Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread P. J. Alling
ednesday, September 17, 2008, 3:10:39 PM, you wrote: >>> >>> BW> Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. A much over-rated book. >>> >>> >>>>> Behalf Of Christine Aguila >>>>> >>>>> Dave: I have no idea what HH

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread Cotty
On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >Ah, yes, thanks for that Cotty, and I'm sure glad your message did not come >with a typo! ;-) Cheers, Christine LOL -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com __

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread Bob Blakely
t;> Only people who don't like the book, don't like it >> >> Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 3:10:39 PM, you wrote: >> >> BW> Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. A much over-rated book. >> >> >> Behalf Of Christine Aguil

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread David Savage
2008/9/18 David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I quite liked it. I just think it's over-rated. > > Enjoyed it as well. > > I don't read a lot, now theres a understatement, but the books i have > read are from Adams.,and Tolkin( H

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread David J Brooks
all, but impressive novels.. In my teens it was the wisdom of Hef.:-) Dave > > Bob > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Bruce Dayton >> Sent: 17 September 2008 23:24 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread David J Brooks
author, name i forget, i'm >> waiting for the ticker to come round again, >> is penning the next chapter in the HHGTTG series. >> >> Were's Doug when we need him.:-0 > > Announced today apparently, and already in the Wikipedia entry for > Hitchhiker? &

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-18 Thread Leon Altoff
riginal Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Christine Aguila >> Sent: 17 September 2008 23:01 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy >> >> Da

RE: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. A much over-rated book. > > Bob Maybe, but it's still a hoot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

RE: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Just watching local news channel CP24, which has ticker stories > running at the bottom > of the screen. One said a children;s author, name i forget, i'm > waiting for the ticker to come round again, > is penning t

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread John Celio
> Just watching local news channel CP24, which has ticker stories > running at the bottom > of the screen. One said a children;s author, name i forget, i'm > waiting for the ticker to come round again, > is penning the next chapter in the HHGTTG series. Oh, bel

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish... Christine Aguila wrote: > Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, Christine > > > - Original Message - > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax Discuss" ; "Barb

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Christine Aguila
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, Christine > > Christine: you are never really alone if you have your rub

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sep 17, 2008, at 3:39 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, >> Christine > > Christine: you are never really alone if you have your rubber ducky > with >

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Cotty
On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, Christine Christine: you are never really alone if you have your rubber ducky with you. Cheers Cotty. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.

RE: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Bob W
I quite liked it. I just think it's over-rated. Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Bruce Dayton > Sent: 17 September 2008 23:24 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGT

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Bruce Dayton
TED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Christine Aguila >> Sent: 17 September 2008 23:01 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy >> >> Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, BW&

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Zaphod would be so hurt. G ... yes, I'm back home again ... On Sep 17, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Bob W wrote: > Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. A much over-rated book. > >> Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail L

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Ah, yes. Thanks for that. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: RE: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy > H

RE: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Bob W
Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy. A much over-rated book. Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Christine Aguila > Sent: 17 September 2008 23:01 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT Sounds like a

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Christine Aguila
Dave: I have no idea what HHGTTG stands for, Dave. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax Discuss" ; "Barbara Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:46 PM Sub

Re: OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread Cory Waters
r to come round again, > is penning the next chapter in the HHGTTG series. > > Were's Doug when we need him.:-0 > > > Dave > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > C

OT Sounds like a new HHGTTG added to the trilogy

2008-09-17 Thread David J Brooks
Just watching local news channel CP24, which has ticker stories running at the bottom of the screen. One said a children;s author, name i forget, i'm waiting for the ticker to come round again, is penning the next chapter in the HHGTTG series. Were's Doug when we need him.:-0 Dave

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 06:43:20PM +0100, Cotty wrote: On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! Jostein You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you could all

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread John Francis
On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 06:43:20PM +0100, Cotty wrote: > On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! > >> Jostein > > > >You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? > > Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you coul

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread mike wilson
Cotty wrote: On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! Jostein You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you could all bring a towel please. I think you should know that I'm feelin

