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In the fourth episode (1978-03-29) of Douglas Adams’ BBC Radio 4 radio series The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the computer Deep Tought hesitatingly gives its famous answer ’42’. That triggered the never ending discussion about what meaning that number might have. In July 1973, Adams was … Continue reading “Douglas Adams’ 42”
All men shall not be saved at the length. They also are worthy of condemnation, who endeavour at this time in restore the dangerous opinion that all men, by they never so ungodly, shall at length be saved, when they have suffered pains for their sins a certain time appointed by God’s justice. Article 42 … Continue reading “Eternal Disconnect”
The helmsman used to stand by with tears in his eyes; he knew it was all wrong, but alas! Rule 42 of the Code, “No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm,” had been completed by the Bellman himself with the words “and the Man at the Helm shall speak to no one.“ … Continue reading “Article 42 in the 42 Articles”
By Douglas Adams, alt.fan.douglas-adams, 1993-11-03: It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought ‘42 will do.’ I typed it out. End of story. … Continue reading “Douglas Adams and Lewis Carroll”