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Asteroid Named After Douglas Adams

Posted by timothy on from the along-for-the-ride dept.

tc writes "MSNBC is reporting that an asteroid has been named after Douglas Adams of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy fame. Fittingly, the asteroid carried the provisional designation 2001 DA42, thus commemorating the year of his untimely death, containing his initials, and incorporating the famous answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. This seems like a fitting tribute to me."

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  1. First thing to say when it hurdles towards Earth: by hyu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't Panic!

  2. Tribute to who? by Feztaa · · Score: 5, Funny

    This seems like a fitting tribute to me.

    This was a tribute to you?

  3. They are just begging for it by JumperCable · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are just begging for that asteroid to change course & destroy earth.

    Don't toy with fate.

    1. Re:They are just begging for it by lxs · · Score: 5, Funny

      It won't do that. I've read somewhere that it's mostly harmless.

  4. Re:Perhaps a more fitting tribute? by KDan · · Score: 5, Funny

    It would be fitting, if the asteroid turns out to be heading straight towards us and this threat is used to convince all the phone cleaners, insurance salesmen and other 1st ship people to get on a spaceship to another solar system :-D

    Daniel

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  5. A rock eh? Let me guess... by El_Muerte_TDS · · Score: 5, Funny

    The rock hangs in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't?

  6. Of course by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course the asteroid was named after Douglas Adams. He was named years ago, shortly after his birth, I guess.

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