HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: oberholz@col01.enet.dec.com (Bert Oberholz)
Subject: hhg-archive
Reply-To: oberholz@col01.enet.dec.com (Bert Oberholz)
Organization: Digital Equipment GmbH GY, Cologne
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:11:33 GMT


Hi there,

I'm new to this newsgroup and would like to know if the already discussed
(and purged) topics are archived anywhere?

I'm looking for background-knowledge, nice quotes and passages ... and so on.

Thanks in advance ...
 
piggy-eyed _bert with low hairline    

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From: rik@hplb.hpl.hp.com (Richard Beckett)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 08:44:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: The Fifth Book (spoilers/rumors?)
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Labs, Bristol, UK
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Reply-To: rik@hplb.hpl.hp.com


In article <GNAT.92Aug20120322@kauri.kauri.vuw.ac.nz>,
gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington) writes:
|> DNA has *said*, positively, that the daughter is via Trillian.  End of
|> story.  It is in the publicity releases.  It will be on the blurb.  It
|> will be in the book.  Hang me upside down by my nipples and paint my
|> genitalia with mousse if it isn't so.
|> 
|> Nat.

	YOU'RE ON !!

	Cheers,


		RIK


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From: thanatos@korova.uucp (Thanatos)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: The Fifth Book
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 00:02:59 CDT
Organization: VHF void tube of the mind (713) 492-2783

gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington) writes:

> From the FAQ:
> 
> --begin
> 19. What's the new book?
> 
>     The latest info was posted by jens@seas.gwu.edu (Jens Johansen)
>     and reads:
> 
>     OK, netters, here it is...
> 
>     The new book--Mostly Harmless--will be out officially in the US in
>     early November, or so promise the distributor/publisher, Crown
>     (not to be confused with Crown Books, the book shop chain who
>     DIDN'T supply this info).  According to the nice lady in the
>     bookshop, that means that one can start looking for it in late
>     October, as most books they get seem to start shipping in a week
>     or two before official release dates.
> 
>     The cover looks pretty predictable--it still has our friend, the
>     green planet, making a face at you, and a few other things.  Well,
>     I don't know if he's still green--I only saw a black and white
>     picture of the cover.
> 
>     Now, in times past, Douglas Adams' books got into the UK bookshops
>     a couple of months before they did in the US, so there's a
>     sporting chance that the book will be in the shops in the next
>     month or two there.  So if anyone sees it over there, please read
>     it and let us know how it is...
> 
>     Jens
> --end
> 
> From what I've read, it hardly features Arthur at all; it's about his
> daughter, Random.  It's already way overdue (I believe the announcement
> above was meant to announce its release *last year* :-).
> 
> Cheers;
> 
> Nat.

 
WHAT?!?!
Arthur has a DAUGHTER?!  When did all this happen?  Him and Fenchurch 
finally settle down?  Wow.. Arthur's daughter.. sheesh.. I wonder what 
Zaphod and Ford will think about all that mess.. *Whew*.. A daugher.. 
wow...
 
Thanatos

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                into the WONDERBREAD *heart* of America!"
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: The Fifth Book
From: scduncan@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Sean C. Duncan, Idiot)
Date: 16 Aug 92 18:09:13 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

Someone posted something on another group recently stating that the *5th*
HHGTTG book will be released in October, I think.  What is the title to
this and what the hell is it about?

Thanks,
-- 
Sean C. Duncan, scd@einstein.bgsu.edu :: scduncan@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
"Which of us is writing this page I don't know." - J. L. Borges
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From: gibbs2@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Alex R. Gibbs)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Ha! Got it..
Date: 17 Aug 92 01:25:53 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: U of A Optical Sciences

I am sticking with my original choice of Meatloaf for Hotblack, but I had
a silly idea for Hotblack and his bodyguard.  What about Penn & Teller?
It just seems funny that one never talks anyway and is often pretending to
be dead in their acts, while the other is big and gruff.  I know, Hotblack
is not a small skinny guy.  That's where it all falls down of course.  Oh
well, back to Meatloaf.  I like Roger Waters a lot, but he doesn't fit in my
opinion.  (I hadn't thought how well that song fits though!)

