"It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply
because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However,
not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite
number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as
near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all
planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows
that the population of the whole universe is zero, and that all people
that you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a
deranged imagination."
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"`In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were
REAL men, women were REAL women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri
were REAL small furry creatures from Aplha Centauri.'"
Zaphod Beeblebrox
"`I am so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month.
I
am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.'"
Zaphod Beeblebrox
In the beginning the Universe was created... This made
a lot of people
angry and was widely regarded as a bad move.
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The
sign read:
"Hold stick near center of its length. Moisten pointed end in
mouth.
Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use gentle in-out
motion."
"It seemed to me," said Wonko the Sane, "that any
civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set
of detailed instructions for the use in a package of toothpicks, was no
longer a civilization in which I could live and stay sane."
So long, thanks for all the fish
"There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped
the chronicler's mind."
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