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Douglas Adams Remembered By Those Who Knew Him

Posted by Zonk on from the rotating-in-his-grave dept.

John "Widgett" Robinson writes "IGN FilmForce tapped a bunch of folks who knew and worked with Douglas Adams, asking them to share some stories of their time with the man himself. They've posted the results as an article that includes responses from Pythoner Terry Jones, author Neil Gaiman, actor Stephen Fry, Rutle Neil Innes, zoologist Mark Carwardine, and Monkee Michael Nesmith. I've never heard any of these stories before, so the thing winds up being a unique tribute to a very cool frood."

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  1. Adams slightly less remembered... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...by those who did not know him.

  2. "Cool"?! by matthewmichaelagee · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean "froopy".

    Clearly you do not know where your towel is.

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    ...m...
  3. Just Gotta Say... by Esion+Modnar · · Score: 4, Funny
    Douglas Adams left this earth too soon. That said...

    Douglas Adams Remembered By Those Who Knew Him

    Of course. He's not going to be remembered by those who knew nothing about him.

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    They say the first thing to go is your penis. Well, it's either that or your brain. I forget which...
    1. Re:Just Gotta Say... by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

      Of course. He's not going to be remembered by those who knew nothing about him.

      Why not? It would seem to suit his humor.

      Steve Jones, Auto Mechanic

      "Douglas Adams? Wasn't he the guy that was busted for taking his dick out on the merry-go-round at the county fair?"

      Mary Franklin, Attorney

      "I can say, without a doubt, that Douglas Adams was the most underutilized character on that Adams Family show."

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      Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
  4. Re:Only things I remember... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone knows it's pronounced "wuh-wuh-wuh", as in "hittip-colon-wack-wack-wuh-wuh-wuh-da-slash-dot-d a-org".

  5. Re:Saw him speak by JPelorat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Never mind that they're generally not paying attention to anything other than said bullshit conversation, and tend to do stupid shit like -

    ) Forget they're driving. This is Not Good with a capital WTF.
    ) Be totally oblivious that they're blocking an aisle or line in the store/restaurant/whatever.
    ) Talk really loudly as if they're the only ones in the general vicinity.
    ) ???
    ) Get stabbed in the face - profit!

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    Hokey statistics and ancient misconceptions are no match for a good thought in your head, kid!
  6. Re:Saw him speak by Hentai · · Score: 4, Funny

    You parsed his statement wrong. He was implying that "I'm at the store, do you need something?" and "Are you alright? I'll be right over." are examples of IMPORTANT conversations, and that most conversations WEREN'T like that at all. I.e., most cellphone conversations consist of things like:

    "Ohmygod, did you see what she was wearing at the party last night!? I know! Totally! Total! Skank! So Joey says, he says, hang on a sec, I've got another call - Jamie! Ohmygod, where did you get that dress last night? That was so hot! No way. NO WAY. NOOO WAAY. Wow, cool! You'll have to take me by there sometime. Listen, my mom's on the other line, I'm at the store getting her medication. Thanks babe! - So anyway, guess who THAT was? Yep. I told her I was talking to my mom. Can you believe her? I just... hold on, I got another call - Heeey, Thom... what're you doing later tonight? I dunno, Joey's out of town... I thought maybe we could - yeah. Your place? Sure. Bye. - Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod. THOM just called me. We are hooking up TONIGHT. SO SURREAL. No. No, of course not. Michelle, if you tell Joey you are DEAD. Do you understand me? Dea..."

    and so on.

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    -Hentai [in vita non pacem est]