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Subject:Re: [HUMOR] Why did the chicken cross the road? From:"Dan S. Azlin" <dazlin -at- SHORE -dot- NET> Date:Sat, 4 Mar 1995 02:34:51 -0500
On Thu, 2 Mar 1995, Nora Merhar wrote:
> Douglas Adams writes "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, which I
> have not read, but I understand are humorous, absurd sci-fi. I expect that,
> since "42" has nothing to do with why a chicken would cross the road, that's
> why it's the punchline Douglas Adams would choose. Or maybe it's a specific
> reference to one of his books
per Mr. Adams' work...
According to DeepThink, the greatest computer ever created, "42" is the
answer to the ultimate question about Life, the Universe, and everything.
The actual question, of course, is another matter entirely.
