Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site phri.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!fritz From: fritz@phri.UUCP (Dave Fritzinger) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Ford Prefect Message-ID: <287@phri.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 17:47:23 EDT Article-I.D.: phri.287 Posted: Fri Jun 28 17:47:23 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 05:55:07 EDT References: <7327@watdaisy.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 15 > > > > In Hitchhikers, it says that Ford Prefect had mistakenly > >chosen his name to be "especially inconspicuous". What is it > >about the name that makes it overly conpicuous? It's a little > >strange, but not THAT strange. Is this some British joke that > >I'm not aware of? > > > > Jeff Sparkes > It is-the Ford Prefect used to be a very common (and inconspicuous) car in England Dave Fritzinger PHRI NYC allegra!phri!fritz