In article <1992Aug16.023320.687@leland.Stanford.EDU>, schmasey@leland.Stanford.EDU (Casey Carlton O'Hara) writes:
> A friend of mine and I got to talking about the HHGG and who'd make a
> good Ford or Zaphod.  We decided that Dennis Miller would make a great
> Ford.  Besides, he needs something to do now that his talk show has
> been canceled.
> We also thought that for one of Zaphod's heads, or even both if some
> computerized FX could do the trick, David Letterman might be good.
> He's definitely got the ego for it.

Hmm, funny, I had thought that *maybe* Dennis Miller would work for Zaphod.
But I didn't think it was a great choice.  I don't think he would work as
Ford though.  I really don't know who would make a good Zaphod... no one is
THAT cool!  Maybe an unknown would be best... I mean Zaphod is Zaphod.

Alex Gibbs
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From: 9125113g@lux.latrobe.edu.au (Mitch Davis)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: The Fifth Book
Date: 19 Aug 92 00:05:07 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University

In article <1992Aug18.143738.13142@hplb.hpl.hp.com> rik@hplb.hpl.hp.com writes:
>
>In article <1992Aug18.113026.9507@jyu.fi>, mol@jyu.fi (Mika O.
>Latokartano) writes:
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>|>   This might be regarded as a spoiler, so here's your chance to bail out
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>|>   Ok.  From what I know, Arthur got Trillian after all.  So Random is
>|>   their daughter.  Confirm, anyone? (Remember to keep the spoiler
>|>   alert in your possible reply...)
>
>	What ?
>	Where did Fenchurch go to then ?
>	I thought that at the end of SLATFATF (good eh?) he was happily
>	bonking away with her.

... and that apparently "Zaphod and Trillian had settled down and had
kids or something.  At least one of Zaphod's heads is saner than an emu
on acid".

No, I'm afraid the story of Arthur getting Trillian is a bit far
fetched, what with Fenchurch being obviously Arthur's "better half", and
Trillian just being some bird from a party on Earth, Islington, which he
couldn't even pick up, and was played by some American bird who despite
having a degree in Math, and another in Astrophysics, still couldn't get
a job.

Where was I?

"42?"

"I told you you wouldn't like it.."

Mitch.
From: mwerling@snoopy.umd.edu (Michael T. Werling)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: Cover of the Trilogy Bound Volume
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:31:54 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

In article <94179@bu.edu> navsaria@bu-pub.bu.edu (Dipesh Navsaria) writes:
>This has been bugging me for a while:
>
>   On the cover of the bound volume that has the first three books in the
>Hitchiker's series (this was purchased before SLATFATF was published), we have
>our friend the green planet.  Behind him are three smaller planets of different
>colors that are moving in various directions (kinda like Brownian motion,
>no? 8)
>
>   Now, what exactly are they doing?  Two ideas:
>
>	a) The three smaller ones are being juggled by the bigger green one...
>
> 	b) The green one is shrugging his shoulders kinda like to say "Well, 
>   	   I was on the original book, where it all started...I never expected
>	   it to become three books!" or something vaguely sentimental like 
>	   that.  Since the three are in the back, they could be the green 
>	   planet's children, in a manner of speaking or something like that.
>
>
>   I don't know...what do people think?
>
>					Dipesh
>					(navsaria@bu-pub.bu.edu)



I think I know the copy that you are referring to, and if you are referring
to the copy I think you are referring to, then it is definitly juggling the
plantes.  Well, definitly insofar as my opinion is definite, and my 
opinion may not be the opinion of the artist, but that is definitly my
opinion.  I think.

