h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

What is your favorite quote from any of the five Hitchhiker books?

My personal favorite is:

"Ford," he said, "you're turning into a penguin. Stop it."

Aurther Dent when they first enter the Heart of Gold in the first book.

"...hung there exactly the same way bricks don't"

(Describing the way the Vogon Construction Fleet's ships hovered in the sky over the Earth)

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"I write poetry to throw my mean callous heartless exterior into sharp relief!" Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz

"It's unpleasently like getting drunk."
"What's so unplesent about getting drunk?"
"Ask a glass of water."

"This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays"

Another good one: "what we need are clearly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty" (from the two blokes who talk to "Deep Thought")

And another I'm fond of: Arthur on the subject of flying (without an aeroplane) - "the secret is, to throw yourself at the ground and miss!"

"Six pints of bitter. And quickly, please. The world's about to end."

"Oh. Yes, sir? Nice weather for it. Going to watch the match this afternoon, sir?"

"No. No point."

"Foregone conclusion, that, you reckon, sir? Arsenal without a chance?"

"No, it's just that the world's going to end."

"Oh, yes, sir. So you said. Lucky escape for Arsenal if it did."

"No, not really."

***************

"Are you serious, sir? I mean, do you really think the world's going to end this afternoon?"

"Yes, in just over one minute and thirty-five seconds."

"Well, is there anything we can do?"

"No, nothing."

"I always thought we were meant to lie down or put a paper bag over our head or something."

"If you like, yes."

"Will that help?"

"No. Excuse me, I've got to find my friend."

"Oh, well, then. Last Orders, Please!"

Marvin when sent to stop the tank from capturing/destroying Zaphod describing exactly what he was left to stop it with...

"...Nothing. Not even an electric sausage."

Electronic sausage, surely?

I stand corrected.

I should think so.

Dent argueing with the nutri-matic:

"'So that's it, is it?' said the Nutri-Matic when he had finished.
'Yes,' said Arthur, 'that is what I want.'
'You want the taste of dried leaves boiled in water?'
'Er, yes. With milk.'
'Squirted out of a cow?'
'Well, in a manner of speaking I suppose...'
'I'm going to need some help with this one"

There is a theory which states if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instanly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarely inexplicable

There is another theory which states that this has already happened

There is yet a third theory which suggests that both of the first two theories were concocted by a wily editor of the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy in order to increase the level of uncertainty and paranoia and so boost sales of the Guide. This last theory is of course the most convincing,.....

The beginning of Fit The Seventh

Captn S

That's all I need! An existential Lift!

Zaphod in The Hitchhikers Offices trying to get to Zarniwoop's office

Zaphod Beeblebrox- "If there's anything more important than my ego around I want it caught and shot now."

Yada yada
The Bugblatter beast of Traal makes a good meal for visiting tourists
Yada yada
The Bugblatter beast of Traal makes a good meal OF visiting tourists
yada yada
Truth is beauty
yada yada
lawsuit
yada yada
Life was at fault for being neither beautiful or true and was subsequently removed from those present!

My fav- "The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate." Words to live by, methinks

Tomcat of the Zombies

Life, don't talk to me about life.

Marvin on life