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Things that come in 42's
Yelbakk Started conversation Feb 17, 2003
In The Two Towers, Gimli the dwarf killed 42 orcs.
So Long and Thanks For All the Fish consists of 42 chapters.
What else?
Things that come in 42's
Geggs Posted Feb 17, 2003
There a 42 of something close to the start of 'The Hunting of the Snark'. Can't remember what of though...
Geggs
Things that come in 42's
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Feb 17, 2003
In the introduction to The Hunting of the Snark it says: "The helmsman used to stand by with tears in his eyes; he knew it was all wrong,
but alas! Rule 42 of the Code, "No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm," had been completed by the Bellman himself with the words "and the Man at the Helm shall speak to no one." So remonstrance was impossible, and no steering could be done till the next varnishing day."
Things that come in 42's
Geggs Posted Feb 17, 2003
And Mulder's room number in The X-files - that's 42.
Geggs
Things that come in 42's
Gnomon - time to move on Posted Feb 17, 2003
Also from the Snark, and I think this is the one Geggs was remembering:
He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,
With his name painted clearly on each:
But, since he omitted to mention the fact,
They were all left behind on the beach.
Things that come in 42's
Geggs Posted Feb 17, 2003
Yep, that's the one! And you can just imagine it happening too....
Things that come in 42's
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Feb 17, 2003
Beer comes in packs of 42 
doesn't it? 
Things that come in 42's
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted Feb 17, 2003
Hmm, Well the pack I've got has twelve cans in it sory, did have twelve cans in it
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Things that come in 42's
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- 7: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (Feb 17, 2003)
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