Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis)
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Don't panic.
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Life...don't talk to me about Life.
~ Marvin the robot
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So long, and thanks for all the fish.
~ The dolphin's farewell message to humanity
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He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
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Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
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It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.
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Arthur remained very worried.
"But can we trust him?" he said.
"Myself I'd trust him to the end of the Earth," said Ford.
"Oh yes," said Arthur, "and how far's that?"
"About twelve minutes away," said Ford, "come on, I need a drink."
[...]
"This must be Thursday," said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer, "I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
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"You'd better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace. It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"You ask a glass of water."
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"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."
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"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes ...!"
"Of Life, the Universe, and Everything ..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..."
"Yes ...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
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Don't panic.
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Life...don't talk to me about Life.
~ Marvin the robot
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So long, and thanks for all the fish.
~ The dolphin's farewell message to humanity
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He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.
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Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
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It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.
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Arthur remained very worried.
"But can we trust him?" he said.
"Myself I'd trust him to the end of the Earth," said Ford.
"Oh yes," said Arthur, "and how far's that?"
"About twelve minutes away," said Ford, "come on, I need a drink."
[...]
"This must be Thursday," said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer, "I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
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"You'd better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace. It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
"What's so unpleasant about being drunk?"
"You ask a glass of water."
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"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."
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"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes ...!"
"Of Life, the Universe, and Everything ..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes ...!"
"Is ..."
"Yes ...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
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SouthDakota, Posted on Tuesday, 07 October 2008 at 11:51 AM
ja, iwie kult, deswegen hab ichs ja auch gelesen ;)