42

lookout123 · 08-26-2008, 03:34 PM

Do you know?

sweetwater · 08-26-2008, 03:45 PM

Yep!

Shawnee123 · 08-26-2008, 03:53 PM

I picked 43 seems silly without it, I guess because I'm 43.

Trilby · 08-26-2008, 03:54 PM

I always feel better thinking of 42.

BigV · 08-26-2008, 03:55 PM

it's one tenth of 4:20.

or is that ten times 4:20?

I always forget.

Shawnee123 · 08-26-2008, 03:58 PM

4:20, now that one I know!

Trilby · 08-26-2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

4:20, now that one I know!

I was never really a 4:20 girl, I was more of a 7:14 girl.

Aliantha · 08-26-2008, 05:36 PM

It's the answer to the meaning of life and everything but it did come from a movie.

Clodfobble · 08-26-2008, 06:26 PM

If by "movie" you mean "book," then yes.

HungLikeJesus · 08-26-2008, 06:29 PM

I find 42 kind of boring without 27. Then it adds up.

lumberjim · 08-26-2008, 06:56 PM

it's my favorite sexual position....you just have to find a girl who's REALLY flexible to be the 2

Aliantha · 08-26-2008, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

If by "movie" you mean "book," then yes.

Well book wasn't one of the options in the poll. But you're right, it was a book first.

Watch out for the mice.

ZenGum · 08-26-2008, 08:30 PM

If by "book" you mean "radio play", then yes. [/smartarse]

73%. Welcome to NERD CENTRAL!

But do you know what the question is? Be advised, most people get this wrong.

monster · 08-26-2008, 09:48 PM

Was the question: If you can't be semi-frivolous in a semi-frivolous thread and insist on posting the correct(ish) answer because you just have to be a know-it-all smartypants, what is your sense of humour score on a scale of 42 to 420?

Clodfobble · 08-26-2008, 11:27 PM

Ooh! Ooh! I know the question!!

What is six times nine?

Which is really ironic that I remember that detail so clearly, because to be honest, I found that Douglas Adams' style became kind of trite to me as I aged. Reading them in junior high school was great, but the older I got, the less I appreciated the "insert wacky non-sequitur here" style of humor. In improv theatre, it was called an easy out and was frowned upon.

View Poll Results: What is the significance of 42?
I think it comes from a movie	1	3.13%
I can quote the two pages from a book leading up to it	24	75.00%
43 seems kind of silly without it	3	9.38%
It is a vital component of a sinister muslim plot	2	6.25%
Never heard of it	2	6.25%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

08-26-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	42 Do you know? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-26-2008, 03:45 PM	#2
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Yep! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-26-2008, 03:53 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I picked 43 seems silly without it, I guess because I'm 43. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-26-2008, 03:54 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I always feel better thinking of 42. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-26-2008, 03:55 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	it's one tenth of 4:20. or is that ten times 4:20? I always forget. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-26-2008, 03:58 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	4:20, now that one I know! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-26-2008, 05:36 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's the answer to the meaning of life and everything but it did come from a movie. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-26-2008, 06:26 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If by "movie" you mean "book," then yes. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-26-2008, 06:29 PM	#10
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I find 42 kind of boring without 27. Then it adds up. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-26-2008, 06:56 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it's my favorite sexual position....you just have to find a girl who's REALLY flexible to be the 2 __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-26-2008, 08:30 PM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	If by "book" you mean "radio play", then yes. [/smartarse] 73%. Welcome to NERD CENTRAL! But do you know what the question is? Be advised, most people get this wrong. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-26-2008, 09:48 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Was the question: If you can't be semi-frivolous in a semi-frivolous thread and insist on posting the correct(ish) answer because you just have to be a know-it-all smartypants, what is your sense of humour score on a scale of 42 to 420? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-26-2008, 11:27 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Ooh! Ooh! I know the question!! What is six times nine? Which is really ironic that I remember that detail so clearly, because to be honest, I found that Douglas Adams' style became kind of trite to me as I aged. Reading them in junior high school was great, but the older I got, the less I appreciated the "insert wacky non-sequitur here" style of humor. In improv theatre, it was called an easy out and was frowned upon. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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