HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: fsjdj1@acad3.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: DNA is here!
Date: 12 Nov 92 19:08:17 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks

In article <DcV2TB4w165w@mertwig.UUCP>, xyzzy@mertwig.UUCP (Daniel Drucker) writes:
> 
> All this talk about DNA getting on the net...
> 
> I, personally, think he's here. And it could be any one of you.

Get real.  If you had five hundred slobbering idiots yearning to fill up your
e-mailbox with drivel, would you take even the tiniest chance that someone
might catch on and tell the world that bob@cambridge.edu was Douglas Adams?
 
> Well, except for YOU.

Well, yes, I might, but that's beside the point.

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From: shoop@horton.farsef.com (Dan Shoop)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: "How to leave a planet" - where is this from?
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 10:59:27 EST
Organization: FARSEF -- The Far Side Expeditionary Force

jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola) writes:

> 
> Could someone tell me where the following text has been published?
> 
> --Cut------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                 How to Leave the Planet:
> 
> 1. Phone NASA. Their phone number is (731) 483-3111. Explain that it's very
> important that you get away as soon as possible.
> 2. If they don't cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House,
>  (202) 456-1414, to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA.
> 3. If you don't have any friends at the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask t
>    overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don't have any friends ther
>    either (at least, none to speak of), but they do seem to have a little
>    influence, so you may as well try.
> 4. If that also fails, phone the Pope for guidance. His telephone number is
> 011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
> 5. If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain
> that it's vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.
> 
> 
> DOUGLAS ADAMS
> Los Angeles 1983 and London 1985
> --------Cut------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

This *first* appeared on the backside of the 1st Hitchhiker's record which 
was a remake (copyright problems, had to take out the Pink Floyd, etc) of
the first 4 radio episodes, up until the hyperspacial field generator 
explodes.

-dhan



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From: jjh37997@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (James J. Herlburt)
Subject: Re: Thoughts on M H (spoilers)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 19:12:49 GMT

In article <97327@netnews.upenn.edu> weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener) writes:
>In article <1992Nov12.065822.19714@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, horne@physics (Geoff Horne) writes:
>>I just reread MH after looking through the discussion that's been going on
>>and i have a few ideas of my own:
>
>>--- spoiler alert ---
>
>>ok - a lot of people think the earth is still around, consider this:
>
>I agree that Earth was destroyed.  I just think it's coming back.
>Between the Grebulons having a bad _month_ with no TV, and the
>last minute InfiniDim financial obligation to save the animals,
>other than geese, I'm pretty certain it's due back.
>
>The Vogons checked off the box, so they are satisfied.  Note that the
>job was not complete, even if Arthur and Tricia were killed.  They
>missed _the_ King.


And don't forget Fenny. We have to get her back.

>-- 
>-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)
From: shepa@sersun1 (Shepherd A J)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Reference of HGG around (Was: Re: Vanity Plates)
Date: 10 Nov 92 12:45:18 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Richard Lefebvre (rick@CERCA.UMontreal.CA) wrote:
: 
: To follow the thread of occurence of HGG stuff around like finding
: th PGGB drink in a Pub, the vanity plate: ANS 42. Here is a good
: one :
: 
: In the latest edition of PC Magazine V11N19 there is a company
: named: "Arthur Dent Associates Inc." There is a review of their
: hardware-software combination of "Pen Computing" for a notebook
: PC.  I tought is was a good choice of company name for what they
: are making.
: 
: Any more of these around?
: 

There's always Vogon Computing, who do tape backup machines for PC's and
advertise regularly in several computer magazines.

	But would YOU let a Vogon do your backup?

		RESISTANCE IS USELESS!!
--
And the dandy isn't sure,		| Antony J. "Doppelganger" Shepherd
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From: dalton@nevada.edu (William Turlough Cat)
Subject: Re: Towel
Keywords: Mostly Harmless, Towel
Organization: NCC 1701-F USS Enterprise
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 00:16:04 GMT

In article <XP3TTB6w165w@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi> jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola) writes:
>
>  There's one thing in Mostly Harmless I feel I've to say:
>
>  Towel was _finally_ proven to be of infinite value for a hitch-hiker.
>  It was /used/ now, not only carried in a satchel.
>
>  This pleases me :-).
>
Towel was used several times in the radio scripts.  To flag down an imaginary
ship, and to get a bird to go down.  Possibly some other times...
>
>---wop------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jussi Kantola    | Internet: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (jute@gadox.cirion.fi)
> Paltamo, Finland | "See first, think later, then test" -Wonko the Sane
>------------------------------------------------------------------------foop--

beiad aka William Turlough Cat
From: ST102315@brownvm.brown.edu ()
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Thoughts on MOSTLY HARMLESS (spoilers)
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 21:10:11 EST
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
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News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta

In article <Bx7tAp.6An@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, jjh37997@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (James J.
Herlburt) said:
>>|> *** WARNING. POSSIBLE SPOILERS! *** READ MOSTLY HARMLESS FIRST ***
>>
>>Ditto for me....

