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Old 08-21-2012, 10:42 PM   #1
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How many gadgets are too many? 42. As defined in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe.
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Old 08-22-2012, 09:25 AM   #2
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How many gadgets are too many? 42. As defined in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe.
10 points for quantification

-10 points for over extending The Guides coverage.
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Old 08-23-2012, 03:37 PM   #3
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How many gadgets are too many? 42. As defined in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe.
Let's not mess with the brilliant work of Douglas Adams.
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Old 08-23-2012, 08:37 PM   #4
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Let's not mess with the brilliant work of Douglas Adams.
Some of the best work gets quoted multiple times. If in doubt, then ask the Google search engine.
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Old 08-23-2012, 10:01 PM   #5
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Some of the best work gets quoted multiple times. If in doubt, then ask the Google search engine.
[channeling Dr. Sheldon Cooper]
Yes, but in HGTTG, 42 is not the answer to how many gadgets constitutes too many. 42 is the answer to the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. By stating that 42 i s the answer to the maximum number of gadgets one can possess, you're employing a paradigm that doesn't exist.
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Old 08-24-2012, 09:32 AM   #6
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42 is the answer to the meaning of life, ...
There it is. 42 gadgets defines a maximum good life - and the universe. Those boys with too many toys are not happier.
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