Mike
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From: jblum@hamlet.umd.edu (Hi ho -- Kermit the Frog here...)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Penacasata
Date: 17 Aug 92 19:35:10 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

In article <8eoLPB5w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>- Perhaps we should be bugging the author of Penasacata (Christopher Bimead)
>- since nothing of that exists at all.

>  I does exist on LP vinyl according to the book.

Sorry, that's "The Pescatons", which also exists on audio cassette and (I
think) CD, since it was only produced as an audio story.  "Penacasata" (or
various variant spellings) was Chris Bidmead's story for the scrapped
Season 23.  For some reason he never did it when Target did their "Missing
Stories" sequence.
From: lm89@ecs.soton.ac.uk (McIlhoney L)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: The Fifth Book (spoilers/rumors?)
Date: 20 Aug 92 14:16:13 GMT


How come Arthur (who could previously contrive to feel self conscious
if left alone with a rubber plant) is suddenly getting off with so
much luscious crumpet?

This bothers me!

Lawrence.
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From: riff@coos.dartmouth.edu (Christopher P. Riff)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: The 3 Doctor Who Novels that should be
Date: 15 Aug 92 02:11:24 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

glreno@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Gerald Reno) writes:

>In article <2guHPB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>>
>>Comment about Douglas Adams on Dcotor Who.  Dougie, old boy, you are a creep.
>>
>>You write 3 of the best Doctor Who scripts, 'the Pirate Palnet', 'The City of
>>death", and "Shada" and you have NOT novelized them !!  You nut, don't you
>>realize how much money you can make?  DW fans and your personal fans would go
>>bonkers if those books made it to market!!
>>

>Well, knowing Mr. Adams' reputation, Target books has probably
>conatacted him about the rights for the books and he's
>procrastinating.

My understanding is that Douglas Adams insists that if the stories
are to be novelized, he must write them himself.  However,
Target has some standard way of paying novelization writers that
is less than Mr. Adams feels is worth his time.  So, either Target
or Mr. Adams are going to have to give a bit before anything will
happen.  I'm not particularly hopeful.


------------------
Chris Riff
riff@dartmouth.edu
 
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From: flatline@eskimo.celestial.com (Flatline)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: The 3 Doctor Who Novels that should be
Date: 16 Aug 92 19:56:07 GMT
Organization: I tattooed my brain all the way...

which CD would you give him? :-)  that would have a lot to do with the way his stories come out...

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From: v122kzkw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (A FROOD WHO SURE KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: HHGTTG MUSH
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:25:00 GMT
Distribution: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <99vmgpp.anton@netcom.com>, anton@netcom.com (Anton Klaus Diederich) writes...
> 
>Yes folks, there is a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy MU*. GuideMUSH is
>located at tybalt.cis.smu.edu 4242, or 129.119.66.5 4242 for those of
>you with busted nameservers. Hope to see you there!
> 
>Hugh@GuideMUSH - 42!
Greetings.
Is it just me, or did anyone else have a problem when telneting to this
site? I got there alright, but the screen was all belguimed up (pardon
me). Then I had the serious problem of it crashing on me. Now then
I played around with the tabs on the system here, but to no avail.
Anyone have any ideas?
T.
Who on his birthday (today) received a new .sig!

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: flatline@eskimo.celestial.com (Flatline)
Subject: Re: Ha! Got it..
Organization: I tattooed my brain all the way...
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:12:59 GMT

Hmm... Christopher Lloyd as Slartibartfast? Ah, he does not really fit the picture.
I mean, think 8,000 year old man who has just been woken up and gets a kick out
of talking about his fjords. I do not really have a good suggestion, but Chris
does not fit my idea of Slarty.

Chris, however, would be PERFECT as Wonko The Sane! Perfect opportunity to do his ranting, raving, and arm-waving. His expressions would be perfect!