Me, too...

>>|>   5. THHGTTG 6 is possible.
>>
>>'Course. But the Earth is gone-gone-gone-gone-(repeat infinitely....)
>
>Of course this is only true if the Guide Mk II is never ordered to bring
>the Earth back. Maybe if Fenny got her hands on it while looking for
>Arthur?

Unfortunately for the Earth, this way out is impossible as the Guide
Mark II was destroyed at the same time the rest of the Earths were.
Sad but true.  :)

>Also since the Earth was man-made as described in the first book we
>could just have a new one made. As long as the blueprints are on file.

This is more probable...except that the economic structure of the
Galaxy can't afford this kind of thing anymore.  Of course, if the mice
decide to give it another shot....

My first post (Hey!  Look!  A Newbie!  Let's shoot it!),
jwgh
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Vanity Plates
From: thomas@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Beagle)
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 06:24:02 GMT
Organization: Datamark International Ltd.

In article <7NOV199218272948@europa.aero.org> johnson@arecibo.aero.org writes:
>
>JUST A CURIOSITY......
>
>I have vanity license plates that read "WOWBAGR" (Wowbagger the Infinitely
>Prolonged).  Very often I will be stopped at a traffic light or getting out of
>my car when someone will ask me what the hell a "WOWBAGR" is.  But there is 
>always that one person out there...whether sitting in the next lane or walking
>past me in the parking lot who will shout "42" at me.  It happens about once
>every other month.  I sometimes wonder what other book characters warrant such
>a response from license plate appearances.  

Soon after personalised plats arrived in New Zealand, I saw one that
had the following:
 
		ANS 42

I liked it. :-)


-- 
    Thomas Beagle | thomas@datamark.co.nz           Work: 64 4 233 8186
Datamark Intl Ltd | thomas@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz     Home: 64 4 499 3832
 Technical Writer |       Damn, I think I'm suffering from angst.
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From: starman@crash.amigans.gen.nz (Robin Halligan)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: Hitchhiker Radio Play on CDs?
Date: 10 Nov 92 22:52:54 PST
Organization: No organisation at all
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Dirk Schwarzhans wrote:
: Reply-To: dirk@kalium.physik.tu-berlin.de 
: 
: Hello,
: 
: I have just watched the original BBC series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the  
: Galaxy" on video. On the tape was an information that the radio series is  
: available on CDs. 
: 
: Are they still available? Where do I get them and what is the price?
: 
: Thanks in advance,
: 
: Dirk Schwarzhans
Here is some info that you may find of some use hope it helps

the address for the BBC shop is

      BBC WORLD SERVICES SHOP
          BUSH HOUSE
          STRAND
          ALDWYCH
          LONDON
          071-257-2579 (fax i think)


HITCH-HIKERS' GUIDE TO THE GALAXY 1               10.99
HITCH-HIKERS' GUIDE TO THE GALAXY 2               10.99
HITCH-HIKERS' GUIDE TO THE GALAXY "CD"            41.99

Prices are british pounds

your best bet is to call/fax/snail mail and ask for a mail order catalogue
I hope this helps .
T.T.F.N

--
Starman@crash.amigans.gen.nz  (Robin Halligan)
Amigans Public Access UUCP Node Wanganui New Zealand

I'm a K 1 W 1 from the land of the long white cloud
    from the day i begun till the day i'm done
                     I'm a K1W1
From: amw@cs.bham.ac.uk (Andy Wood)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Thoughts on MOSTLY HARMLESS (spoilers)
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:16:45 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, The University of Birmingham, UK

djesimps@laplace.uwaterloo.ca (Darel J. Simpson) writes:

> [Stuff about VR Accounts System]

> Anyhow, Ford likes all animals in the universe, except geese. He just
> felt that he'd done enough with all the other causes he was helping out in, and
> it was time that something else suffered.

But *WHY* does't he like geese?

Andy...
-- 

Andy Wood : amw@cs.bham.ac.uk
From: weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Thoughts on M H (spoilers)
Date: 12 Nov 92 17:59:34 GMT
Reply-To: weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu (Matthew P Wiener)
Organization: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
In-reply-to: horne@physics.su.OZ.AU (Geoff Horne)

In article <1992Nov12.065822.19714@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, horne@physics (Geoff Horne) writes:
>I just reread MH after looking through the discussion that's been going on
>and i have a few ideas of my own:

>--- spoiler alert ---

>ok - a lot of people think the earth is still around, consider this:

I agree that Earth was destroyed.  I just think it's coming back.
Between the Grebulons having a bad _month_ with no TV, and the
last minute InfiniDim financial obligation to save the animals,
other than geese, I'm pretty certain it's due back.

