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The Hot Shower Hypothesis
Long after Douglas Adams said his final “So long, and thanks for all the fish,” theories – and controversies – about his choice of the number 42 as the Answer to the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything’ persist. There’s a relatively new kid on the block: the Hot Shower Hypothesis. Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, People, Phlyarology
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHGTTG, Stephen Fry, The Answer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Holy Zarquon’s singing fish!
For those who missed it on Towel Day: here’s a second bite of The Eclectic cherry! On 29May2022† my eBook is (again) available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, eBook, free, King Arthur, Stephen Donaldson, The Eclectic, The Wooden Groat, Thomas Covenant, Towel Day
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Get my eBook for FREE, Towel Day 2022
Grab your towel, froods! Although it has nothing at all to do with The Hitchhiker’s Guide… On 25May2022† my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, Douglas Adams, eBook, free, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, The Eclectic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Encouraging literacy in memory of Douglas Adams
Towel Day is just over a week away! Gery Deer, Towel Day Ambassador for 2022, has launched a literacy initiative to raise funds to help improve reading skills. Literacy is the silver bullet to poverty, ignorance, and socioeconomic issues. Gery … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Education, Strategy
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, literacy initiative, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Towel Day 2022 kicks off in 101010* days
* There are 10 kinds of people: those who grok binary, and those who don’t.‡ As at the date of publication of this post, the number of days remaining until Towel Day 2022 is, coincidentally, also The Answer to The … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology, Science Fiction, Tributes
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, Pink Floyd, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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How to celebrate being 42 every fourth year
A long time after Deep Thought reveals The Answer to Loonquawl and Phouchg, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect try to figure out what The Question might be. Marvin (the Paranoid Android) had told them that The Question was imprinted in … Continue reading









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