Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!topaz!@RUTGERS.ARPA:TRUDEL@RU-BLUE.ARPA From: @RUTGERS.ARPA:TRUDEL@RU-BLUE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: So Long, and here's my theories Message-ID: <247@topaz.ARPA> Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 21:17:39 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.247 Posted: Sun Jan 13 21:17:39 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:35:38 EST Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 51 From: JonSPOILER WARNING-The following contains material related to the Douglas Adams book, So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish. Those who have not read the book may wish to skip this message. >1) What is the Earth doing back in existance? >2) Why don't Fenchurch's feet touch the ground? >3) Why did Arthur, Fenchurch and Wonko the Sane receive gray crystal >globes from the dolphins and why does Arthur's globe have only half >of the inscription, "So Long, and Thanks ..." >5) Is Marvin really dead? Any ideas? Well, here goes... 1) If you recall in the first book, those Hyper-Intelligent, Pan-Dimensional Beings that otherwise resembled mice were having the Earth Mark II made so they would know The Great Question (although we know it supposedly isn't possible to know the answer as well). Also, the mice must have known enough not to make another Arthur, being that they knew he survived the destruction. 2) I think that this could be related to the mice. They probably knew that someone had the answer, but had no clue as to who it was. By making Fenchurch float, perhaps she was flagged for easy identification by the mice? 3) Why, indeed? See below. 5) I certainly hope not! Throughout the series, Marvin has been my favorite character. I would hope that Adams doesn't have the heart to break up a winning team. What was he doing there, anyway? Obviously, Adams has something more planned. A recent entry into the digest about an Adams interview suggested that he was taking some time off, so I do not expect to see anything coming soon. I'm sure he has some ideas brewing on a back burner about the fifth book of the trilogy, so I'll be waiting with my peril sensitive sunglasses in the meantime. JOn arpa:RU-BLUE ------- -------