The Vogons checked off the box, so they are satisfied.  Note that the
job was not complete, even if Arthur and Tricia were killed.  They
missed _the_ King.
-- 
-Matthew P Wiener (weemba@sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)
From: marky@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Mark Anthony Young)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: DNA at A2
Date: 13 Nov 92 03:17:14 GMT
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor

Just came back from seeing DNA at the Michigan Theatre here in Ann Arbor.
He said he thought we were all insane to come out in this weather (raining
very hard with little bits of snow sneaking down amongst the drops), and,
in honour of the weather, thought that he'd read something very other than
the usual -- something more dismal.  He read the first two scenes from
Chapter 9 of Mostly Harmless, doing a _fine_ "pepperpot" voice for the old
lady oracle.  He then went on to read the Dish of the Day from REU, the
Venomous Creatures and Chinese Condom scenes from Last Chance, and the
Mavin vs the Frog Star scene (also from REU).  In response to a question,
he also read the footnote about the collapsing Hrung disaster.  It didn't
answer the question, but it kept us amused for a few minutes anyway.

Someone asked him to "please please please please" tell the biscuit story,
which he claimed not to have told for years, and that everyone should know
it.  The voice vote was not conclusive, but a show of hands proved that
fewer people knew it than not.  So he told it (I'm sure you all know it
:-).

Anyway, the more news-like bits were that:

1)  The book he has been thinking about during this tour is likely to be a
Dirk Gently book.  He says it will probably be titled "One Spoon Short" (or
something like -- I wasn't taking notes).

2)  He is considering writing a book of Vogon Poetry.  This announcement
was met with tremendous applause.

One less news-like bit had to do with Random.  Someone wanted to know where
he had got her.  He said he knew that the keynote of her character was that
she always felt out of place (given that she was human, and thus designed
for nowhere in the universe but Earth, but had grown up everywhere in the
universe BUT Earth).  He said she was around from the start, waiting to get
into the story, and that, since it was halfway into the book before he got
to her, she had built up quite a bit of anger in that time.

There were plenty of other mildly amusing bits that I could not do justice
to over the net (including the bit about how writing a story to a plot is
like trying to run one of those grocery-store trolleys with three wheels
and one alien object that continually drags it off in unwanted directions).
It was good to see him read, since he does little body motions to go along
with the plot (it's the movements that are little, since the body -- at
6'5" -- could hardly be called little).  It was an enjoyable evening and I
recommend it to anyone who gets the chance.

...mark young
From: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Towel
Keywords: Mostly Harmless, Towel
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 17:59:32 EET
Distribution: world
Organization: Splattersday


  There's one thing in Mostly Harmless I feel I've to say:

  Towel was _finally_ proven to be of infinite value for a hitch-hiker.
  It was /used/ now, not only carried in a satchel.

  This pleases me :-).


---wop------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Jussi Kantola    | Internet: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (jute@gadox.cirion.fi)
 Paltamo, Finland | "See first, think later, then test" -Wonko the Sane
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From: uerics@mcl.ucsb.edu (Eric D. Shepherd)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Pizza delivery
Date: 12 Nov 92 17:56:32 GMT

Re: Pizza delivery

I'd often wondered, myself, how it could be possible to survive in a
barbarous world without pizza delivery.  Particularly in this age when
pizza out of a box tastes pretty much the same as pizza served on a pan in
a restaurant.

Which makes me wonder... has the delivered pizza gotten better or has the
restaurant pizza gotten worse? :)

- Eric S.

--
Eric D. Shepherd                   | Apple II Alliance Charter Member
InterNet: uerics@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu  |           ACM Member
FidoNet:  1:206/2713 Eric Shepherd | Programming Law #1: "When in
AOL:      Sheppy                   | doubt, rewrite from scratch."
From: ak515@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Polak)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: "How to leave a planet" - where is this from?
Date: 5 Nov 1992 18:20:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ak515@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Polak)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc4.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola) says:

>
>Could someone tell me where the following text has been published?
>
>--Cut--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                How to Leave the Planet:
>
>1. Phone NASA. Their phone number is (731) 483-3111. Explain that it's very
>important that you get away as soon as possible.
>2. If they don't cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House,
> (202) 456-1414, to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA.
>3. If you don't have any friends at the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask the
>   overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don't have any friends there
>   either (at least, none to speak of), but they do seem to have a little
>   influence, so you may as well try.
>4. If that also fails, phone the Pope for guidance. His telephone number is
>011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
>5. If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain
>that it's vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.
>
>
>DOUGLAS ADAMS
>Los Angeles 1983 and London 1985
>--------Cut-------------------------------------------------------------------
>
Yes, it was/is from the introdictionon the 'More Than Complete Hitchhikers
Guide to the Galaxy' deluuxe leatherbound edition. It doesn't work. I called
those numbers, while they are correct, didn't get me off the planet.