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Subject: Re: The Fifth Book (spoilers/rumors?)
Organization: Contract to CSC, Victoria Uni, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 00:03:22 GMT

DNA has *said*, positively, that the daughter is via Trillian.  End of
story.  It is in the publicity releases.  It will be on the blurb.  It
will be in the book.  Hang me upside down by my nipples and paint my
genitalia with mousse if it isn't so.

Nat.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones)
Subject: Re: HHGTTG tapes.  Get 'em while they're hot!
Organization: :noitazinagrO
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 19:39:11 GMT

In article <1992Aug11.214804.22344@das.harvard.edu> vreddy@pappus.uucp (Venkatesh Reddy) writes:
>In article <11AUG199214225732@albexp.larc.nasa.gov> johnson@albexp.larc.nasa.gov (JOHNSON) writes:
>>In the HHGTTG tapes, does the storyline follow along with the 
>>books or the TV show. The books have more info than the tv show. 
>>I hav ethe TV show.  I don't wan tto get the tapes if they're 
>>similar.
>>
>>
>Actually, they follow the radio scripts...
>
Almost...  I just noticed that the entire section of episode 3 between
the part where our heroes exit the Heart of Gold, and where Zaphod & Co.
enter the tunnel into Magrathea, has been cut on the tapes.  This is
probably to avoid copyright problems with the music played: Pink Floyd's
"Shine on You Crazy Diamond", Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" etc.  The
fact that they also cut some good lines is, of course, irrelevant.

But I still have my originals! (heh heh heh....)

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
From: lmasterm@cs.ulowell.edu (Lisa Masterman)
Subject: Re: Ha! Got it..
Originator: lmasterm@bigmax.ulowell.edu
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 19:38:39 GMT


In article <563gPB2w165w@korova.uucp>, thanatos@korova.uucp (Thanatos) writes:

|> Well.. Yeah, i could see him as a good Wonko.. but we are leaving someone 
|> out here.. What about Zarniwoop?  Who could play that annoying idiot?  Or 
|> how about the hitchiker that helps out Zaphod on his journery to the that 
|> prison planet (The name escapes my mind at this moment..)?
|>
|> Thanatos

Roosta.

"Hi, I'm Roosta, and this is my towel."
"Hello, Roosta.  hello, towel."


--lisa
From: gibbs2@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Alex R. Gibbs)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: HHGTTG MUSH
Date: 17 Aug 92 00:42:10 GMT
Distribution: world,local
Organization: U of A Optical Sciences

In article <Bsw0qx.EBL@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v122kzkw@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (A FROOD WHO SURE KNOWS WHERE HIS TOWEL IS) writes:
> Is it just me, or did anyone else have a problem when telneting to this
> site? I got there alright, but the screen was all belguimed up (pardon
> me). Then I had the serious problem of it crashing on me. Now then
> I played around with the tabs on the system here, but to no avail.
> Anyone have any ideas?
> T.

Hi, I have the same problem since the unix system there doesn't put
carriage returns in the intro screen, just line feeds.  This might not
be a problem if you're coming from a unix site.  I was able to play with
procomm and overcome that problem but then it screws up everything else.
Just forget the opening screen.  If I do a "redisplay" in procomm then
the opening screen looks fine (not sure why).  Everything else except the
opening screen should be fine for you.

Alex Gibbs

P.S. - Nice signature Anton!
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From: glreno@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Gerald Reno)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: HA! GOT IT..
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:51:15 GMT
Organization: The Great Beyond

In article <gate.40iqPB1w165w@infopls.chi.il.us> rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us (Michael Quintero) writes:
>thanatos@korova.uucp (Thanatos) Message-ID: <563gPB2w165w@korova.uucp> writes:
>>flatline@eskimo.celestial.com (Flatline) writes:
>>
>>> Hmm... Christopher Lloyd as Slartibartfast? Ah, he does not really fit the pi
>>> Chris, however, would be PERFECT as Wonko The Sane! Perfect opportunity to do
>>out here.. What about Zarniwoop?  Who could play that annoying idiot?  Or
>Zarniwoop, I think, should be that guy next door from "Empty Nest" and
>the Toyota commercials (I forgot his name), or John Larroquette (the
>Assistant DA from "Night Court").
>
>The hitchhiker should be somebody a little weird .... um, I got
>it - Gallagher (that idiot that smashes watermelons)!

