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

Ouch...
There is a theory that states that once the question has been solved that this universe will suddenly vanish and another universe will appear that is ten times more difficult.

Another theory states that this has already happend.

Erm...
I'd like to add that my arm does not appear to be bruised.

Mine neither, although I have had a bad cold for the last two days and have therefore taken a few paracetamol at various intervals. Hence, I could have bruised my arm and not actually noticed. Can't be bothered to check right now.

So who are we left with then?

If everyone said whether they have a bruised arm we'll know who it was! (especially if the person with the bruised arm speaks!)...

Let's work together! Together we can crack this enigma!!!!!

(checks arm) okay, okay, who figured me out?

Anonymous tip off. Actually, I could see the question to 42 in the brainwaves of that humanoid
who left me so suddenly whilst the ship I was on plummeted towards a sun. I must also point out that
although my left diodes are aching, I have no bruises on my upper arm. Honest. I don't. Really I don't!

I am only a lowly little Space Monkey and i am 42lbs, does that make me the question? i equal 42. But what am i? Ah damn this isn't getting solved very quickly is it? If life is like a box of bananas and i have 42 of them, am i limited to only 42 per box/life or can it be any number?

...what size (Swedish) I take in shoes, plus 3. And my arm isn't bruised yet...

I vaguely remember 42 being the critical ratio between Uranium 235 and 238 - whereupon you have weapons grade material !

Lifes a bitch - and then you die.
Who needs numerical proof of this truism ?

The phrase "In the begining, the Universe was created." minus the quotes, and including the letters, spaces, and punctuation marks, contains 42 symbols.

I think you got that a bit wrong. Life's a bitch and then you marry one. At least that's what I heard. On the other hand "life's short and hard like a body building elf" (Blood Hound Gang) works nicely too.

Life is like a trip to the Big Bang Burger Bar. Before you know you're going, you've already been.

Life is like a log-flume, its down hill all the way and then its the end. Unless of course your me in wich it dosn't end.

to think that you dont respect me simply becos i havent changed my name!! but i ask you this ...Whats in a name??? and if the answer be 42 well then i ..urm ..rest my case entirely!

Oh and by the way - OUCH!!

the result of any kind of more or less difficult mathematical operation you can do with all researcher numbers...

But what about that magic number "23"???
which is (by accident) not half of 42, but has played in a couple of people's life an important role.
Just think of that movie called "23" (Well, okay probably just german speaking people actually know it, but still)

makes sense to me.

You try remembering Researcher 40250... 040...or whatever it is.

Not a number. A rose by any number is still named ROSE.

*smirk*