The Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe And Everything

**RiderInBlack** · 1st June 2004, 08:02

Sitting down and reads Regilios Raving "debate" over "Evolution Vs Creation", sudden flash of inspiration hit me. I had the answer to it all. The answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe And Everything! It was in the "The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy". It explained everything, even why Earth was created.

The Answer

To the Ultimate Question

Of Life,

The Universe

And Everything

is.....

is....

is....

(wait for it)...

Is..

Forty-Two!

The problem is what actually is the question?

"The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy" was full of help information like that.
Things like how to fly:
"There is an art, it says,or rather, a knack to flying.
The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss"

But best of all "it has the words DON'T PANIC inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover."

So I decided that it needed a thread for all my follow inter-galactic hiker-hikers who have been stranded on this planet because The Guide had describe Earth as "Mostly Harmless"

**James Deuce** · 1st June 2004, 08:22

The question is, "What is the least number of days that a Human Female can become pregnant after giving birth?" 6 weeks is the generally accepted figure, though this doesn't happen very often. I have a friend who managed it in 9 weeks though. Yukky.

For the naysayers, Douglas Adams told me this when he was here for the launch of "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul" when I worked for Collin's Publishers many years ago.

**RiderInBlack** · 1st June 2004, 08:34

Originally Posted by Jim2

For the naysayers, Douglas Adams told me this when he was here for the launch of "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul" when I worked for Collin's Publishers many years ago.

You luck bugger

I haven't read that one yet. I got as far as "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish". Must read "Mostly Harmless".

**Hitcher** · 1st June 2004, 08:44

And Ford Prefect is still a way cool name...

**MikeL** · 1st June 2004, 09:09

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And Ford Prefect is still a way cool name...

I've owned two of them in my time...

**Motu** · 1st June 2004, 09:14

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And Ford Prefect is still a way cool name...

Yeah,shit I cracked up when I read that the first time.Only the Poms can do things like this - like,can you imagine calling someone Coupe De Ville?

**Hitcher** · 1st June 2004, 13:35

Originally Posted by Motu

Yeah,shit I cracked up when I read that the first time.Only the Poms can do things like this - like,can you imagine calling someone Coupe De Ville?

Don't forget that cars have been named after people, like the lovely Miss Mercedes Benz and the inimitable Edsel Ford...

**vifferman** · 1st June 2004, 13:38

Some of the Jap cars aren't much better - like the Nissan Cedric.

**Ms Piggy** · 1st June 2004, 13:47

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And Ford Prefect is still a way cool name...

My Mu had a Ford Anglia and it was coooooool. :cool2:

**vifferman** · 1st June 2004, 14:03

Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily

My Mu had a Ford Anglia and it was coooooool. :cool2:

Mu? Mu-mu? Moo moo??!?
I've driven me one o them there Ford Anglecars, and it were OK.
Had a mate with a Morrie thou, and because his was only an 850 (mine were a proper thou), and he trashed the Anglecar (rolled it on the way home when he fell asleep), he put the anglecar's engine in the Morrie. Made it marginally faster than mine for accelermeration, but no quicker for top speed....
Ahhh... them were the days. Back when I was young 'n stupid, instead of old(ish) and decrepit....

**Hoon** · 1st June 2004, 14:12

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And Ford Prefect is still a way cool name...

I don't know......still think Ford Zephyr sounds better

**jrandom** · 1st June 2004, 15:07

Originally Posted by Jim2

I have a friend who managed it in 9 weeks though. Yukky.

Managed 12, here. But then I've posted about that before.

Why yukky, anyway? Are you implying that Nice Girls don't do it 9 weeks after giving birth?

Oooh, and you actually met DNA in person? I suppose you have an autographed HHGTTG then. Lucky bastard.

**Ms Piggy** · 1st June 2004, 15:13

Originally Posted by firestormer

Mu? Mu-mu? Moo moo??!?
I've driven me one o them there Ford Anglecars, and it were OK.
Had a mate with a Morrie thou, and because his was only an 850 (mine were a proper thou), and he trashed the Anglecar (rolled it on the way home when he fell asleep), he put the anglecar's engine in the Morrie. Made it marginally faster than mine for accelermeration, but no quicker for top speed....
Ahhh... them were the days. Back when I was young 'n stupid, instead of old(ish) and decrepit....

Ooooops! Was meant to me "My Mum" :P

We had a Zephyr Mark 1 as well and when my Mum & step Dad (finally) split me & my sister soooooo wanted Mum to take the Zephyr but she opted for the Anglia, which was just about as good. Ahhhhhhhh...memories....*sigh*