I, myself, would like to see George Carlin as the Book; he may not have the
prerequisite British accent, but he does have really Hitchhikery intonation
patterns.

Jerry Reno (Cunning Linguist) reno@cps.msu.edu
(linguist/computer scientist for hire! Email now for details!)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,rec.arts.drwho
From: lrfox@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (linda ream fox)
Subject: Re: The 3 Doctor Who Novels that should be
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 04:30:17 GMT

I understand the problem with the three unpublished Dr. Who scripts is that
Adams can't write them for any other publisher, since (I forget the name)
has the worldwide rights to the Dr. Who character(s), and that publisher only
pays 500 or 600 pounds per novel flat rate.  So I doubt we'll ever see them in print.

LRF
From: yoda@soda.berkeley.edu (Sean Yoda Rouse)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: The Fifth Book (spoilers/rumors?)
Date: 19 Aug 1992 17:43:10 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu

Possible spoiler (rumor definately)

Last chance


So far the following possibilities have been posted about
Arthur's daughter.  

Offspring of Fenchurch.    I consider this most likely.
	We KNOW that they had sex from So Long...  And we
	know that they had quite a lot of it.

Offspring of Trillian.	Possible.  It could have happened
	on the Heart of Gold sometime.

In addition there's:
-------------------

Offspring of someone on Krikit.		Why not?

Offspring of one of the Golgafrinchims.		Ok, this
	would be streching it, but, if Arthur and Ford can catch
	a Chesterfield sofa to Lords, why couldn't one of
	the other Golgafrinchims--er--Earthlings?

Offspring of a cavewoman.  Ok, this wasn't even suggested in the
	"Does Arthur Fuck?" chapter, but, it could be possible.


Of course, I'd still ike some of the events from Life the Universe
and Everything to be wrapped up.  Why is Arthur so important?
What was the assasination attempt mentioned in Life...

Are we going to have to wait and wonder after the Fifth book?
From: hermit@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Ron O'Dell)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
Subject: Re: HHGTTG tapes.  Get 'em while they're hot!
Date: 13 Aug 92 05:14:43 GMT
Reply-To: keeper@deeptht.armory.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Pen
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucscb.ucsc.edu


In article <11AUG199214225732@albexp.larc.nasa.gov> johnson@albexp.larc.nasa.gov (JOHNSON) writes:
>In the HHGTTG tapes, does the storyline follow along with the 
>books or the TV show. The books have more info than the tv show. 
>I hav ethe TV show.  I don't wan tto get the tapes if they're 
>similar.

It's the radio series -- the original off-the-top-of-Adams'-head storyline.
Beyond episode 6, and a few bits before, no other version of HHGTTG follows
this storyline.  If you only know the series as on TV and books, then get
these tapes, since they're different!

I like the Haggunenons better than Disaster Area ...
and I like the Dolmansaxlil Shoe Corporation ...
lots of neat stuff from the radio show.

Trillian:  I feel cold.  All alone in this infinite void...
Arthur:    ...apart from the fleet of black battle cruisers behind us.
Zaphod:    Er, and which particular fleet of black battle cruisers
           would that be, Earthman?
Arthur:    Oh, the one on the rear screens.  Sorry, I thought you had
           noticed them.  There are about a hundred thousand.  Is that bad?


   Anyway, excuse me while I evolve into a box of size-nine chukka boots.

"I just wondered how she knew they were size nine."

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--- keeper@deeptht.armory.com (Ron O'Dell)   Do >not< mail hermit!
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