S: Douglas Adams dead

[topane]

It's a sad sad day. Douglas Adams, author of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, among others, dead of a heart attack at 42.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/05/12/adams.death/index.html

[Mezpin]

He had some really fun books. A heart attack at 42, huh? Makes you think....

Mezpin

[LPMiller]

49, not 42. 42 is the answer to everything.

[cruelpupet]

ironic, that I just figured out how 6x9=42

[topane]

Um, how exactly did you figure that out? Last I checked it was 54 :P

[ProMinx]

he means 6x7...heh heh. I guess something had his mind predisposed to those other numbers...

ProMinx

[cruelpupet]

no 6x9 is 42

I know what Im saying!

[cruelpupet]

I actually had a few theories on why he did that in the book...but now i know the truth.

Unfortunatly i dont think i can tell....cause it would ruin the mystery.



But I assure you, there is a valid answer to the 6x9=42 problem

[Edited by cruelpupet on 05-12-2001 at 10:42 PM]

[ProMinx]

x = (7/9)? :-p

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by ProMinx
x = (7/9)? :-p

Nope not even close... It has to do with something Adams said one time. Thats all the hints your getting from me!

[Jeffbx]

Does it involve bistromathics?

[ironchef]

*ahem*base 13*ahem*

[cruelpupet]

Bastard

[ironchef]

oh come on, i have so little in this world. let me at least have that without being a smelly ol' bastard!

[topane]

*slaps self upside head*
Doh! I guess my memory's going...

[pennypinch]

Because he was scheduled to be the commencement speaker at Harvey Mudd College, and died the day before graduation. I wonder who they scared up on such short notice?

[ironchef]

Boy does that ever suck..

I did manage to find some good news though. From a faq I saw this morning, it looks as though the screenplay for the hitchhiker's film was complete. Hopefully it'll make its way to studios and be made into a worthy production.

Man, still bummed about this :(