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15 April, 2003: The First Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture
Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted Posted Apr 16, 2003
we would be *ever* so nice to you 
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 16, 2003
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Geggs Posted Apr 16, 2003
Yeah, mail him Jim.
Got to be worth a try.
Geggs
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Zantic - Who is this woman?? Posted Apr 16, 2003
Yes Please...if you wouldn't mind...
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tourdelux Posted Apr 16, 2003
Please, please, please...
And make sure you say lots of "pleases" to Richard Dawkins.
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Ormondroyd Posted Apr 16, 2003
Go for it, Jim! 
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Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) Posted Apr 16, 2003
And maybe give him a link to this thread to show us all begging
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Apr 16, 2003
*pokes his head in in case Richard Dawkins pops by*
Liam.
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Munchkin Posted Apr 16, 2003
Well, if you wanted a write up of the event itself, sadly lacking an actual transcript, you have but to pop over to the Post archives.
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Aurora Posted Apr 16, 2003
Thank you, thank you, thank you. 
I've just watched through the lecture and it was excellent. It even worked on my lousy modem, so congratulations!
~~A~~
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Demon Drawer Posted Apr 17, 2003
Looks up Richard's publishers in the Writers Handbook. Well if I'm going to have to hang around all year for the BBC to get its act in order I may as well put in a request myself.
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Sam Posted Apr 17, 2003
DD, what are talking about? Jim Lynn has very kindly offered to email Richard Dawkins personally. These things take time. Please be patient.
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Apr 17, 2003
Someone mention Stephen Fry taking up time before hand. Are his comments documented anywhere?
Liam.
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Demon Drawer Posted Apr 17, 2003
Oh yeah Sam I know Jim has said he will post a request but then it'll get tied up in lawyers for ages before it appears on here. So I'm just using the resources at my disposal included my own writers headed paper.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Apr 17, 2003
DD, if things are tied up with lawyers, then no-one will be able to publish it anyway. Jim Lynn is an official BBC representative - leave it to him for now, eh?
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Demon Drawer Posted Apr 17, 2003
OK Jimster
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pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | Posted Apr 17, 2003
I used Richard Dawkins's coined word: meme on h2g2 / 360
the meme webguide A573040 (h2g2) A866081 (360)
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Apr 17, 2003
We do appreciate the help, DD, but just worried that a two-pronged attack might confuse things. 
(Besides, Jim knows Richard personally, so...)
Having said that, in the UK it looks like it's going to be a right scorcher this weekend, so even though we want the entries, I'd hate it if anyone missed a rare moment of British summer just because they were slaving over a hot computer
Jims
(who, nevertheless, will be spending this weekend slaving over... etc etc - damn the person who invented deadlines for books)
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- 42: Mort - a middle aged Girl Interrupted (Apr 16, 2003)
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- 44: Geggs (Apr 16, 2003)
- 45: Zantic - Who is this woman?? (Apr 16, 2003)
- 46: tourdelux (Apr 16, 2003)
- 47: Ormondroyd (Apr 16, 2003)
- 48: Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady'--'Mufflewhump'?!? click here to find out... (ACE) (Apr 16, 2003)
- 49: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Apr 16, 2003)
- 50: Munchkin (Apr 16, 2003)
- 51: Aurora (Apr 16, 2003)
- 52: Sam (Apr 17, 2003)
- 53: Demon Drawer (Apr 17, 2003)
- 54: Sam (Apr 17, 2003)
- 55: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Apr 17, 2003)
- 56: Demon Drawer (Apr 17, 2003)
- 57: Smij - Formerly Jimster (Apr 17, 2003)
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- 59: pheloxi | is it time to wear a hat? | (Apr 17, 2003)
- 60: Smij - Formerly Jimster (Apr 17, 2003)
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