Haven't seen this announced here, so thought I'd post:
This Friday, May 25th, has been declared Towel Day as a tribute to Douglas Adams.
(No significance to the date, just was the soonest it could be organized; exactly 2
weeks after DNA passed away.
Probably should have been Thursday, or June 22 (42 days after), but close enough.)
http://www.towelday.org/
or
http://www.binaryfreedom.com/towelday/
Quote:
What do I do?
Carry your towel with you throughout the day to show your participation and
mourning.
When do I do it?
May 25th, 2001
Where do I do it?
Everywhere.
Should I really carry a towel all day? It might be embarrassing!
Yes, you should really carry a towel with you all day. You might get teased or
looked at weird, but then you
can just hide behind your towel until the offensive people go away. (These people are
mind-bogglingly stupid and
think that if you can't see them, they can't see you-daft as a bush, but dangerous
otherwise.) Seriously, if you're
still in school, explain to your teachers what you're doing. They'll probably
appreciate the gesture to a great
literary mind. In fact, tell them ahead of time. They just might surprise you by
bringing a towel too.
Perhaps some places of employment won't be as understanding, but give it a shot.
If someone asks what you're
doing with a towel, tell them to go buy the book!
- David
Angel Stewart wrote:
> *cries*
>
> why haven't we figured out a drug to prevent heart attacks yet?
> ehy are like..the most common cause of death among men.
> :(
>
> the medical profession doesn't know jack sh**.
>
> :(
>
> -Gel
>
> > Sad news from:
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1326000/1326657.stm
> >
> > Author Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has
> > died suddenly aged 49.
> > Mr Adams died on Friday morning in Santa Barbara, California, following a
> > heart attack, said his spokeswoman Sophie Astin.
> > Adams's novel was turned into a BBC series
> > The author became a household name when the cult science fiction novel was
> > turned into a BBC TV series.
> > Adams was born in Cambridge in 1952 and educated in Essex before returning
> > to Cambridge to study at St John's College.
> > His career included work as a radio and television writer and producer
> > before his life was changed by the publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide
> >to the Galaxy in 1979.
> >
> > Film The satirical tale chronicled the journey of alien Ford Prefect and
> his
> > human companion Arthur Dent throughout the universe after the destruction
> of
> > Earth.
> > It centred around the search for an answer to life, the universe, and
> > everything - which turned out to be 42.
> > Arthur Dent and Slartibartfast became cult figures
> > The novel went on to sell more than 14 million copies worldwide and was
> > followed by the sequels The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life,
> the
> > Universe and Everything and So Long and Thanks For All the Fish.
> > In recent years the author had been working on a Hitchhiker's Guide movie.
> > There was much speculation about who would play Arthur Dent, with Hugh
> > Laurie, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carrey, Ben Affleck and even Bruce Willis said
> > to be in the running.
> > Adams married Jane Belson in 1991 and had a daughter, Polly, in 1994.
> >
>
>
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