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread Jostein
- Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you could all bring a towel please. LOL. Don't forget to soak one corner with anti-depressants. Jostein

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread Cotty
On 3/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >> Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! >> Jostein > >You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? Oh crikey. Attention London PDMLers, if you could all bring a towel please. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) |

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread mike wilson
Jostein wrote: Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! Jostein You mean like one in London on Thursday/Friday night? - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:15 PM Subject: OT HHGTTG Hi, Not to give too

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-03 Thread Jostein
Gee, I hope it finds the way to a cinema near me soon! Jostein - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:15 PM Subject: OT HHGTTG Hi, Not to give too much away but: 1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-02 Thread mike wilson
b - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:15 PM Subject: OT HHGTTG 1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to the radio series, books TV or record. It's actually a more coherent whole... 2. it's worth wait

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-02 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It's a decent rendering of the book. A little free in some spots but pretty faithful. I enjoyed the heck out of it. :-) Godfrey

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-02 Thread Herb Chong
ouple of times. Herb - Original Message - From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:15 PM Subject: OT HHGTTG 1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to the radio series, books TV or record. It's actually a more coherent wh

Re: OT HHGTTG

2005-05-02 Thread John Francis
On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 10:15:55PM +0100, mike wilson wrote: > Hi, > > Not to give too much away but: > > 1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to the radio series, books > TV or record. It's actually a more coherent whole... I'd say it bears about as much resemblance to the radio broad

OT HHGTTG

2005-05-02 Thread mike wilson
Hi, Not to give too much away but: 1. the film bears only a passing resemblance to the radio series, books TV or record. It's actually a more coherent whole... 2. it's worth waiting through the credits, no matter how much of a saddo that makes you appear. I only did it because I wanted to see i

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-24 Thread petit miam
Sorry to post to list, but I lost David's addy. > David J Brooks wrote: > > > >I have noticed on many threads when people reply to > > a question/comment,they include part of the > original text and then a reply.How might you be > > doing this? Press the reply button while viewing the email. Re

Re: Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Begin Original Message From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mon, 21 May 2001 10:21:16 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg David J Brooks wrote: > > Begin Original Message >  From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL P

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread Aaron Reynolds
David J Brooks wrote: > > Begin Original Message > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sun, 20 May 2001 07:05:19 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg > > Hi Group: > I have two computer / e-mail???

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread David J Brooks
Begin Original Message From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 20 May 2001 07:05:19 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg Hi Group: I have two computer / e-mail??? for you.I have noticed on many threads when people reply to a quest

RE: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-21 Thread Jostein Oksne
Some answers interspersed below: > -Original Message- > > Hi Group: > I have two computer / e-mail??? for you.I have noticed on > many threads when people reply to > a question/comment,they include part of the original text and > then a reply.How might you be > doing this? When I cl

Re: OT: urls-snips-hhgttg

2001-05-20 Thread Aaron Reynolds
David J Brooks wrote: > >I have noticed on many threads when people reply to > a question/comment,they include part of the original text and then a reply.How might >you be > doing this? It's part of the e-mail software being used. What program are you using? There should be an option somewh

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-19 Thread Treena Harp
It's like a zen martini. No vermouth -- and no gin, either. - Original Message - From: "Dan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: Re: HHGTTG > >> >How can you have a TRIlogy with 6 b

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-19 Thread Dan Scott
>> >How can you have a TRIlogy with 6 books? > >6 = 4 + 2 > >42 is the answer to this mystery. > >Regards, >Bob... Doh! Can't believe I missed that. Dan Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the direct

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-19 Thread Bob Blakely
> >How can you have a TRIlogy with 6 books? 6 = 4 + 2 42 is the answer to this mystery. Regards, Bob... --- "When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease. And

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-18 Thread petit miam
Yes, it can be downloaded somewhere on the net. It may be through an Amstrad emulator my brother has. I played it about a year ago. I will have to get it. I like Infocom games. I have five on my computer at the moment I am trying to get through. --- Evan Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does a

