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feelix
Nov 27, 2016
THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ
Lolrandom British garbage for nerds to quote forever until it becomes even less funny than it already is

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Bluemillion
Aug 18, 2008

I got your dispensers
right here
I read OP's post history and it was bad.

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
Dinosaur Gum

Bluemillion posted:

I read OP's post history and it was bad.

:same:

feelix
Nov 27, 2016
THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ
I was not aware my post history is wrongly beloved by many readers

ColdPie
Jun 9, 2006

I enjoyed the 70s radio play well enough. I never read the book(s).

The Bramble
Mar 16, 2004

42!!!! Lol

Narzack
Sep 15, 2008
You must have read the wrong book.

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
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feelix posted:

I was not aware my post history is wrongly beloved by many readers

To be clear, I was referring to my own post history.

I enjoyed Hitchhiker's though and I am sad that you did not

git apologist
Jun 4, 2003

game of thrones was really bad

feelix
Nov 27, 2016
THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ

lmfao

Slugworth
Feb 18, 2001

If two grown men can't make a pervert happy for a few minutes in order to watch a film about zombies, then maybe we should all just move to Iran!

git apologist posted:

game of thrones was really bad
Books or show? Books or show!?

Every time someone posts an excerpt from the books to argue how much better they were than the show, it is baffling how poorly written they are. And I'm not some book snob, I'm barely literate.

Caesar Saladin
Aug 15, 2004

i've never liked that kind of smug british cleverness either honestly

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

never read the book but the movie is dogshit

You Are A Werewolf
Apr 26, 2010

Black Gold!

Alan Rickman was the perfect voice of Marvin in the movie.

Goddamn, do I miss Alan Rickman :(

git apologist
Jun 4, 2003

Slugworth posted:

Books or show? Books or show!?

Every time someone posts an excerpt from the books to argue how much better they were than the show, it is baffling how poorly written they are. And I'm not some book snob, I'm barely literate.

the show made my skin crawl; i’ve never hosed with the books

Sophy Wackles
Dec 17, 2000

> access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.





I read the illustrated hitchhikers guide to the galaxy as a kid and I enjoyed it a lot.

Colonel Cancer
Sep 26, 2015

Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon
It's good

Pot Smoke Phoenix
Aug 15, 2007



Smoke 'em if you gottem!
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My favorite part was Eccentrica Gallumbits :eyepop:

Beefed Owl
Sep 13, 2007

Come at me scrub-lord I'm ripped!
It's like a total waste of time there's like 40 pages on this douchebag named Tom bombadil

feelix
Nov 27, 2016
THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ

Caesar Saladin posted:

i've never liked that kind of smug british cleverness either honestly

there's a joke about how God doesn't exist because of logic LMAO

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag
It’s a great read as a teenager which is when I’m assuming most people read it for the first time and then hold the nostalgia but going back as an adult it’s dumb as poo poo.

BigBadSteve
Apr 29, 2009

I hope lots of people have given the book author a wet willie :lol: here's a Babelfish, nerd!

I got through one or two of the books back in the day before the jokes were quite as tired as they are now.

The movie version I saw was OK. I remember one nice rack.

The audio version was rather dire. OK I'm a nerd too.

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

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BigBadSteve posted:

I hope lots of people have given the book author a wet willie :lol: here's a Babelfish, nerd!

I got through one or two of the books back in the day before the jokes were quite as tired as they are now.

The movie version I saw was OK. I remember one nice rack.

The audio version was rather dire. OK I'm a nerd too.

Douglas Adams has been dead for many years op

satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009

It was a fun read and a better use of my time than posting but here I am

SilvergunSuperman
Aug 7, 2010

BigBadSteve posted:

The movie version I saw was OK.

Huh, I'd say it's one of the worst movies I've ever seen

Bloodfart McCoy
Jul 20, 2007

That's a high quality avatar right there.
:lol: if you actually read a book.

Smugworth
Apr 18, 2003

I only read.wrotic novels

ElectricSheep
Jan 14, 2006

she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

git apologist posted:

the show made my skin crawl; i’ve never hosed with the books

I think I remember reading a select excerpt of Danerys making GBS threads her guts out, lovingly detailed, and thought it had to be parody until it was revealed to be an actual paragraph from one of the books lol

Waffle!
Aug 6, 2004

I Feel Pretty!


feelix posted:

Lolrandom British garbage for nerds to quote forever until it becomes even less funny than it already is

Sorry about your poor taste, op. Stay away from Monty Python, then.

Waffle! fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Apr 29, 2023

naem
May 29, 2011

the books are fun, good, highly original and influential

it is the people who like them and quote them constantly that are annoying (as per usual)

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

A Soft Nylon Bag

git apologist posted:

i’ve never hosed with the books

I think you’re supposed to read them op

BAGS FLY AT NOON
Apr 6, 2011

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Smugworth posted:

I only read.wrotic novels

I hear there’s a good one about Ellen Degeneres

Chief McHeath
Apr 23, 2002

BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:

Douglas Adams has been dead for many years op

wow that’s crazy

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May 23, 2009

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space uncle
Sep 17, 2006

"I don’t care if Biden beats Trump. I’m not offloading responsibility. If enough people feel similar to me, such as the large population of Muslim people in Dearborn, Michigan. Then he won’t"


Book - good
Sequels - mostly mediocre
Movie - bad
This thread - bad
Anyone who quotes the book - bad

Hope this cheat sheet helps I have it tattood on my forearm for reference.

Had a surreal moment last week where I went to the doctor and was concerned about testicular cancer. The doc told me he knew the secret to life the universe and everything. I played the straight man role and asked him what it was. He said 42. I replied “oh Douglas Adams.” He was happy I got the reference. I remained concerned about my ball. At least he tried to inject some levity,

Waffle!
Aug 6, 2004

I Feel Pretty!


Y'all make Marvin sadder than usual

Smugworth
Apr 18, 2003

Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and I'm reading the Something Awful forums

EorayMel
May 30, 2015

WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Français.
Some of it was funny to me :shrug:

feelix
Nov 27, 2016
THE ONLY EXERCISE I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH IS EXERCISING MY ABILITY TO MAKE A POST PEOPLE WANT TO READ

Waffle! posted:

Sorry about your poor taste, op. Stay away from Monty Python, then.

I have a feeling that attitudes toward Monty Python need a revision as well

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Hammerite
Mar 9, 2007

And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.
Jade Ear Joe

naem posted:

the books are fun, good, highly original and influential

it is the people who like them and quote them constantly that are annoying (as per usual)

its this op.

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