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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovered
exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly
disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarrely inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
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Originally Posted by kennyc
Source? Author?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ea
Stitchawl's quote is from the Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy by Douglas Adams (I can't remember which of the four books)
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It was first heard on the radio series, which preceded the books.
.....Narrator: "There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
..........— Douglas Adams (1952-2001),
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, BBC Broadcast, Dec. 24, 1978.