglasAdams #THHGTTG

@Walrus

"<I mean you might think it's a long way down to the chemists, but that's just PEANUTS to space>. And then the style starts to settle down..."

#THHGTTG

OK, not recommending for everyone(!) but some people might enjoy at least the intro to this 🙂
https://youtu.be/xmIIOEDDVXw

"It's at times like this that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother used to say..."

#THHGTTG #DouglasAdams