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- From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
- Subject: Re: Lintilla ?
- Message-ID: <CC.93Jan22114335@arran.dcs.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 11:43:35 GMT
- References: <1993Jan20.124341.27365@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de> <w3h38ag@rpi.edu>
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- In-Reply-To: tuffyd@bray1b.its.rpi.edu's message of 20 Jan 93 17:45:33 GMT
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- In article <w3h38ag@rpi.edu> tuffyd@bray1b.its.rpi.edu (Devin 'Nice Guy' Tuffy) writes:
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- This bit of the plot is NOT found in any of the books. Apparently Adams
- didn't like it that much. The only remaining part is the bird-shoe thing.
- It occurs on Frogstar (i think) and the plant's history ruined via the
- show business takes up only half a page. As for Lintilla & friends,
- there's no trace of her anywhere. --
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- What a pity - these were two of the most memorable bits of the series! Those
- birds ("Look, this is absolutely luuuuuudicrous!") who were afraid to mention
- - errm - those things between your ankle and the ground, you know, the bits
- you walk on if you can't fly; and the massed ranks of Rula Lenskas:
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- "Lintilla?"
-
- "Yes?" "Yes?"
- "Yes?" "Yes?"
- "Yes?" "Yes?"
- "Yes?" "Yes?"
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- Even now, years afterwards, the "Shoe Event Horizon" has become part of the
- language for many people.
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- -- Chris. cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)
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