Tomorrow is Towel Day (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day), honoring Douglas Adams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams).
Towel day on the International Space Station (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpQfWLkKbhw)
Mr Adams, as well as writing the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, was also a prolific source of quotable quotes;
•"'So what do we do if we get bitten by something deadly?' I asked.
He looked at me as if I were stupid.
'You die, of course. That's what deadly means.'"
A favourite of mine.
•"The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he, by peddling second rate technology, led them into it in the first place, and continues to do so today. (This one for Fulvio)
•"If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands. (For Unicorn)
•"Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich." (Maybe Pedro will like that one.)
•'It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the expression "As pretty as an airport."'
•"All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others."
•"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."
•"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
•"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."
•"On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man - for precisely the same reasons." [So long and thanks for all the fish.]
• "I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer" Another one I particularly like -try it sometime.
•"To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity." {Banks please take notice}
And hundreds more.
•"The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is...42!"
I repeat, don't panic. You have a day to get your towel washed.
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Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='115424' dateline='1527144095'This is the work of our admin markn
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Obviously Mark is a man who understands the importance of keeping his towel close at hand.
And a refined person who appreciates some intelligent, witty and clean nonsense.
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Goldie, if this has passed you by probably too late to try to catch up now. But, if you happen to see any Douglas Adams books for sale it wouldn't hurt to sample one.
On the eve of towel day I will be dining at The Restaurant
at the.... in the middle of my house. And if there is any protein on my plate I don't want to be introduced before ordering! Rare is fine, live is not.
:laugh2: All very good ..... Jeff, do you reckon McDuck is part of the Anatidae group?
I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.
And he might pop in anytime too.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='115422' dateline='1527130487'• "Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich." (Maybe Pedro will like that one.)
I'll be out looking for leaves tomorrow :winkextra:
Pedro
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='115428' dateline='1527150077'I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.
And he might pop in anytime too.
At first I read that as 'poop in' .. ewwww :)
One of the guys at the conference was wearing a quote-worthy T-Shirt BTW:
"I'm Here Because You Broke Something"and on the back
"JUST DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE"To quote the Petunias:
"Oh no, not again!"