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SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH by Douglas Adams [message #89435] Mon, 24 June 2013 10:19
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Date: Wed, 21-Nov-84 20:54:24 EST
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This book is billed as 'the fourth book in the HITCHHIKER'S trilogy',
which tells you at once just how serious it is...  I won't attempt to
describe the book for someone who hasn't learned how to fly, or to mix
a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, or to enjoy THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO
THE GALAXY and other books by Douglas Adams, but I will drop the
following tidbits for aficionados:  Arthur Dent is back on Earth, where
curiously no one seems to remember that the planet was destroyed to
make way for a hyperspatial bypass, and even more surprisingly, he
manages to fall in love.  FISH feels weaker than the other books in the
series because its sole plot device is to tie together three fairly
trivial loose ends from the earlier story, but it is more satisfactory
in its treatment of characters -- we get to see more of Arthur Dent
than his years of existence as the ashtray of history.  The book is
every bit as funny as its predecessors: Adams' talent for irony is
superior to every other sf writer I know except possibly Robert
Sheckley.

The obligatory quote:

	THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, in a moment of reasoned
	lucidity which is almost unique among its current tally of five
	million, nine hundred and seventy-three thousand, five hundred
	and nine pages, says of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation
	products that 'it is very easy to be blinded to the essential
	uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from
	getting them to work at all.

	'In other words -- and this is the rock-solid principle on
	which the whole of the Corporation's Galaxywide success is
	founded -- their fundamental design flaws are completely hidden
	by their superficial design flaws.'

Don't forget to forget the bit about hitting the ground,

Donn Seeley    University of Utah CS Dept    donn@utah-cs.arpa
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PS -- Monty Python's THE MEANING OF LIFE is currently playing on cable;
if you're an Adams trivia freak, watch the movie's title sequence very
closely and you'll see something amusing.
RE: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish [message #145027 is a reply to message #89435] Fri, 28 June 1985 08:56 Go to previous message
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From: Will Duquette 

I can't say I've noticed any discrepancies between English and
American versions of SLATFATF, but in _Life, the Universe, and
Everything_, when Arthur Dent crossed the Atlantic he changed 
from a "Complete A**hole" to a "Complete Kneebiter."  At least
as far as Wowbagger was concerned.....

					Will Duquette
Re: RE: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish [message #145090 is a reply to message #145027] Sun, 30 June 1985 18:18 Go to previous message
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>From: Will Duquette 
>
>I can't say I've noticed any discrepancies between English and
>American versions of SLATFATF, but in _Life, the Universe, and
>Everything_, when Arthur Dent crossed the Atlantic he changed 
>from a "Complete A**hole" to a "Complete Kneebiter."  At least
>as far as Wowbagger was concerned.....
>					Will Duquette

Also, in _Life, the Universe, and Everything_, the prize is given for using
the word "f*ck" in a serious play, not "Belgium".


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RE: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish [message #145259 is a reply to message #89435] Mon, 08 July 1985 16:38 Go to previous message
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From: bnl!stern (eric)

> 
> I can't say I've noticed any discrepancies between English and
> American versions of SLATFATF, but in _Life, the Universe, and
> Everything_, when Arthur Dent crossed the Atlantic he changed 
> from a "Complete A**hole" to a "Complete Kneebiter."  At least
> as far as Wowbagger was concerned.....
> 
> 					Will Duquette

Another change between the British and American versions of
_Life, Universe, and Everything_ was the title of the award
won by the person who possessed the silver bail.  The British
version had the award going to the most gratuitous use of a
famous four letter word beginning with F, denoting sexual
relations, while in the American version, the award was for
the most gratuitous use of the world "Belgium".  They also
had to add a few extra sentences explaining this.

				Eric Stern
RE: So Long and Thanks for all the Fish [message #145320 is a reply to message #89435] Mon, 01 July 1985 10:45 Go to previous message
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> 
> I can't say I've noticed any discrepancies between English and
> American versions of SLATFATF, but in _Life, the Universe, and
> Everything_, when Arthur Dent crossed the Atlantic he changed 
> from a "Complete A**hole" to a "Complete Kneebiter."  At least
> as far as Wowbagger was concerned.....
> 
> 					Will Duquette

Another change between the British and American versions of
_Life, Universe, and Everything_ was the title of the award
won by the person who possessed the silver bail.  The British
version had the award going to the most gratuitous use of a
famous four letter word beginning with F, denoting sexual
relations, while in the American version, the award was for
the most gratuitous use of the world "Belgium".  They also
had to add a few extra sentences explaining this.

				Eric Stern
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