Jim Henderson wrote:
> But the sorts of questions Steve and I would ask each other would have 
> considered "what was the improbability factor that Ford and Arthur were 
> rescued by the Heart of Gold at?" to be a simple questions. (2^267709:1 
> against - possibly much higher)
Hmm, I couldn't have answered that, but I suppose if you know the 
Islington area code you're halfway there ;-)

> More along the lines of:
> 
> How many times had Lintilla been cloned?
Millions, as I recall, and, typically for Adams, a terribly specific number.

> What was the ratio of Lintilla clones to lonely business executives that 
> was maintained to keep the laws of supply and demand in balance?
Crikey, this merely rings a bell.

> Which escape capsule did Ford and Arthur get into in the Hagunnenon ship?
Ah, a fifty-fifty. Very generous! Um, left? My imagination says right 
and for some reason my imagination always gets left and right wrong.

> In the end of the first episode, there's a chord played played after 
> Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz issues his ultimatum to Ford and Arthur.  What is 
> the piece of music that chord comes from, and who was the composer?
I thought it was a radiophonic effect. Sounds like an organ, so I'll say 
Bach.

>> "How did you nutters get in here?"
>> "Well, what it is, you see, is, well, we flew in. Yes, definitely, we
>> flew in."
>> "Well, bloody fly out again."
> 
> Listened to that bit on the drive in this morning.  Fit the Twelfth 
> finished just as I pulled into my parking spot.

:D

> There is a benefit to a 45-minute+ drive in the morning. :-)
I currently walk to work, but if I ever face a commute this will be my 
strategy also.

> "VarNtvar...."
> "Varntvar.  He's a priest.  Does marriages, and other things, but mostly 
> marriages."

:D

"I have worked out that if I stick my left hand into my right ear I can 
electrocute myself."
"What?"
"Terminally."
"Is that so."
"I can do it at a moment's notice. Just give the word."
"Just cool it, Marvin."
...
"I think I'll go and hide."



PS we seem to have hijacked this thread in a direction nobody could have 
predicted

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