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- From: C.L.Gannon@newcastle.ac.uk (C.L. Gannon)
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- Subject: Re: Pizza...
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 12:18:01 GMT
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- In article <C1H6x1.B5C@cck.coventry.ac.uk>, mei141@cck.coventry.ac.uk (PH) writes:
- >In article <C1A8nK.8BK@mach1.wlu.ca> dluckma3@mach1.wlu.ca (david luckman 9209 U) writes:
- >>In article <21JAN199308115170@acad1.alaska.edu> jsfjp@acad1.alaska.edu (PERRICONE FRANK J) writes:
- >>>>PS Has anyone looked up the references supposedly supporting
- >>>>recent theory regarding "The Question"?
- >>>>Marvin with the mattress and Eddie I think.
- >>>>The Question being - "Think of a number, any number"
- >>>
- >>>That was what I thought it was, too. I'm glad someone else thought so. But
- >>>it's actually (at least in the books) in the scene where they're trying to get
- >>>into the Justice office to talk to Prak about the truth. Arthur picks the
- >>>phone number for the customer service office of British Rail or something like
- >>>that on the grounds that "it may have some use, and this might turn out to be
- >>>it."
- >>>
- >>>However, Marvin's asking the mattress the same question, then saying that the
- >>>answer the mattress gave was wrong, is intriguing as evidence, since Marvin
- >>>read the question from Arthur's brain. But of course Marvin knows the
- >>>answer... and Prak said that if anyone knew both, the universe would vanish.
- >>>So how could Marvin have the right question? Hmmm...
- >>
- >>Marvin knows the answer, but as it remains undisclosed perhaps there is no
- >>result. Results may only occur if both the question and answer are spoken.
- >>(Like Spells from magic, people write them down and read them but unless
- >>spoken or properly gestured nothing happens.)
- >>
- >> Dave
- >Actually, I think Marvin is just proving that the mattress is incredibly stupid
- >as most people would say words to the effect "What conditions haven't I met" or
- >"This is bloody stupid" whereas Zem (I think that is his name) thinks that
- >Marvin is bloody brilliant, but only proves that Marvin was right.
- >
- >Stephen
-
- OH COME ON CHILDREN DON'T TAKE IT SO SERIOUSLY
- IT'S FICTION IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF THERE IS
- SOME MINOR CONTINUITY ERROR. READ THE BOOK, ENJOY
- THE HUMOUR AND STOP THIS NIT PICKING.
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