Monday, March 28. 2005
You will not understand the below paragraph until you are well versed in geek culture 
. I am keeping it here, since it is another Frequently quoted quotation
After seven and a half million years of pondering the question, Deep Thought provides the answer: "forty-two". "Forty-two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for seven and a half million years' work?" "I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
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I cannot wait until the movie comes out. If they do it right, it'll be awesome.
Sudhir, yes it is from HHGTTG . Actually there have been many cases where The conversations go like this -
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RandomGuy : blah .. blah.. php .. blah .. linux.. sucks. What is the reason ?
Me : the answer is 42
RandomGuy : What ?
Me: Perhaps you never actually knew what the question is.
RandomGuy : Huh ?
Me : {Trying to dig up the link to the quote} .
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Now I can just point these fellows to this link
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RandomGuy : blah .. blah.. php .. blah .. linux.. sucks. What is the reason ?
Me : the answer is 42
RandomGuy : What ?
Me: Perhaps you never actually knew what the question is.
RandomGuy : Huh ?
Me : {Trying to dig up the link to the quote} .
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Now I can just point these fellows to this link
Ben, the trailers are out http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
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Did Shakespeare inspire Douglas Adams for the answer 42? Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor drink thou off; When presently through all thy veins shall run A cold and drowsy humour, for no pulse Shall keep his native p
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