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  1. lugo Registered Member

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    What is 42?
     
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  3. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    Forty-Two is the Answer

    Forty-two (42) is the answer to the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.

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  5. Bridge Registered Senior Member

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    Lugo,

    Douglas Adams book, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" contained this little gem. Just read it-- otherwise it doesn't do justice to try and explain it.


    The really freaky thing about 42 is that I'm 42. I hope 42 is less of a let down for me than it was for Phouchg and Loonquawl.
     
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  7. Bebelina kospla.com Valued Senior Member

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    Maybe at 42 you will receive some magical knowledge about the mysteries of life, and then depending on how well you were able to process the info, your personality will either change for the better or the worse.
     
  8. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    And it's like a pinball bonus

    It's like pinball, see--if you tackle the Ultimate Question and get 42 ten times in a row, you get a free round.

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  9. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    read the book its SOO good (all of them are, i got up to ummm the mostly harmless)

    42 is the meaning of life the universe and everything but no one knows what the question MEANS so its usless

    shouldnt this go to genral or culture?
     
  10. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    6 × 7?
     
  11. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    they tried to use that in the book cause they couldnt be bothered waiting ANOTHER 1000 years

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  12. Gifted World Wanderer Registered Senior Member

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    Deep thought took seven million to get 42, and the earth was suposed to find the question. When Arthur and Trillian escaped they decided to use "How many roads must a man walk down?" Just read the book. BTW what's this doing in religion? You think he was serious?
     
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  14. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    i bow to ur knowlage

    i HAVE read 10+ books since then
     
  15. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    Andre--nifty "Generations" link

    Andre, you're one of the first people I've known around here to be aware of the forty-two generations; thanks for the link--I'd never really gotten around to seeking more info.

    It brings me to mind of an old topic, over two years old now: Something about playing God ...?

    I was playing around with forty-two and the Bible at the time:
    Just for the heck of it.

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  16. Gifted World Wanderer Registered Senior Member

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    He's God's son.
     
  17. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    Why ...?

    What I don't get is why people make this distinction.

    Christianity alleges to be montheistic.

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  18. Jaxom Tau Zero Registered Senior Member

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    I haven't seen it in a long time, but I thought that the question was found in the TV series to be, "What is 6 x 8?" And the comment by one of the characters was "No wonder the universe is so screwed up."
     

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