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-18 Thread petit miam
How can you have a TRIlogy with 6 books? I quite like the text adventure game based on HHGTTG. I plan to download it in a few days when I get connected. I read one or two of his books once, and they were quite good. Fans of Douglas Adams might enjoy the William Sleator books also. I thought

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-14 Thread John Francis
My favourite HHGttG memory is getting the Babel fish in the Infocom computer game. My favourite trivia item, guaranteed to puzzle most HHGttG fans, is Marvin's imitation of Pink Floyd. (Who else on this list knows when that takes place?) An easier one - what part does Douglas Adams pl

HHGTTG

2001-05-14 Thread Evan Hanson
Does anyone else remember the HHG game by Infocom. I rememebr playing it on the Apple ][ way back when. Douglas Adams little known co-author of "Where God Went Wrong", "Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes", and "Who is this God Person Anyway?" will be missed. Evan - This message is from th

Waaaay OT, since people asked (Re: HHGTTG)

2001-05-14 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Douglas Adams provided the initial nudge to the chain of events which led to my learning to drive a manual-transmission auto, but things got funnier as that chain of events unfolded. Well, it unfolded thus: At the time, I was still living with my parents, in Bowie (Maryland). Douglas Adams was

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-14 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sun, 13 May 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote: > I was always amused by the I Ching calculator which could do any > mathematical equation as long as the answer was lower than four; > anything above that, however, and it gave you the answer "A suffusion > of yellow". I spent several weeks in high sch

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-14 Thread Aaron Reynolds
I was always amused by the I Ching calculator which could do any mathematical equation as long as the answer was lower than four; anything above that, however, and it gave you the answer "A suffusion of yellow". I spent several weeks in high school trying to force my programmable scientific calcu

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-13 Thread Jörgen Blomgren
"D. Glenn Arthur Jr." skrev: > > Joergen Blomgren wrote: > > "D. Glenn Arthur Jr." skrev: > > > Douglas Adams was indirectly responsible for my learning how to > > > drive a manual-transmission ("stick shift"). Full story > > > available if people want to hear it. > > > > This reminds of one of

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-13 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
Joergen Blomgren wrote: > "D. Glenn Arthur Jr." skrev: > > Douglas Adams was indirectly responsible for my learning how to > > drive a manual-transmission ("stick shift"). Full story > > available if people want to hear it. > > This reminds of one of my favorite passages, I use it all the > time

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread Chris Brogden
On Sat, 12 May 2001, David J Brooks wrote: > For those that are,I regret to > inform of the passing of author Douglas Adams. NO! > First the LX now this. Well, there's the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, you know. That man was

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
"I seem to be having the greatest trouble keeping control of my lifestyle" (Perhaps not my all-time favourite, but apropriate right now, and definitely on the list.) Not surprisingly, the subject line for this thread on the other high-volume mailing list I read, is, "So long, and thanks for a

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread Bob Blakely
Sad day... "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." "If you want to survive in life, you've got to know where your towel is." "When it's fall in New York, the air smells as if someone's been frying goats in it, and if you are ke

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have recently come across some quotes from the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" on > some of the members threads. I'm going to assume some of us are familiar with the > book(s).For those that are,I regret to inform of the passing of author Douglas

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread Mark Roberts
Sad day indeed. More on the BBC web page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1326000/1326657.stm Mark "Don't try to out-weird me three-eyes. I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal." "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have recently come across some quot

Re: HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sat, 12 May 2001 10:30:38 -0400, David J Brooks wrote: > How about a reply on you favorite character's or quote > from the series in memory of D.A. You're turning into a penguin, Ford. Stop that! In memoriam. You Douglas Adams fans might like to know that I found an electronic-only book he

HHGTTG

2001-05-12 Thread David J Brooks
I have recently come across some quotes from the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" on some of the members threads. I'm going to assume some of us are familiar with the book(s).For those that are,I regret to inform of the passing of author Douglas Adams.No details,however i saw the headline on