>
>---wop------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jussi Kantola    | Internet: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (jute@gadox.cirion.fi)
> Paltamo, Finland | "See first, think later, then test" -Wonko the Sane
>------------------------------------------------------------------------foop--
>
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From: bjornts@ii.uib.no (Bjoern Tore Sund)
Subject: Re: Anyone noticed that Clinton's the 42nd president?
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Bergen
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 14:56:19 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.125222@axion.bt.co.uk>, pwhite@axion.bt.co.uk (Peter White) writes:
|> In article <s0319198.14.0@let.rug.nl>, s0319198@let.rug.nl (E.B. Meijerink) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> |> 
|> |> I've been away for a while, so I could have missed the discussion, but 'has 
|> |> anyone noticed that Clinton is going to be the 42nd president'? I wonder 
|> |> what that means......

|> If Clinton IS the answer what the hell IS the question ??

Believe me, pal, you don't want to know!

-- 
    ___   ___
__  |__)   |    Bjoern Tore Sund (BT)   Quote: "Nothing!"
    |__)   |    bjornts@ii.uib.no              - Marvin

Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: 891666t@dragon.acadiau.ca (Trish Turliuk)
Subject: Re: Let's get DNA on the Net!
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 05:04:12 GMT

jota@mujave.inesc.pt (Joao Pedro Martins) writes:

|In article <1992Nov8.230510.2154@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, ctalbott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (christopher j talbott) writes:
||> Let's DON'T get Douglas Adams on the net.  Let's let him WRITE, which
||> is why we all enjoy his stuff in the first place.

|	have you considered the possibility that he is already writting messages
|to the ng, under a phony ID ?
:-)
Yes. But then there wouldn't be any need for this goofy thread of
discussion which, like a secret rag-fan, I occasionally dip into for a wee
bit of humour.
From: rolfl@ulrik.uio.no (Rolf Lindgren)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: "How to leave a planet" - where is this from?
Date: 5 Nov 92 17:49:18 GMT
Organization: Institutt for Humanistisk Informatikk, Blindern, Oslo, Norway

In article <9gJoTB6w165w@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi> jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola) writes:
>
>   Could someone tell me where the following text has been published?

[ .... ]

It's from Don't Panic, a Douglas Adams's  bioraphy.

--
       Rolf Lindgren           |       "The opinions expressed above are
       616 Bjerke Studentheim  |        not necessarily those of anyone"
       N-0589 OSLO 5           |           rolf.lindgren@usit.uio.no
From: dsteinbe@nmsu.edu (David Steinberg)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: The Ultimate Question (incl. Marvin and Mattresses)
Date: 6 Nov 92 15:24:01 GMT
	<6609@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> <1992Oct29.202742.17753@alf.uib.no>
	<6638@m1.cs.man.ac.uk>
Organization: NMSU Computer Science

In article <6638@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement) writes:


   No it can't. If you want to command someone to think of a number, you can't
   make it a question. If you put the question mark at the end you get
   something 
   which would be a response to the directive.

   E.g.

   A: Think of a number, any number.
   B: Think of a number, any number?

   (adding please doesn't make any difference).

   Cheers,

   Ross-c


Ah, but what about, "If you were to think of a number, what would it
be?" 
-David "ZZYZX" Steinberg- King of the ellipses
       (dsteinbe@emmy.nmsu.edu)
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From: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (Jussi Kantola)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: "How to leave a planet" - where is this from?
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 92 18:15:55 EET
Distribution: world
Organization: Splattersday


Could someone tell me where the following text has been published?

--Cut--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                How to Leave the Planet:

1. Phone NASA. Their phone number is (731) 483-3111. Explain that it's very
important that you get away as soon as possible.
2. If they don't cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House,
 (202) 456-1414, to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA.
3. If you don't have any friends at the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask the
   overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don't have any friends there
   either (at least, none to speak of), but they do seem to have a little
   influence, so you may as well try.
4. If that also fails, phone the Pope for guidance. His telephone number is
011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
5. If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain
that it's vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.


DOUGLAS ADAMS
Los Angeles 1983 and London 1985
--------Cut-------------------------------------------------------------------


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 Jussi Kantola    | Internet: jute@sday.pulp.nullnet.fi (jute@gadox.cirion.fi)
 Paltamo, Finland | "See first, think later, then test" -Wonko the Sane
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