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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (John Pederson)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Wed Mar 7 14:50:01 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alfredo B Alves" <dghost@****.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Questions


> On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:25:53 -0500 "Ahrain Drigar"
> <Ahrain_Drigar@*******.com> writes:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bai Shen <baishen@**********.com>
> > Subject: Questions
> <SNIP>
> > > 2. Can't remember this one. :(
>
> > I think I remember what the question is! Do you have the answer?
I
> > forgot.
> > : P
>
> 42. Now, what's the question?

'What is six times nine?'

Anything else?

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Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Ahrain Drigar)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 14:20:00 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: John Pederson <pedersje@**.rose-hulman.edu>
Subject: Re: [OT] Questions


> > On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:25:53 -0500 "Ahrain Drigar"
> > <Ahrain_Drigar@*******.com> writes:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bai Shen <baishen@**********.com>
> > > Subject: Questions
> > <SNIP>
> > > > 2. Can't remember this one. :(
> >
> > > I think I remember what the question is! Do you have the answer?
> I
> > > forgot.
> > > : P
> >
> > 42. Now, what's the question?
>
> 'What is six times nine?'
>
> Anything else?

BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel Fish in.

The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the universe?"
(close enough, it's been a VERY long time. Sorry Douglas : ( )

Ahrain
Message no. 3
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Strago)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 14:35:01 2001
Ahrain Drigar wrote:

> <SNIP> >
> > > > I think I remember what the question is! Do you have the answer?
> > I
> > > > forgot.
> > > > : P
> > >
> > > 42. Now, what's the question?
> >
> > 'What is six times nine?'
> >
> > Anything else?
>
> BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel Fish in.
>
> The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the universe?"
> (close enough, it's been a VERY long time. Sorry Douglas : ( )
>

Really? I read the Hitchiker Trilogy (that's not a trilogy) a long time ago and
I didn't think he gave the question. Something about the question and the answer
not being able to exist in the same universe or something...

>
> Ahrain

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Message no. 4
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Ahrain Drigar)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 15:00:01 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: Strago <strago@***.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] Questions


> Ahrain Drigar wrote:
>
> > <SNIP> >
> > > > > I think I remember what the question is! Do you have the answer?
> > > I
> > > > > forgot.
> > > > > : P
> > > >
> > > > 42. Now, what's the question?
> > >
> > > 'What is six times nine?'
> > >
> > > Anything else?
> >
> > BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel Fish
in.
> >
> > The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the universe?"
> > (close enough, it's been a VERY long time. Sorry Douglas : ( )
> >
>
> Really? I read the Hitchiker Trilogy (that's not a trilogy) a long time
ago and
> I didn't think he gave the question. Something about the question and the
answer
> not being able to exist in the same universe or something...
>
Never read it. I saw the series. BBC is cool. ALL HAIL RED DWARF!! shmeg
head's anonymous . : P

Ahrain
Message no. 5
From: shadowrn@*********.com (John Pederson)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 15:15:01 2001
"Ahrain Drigar" <Ahrain_Drigar@*******.com> wrote:
> John Pederson <pedersje@**.rose-hulman.edu> wrote:
> > > 42. Now, what's the question?
> >
> > 'What is six times nine?'
>
> BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel
Fish in.
>
> The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the
universe?"

You're referring to the question posed to Deep Thought? Having read
ahead a bit in this thread, I can say that I don't recall how it was
posed in television series. It wasn't exactly asked of Deep Thought in
the book, but the exact request was to calculate the Answer to Life,
the Universe, and Everything. I was referring to the Question provided
towards the end of the second book (_The Restaurant at the End of the
Universe_).

But thanks for trying:)

--
John Pederson
pedersje@**.rose-hulman.edu
ICQ UIN 3190186
Message no. 6
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Rand Ratinac)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 19:15:01 2001
> > > > Subject: Questions
> > > <SNIP>
> > > > > 2. Can't remember this one. :(
> > >
> > > > I think I remember what the question is! Do
you have the answer? I forgot. : P
> > >
> > > 42. Now, what's the question?
> >
> > 'What is six times nine?'
> >
> > Anything else?
>
> BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT
have your Babel Fish in.
>
> The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries
of the universe?" (close enough, it's been a VERY long
time. Sorry Douglas : ( )
> Ahrain

Hmmm...

I wasn't going to say anything, boys, but...

Well, 42 is six times seven.

Six times nine is 54.

Sorry.

*Pedantic Wo/Man flies away with his/her cape tucked
into the back of his/her underpants...*

====Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow, aka Doc'booner, aka Doc' Vader)

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Message no. 7
From: shadowrn@*********.com (John Pederson)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 19:25:01 2001
"Rand Ratinac" <docwagon101@*****.com> wrote:
> Hmmm...
>
> I wasn't going to say anything, boys, but...
>
> Well, 42 is six times seven.
>
> Six times nine is 54.
>
> Sorry.

Well. As long as you're going to be like that, I'm going to point out
that the product of the real numbers six and nine *is* 42. In base
thirteen.

:)

Sorry, 'Doc. You lose, and the point goes to me:)

--
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ICQ UIN 3190186
Message no. 8
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Rand Ratinac)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 20:20:01 2001
> > Hmmm...
> >
> > I wasn't going to say anything, boys, but...
> >
> > Well, 42 is six times seven.
> >
> > Six times nine is 54.
> >
> > Sorry.
>
> Well. As long as you're going to be like that, I'm
going to point out that the product of the real
numbers six and nine *is* 42. In base thirteen.
>
> :)
>
> Sorry, 'Doc. You lose, and the point goes to me:)
> --
> John Pederson

Hmmm...

You need help, John.

Have you ever considered joining CGA?

That's CompuGeeks Anonymous for the uneducated. :)

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Message no. 9
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Spike)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Thu Mar 8 20:45:01 2001
And verily, didst Rand Ratinac babble thusly...
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> > > > > Subject: Questions
> > > > <SNIP>
> > > > > > 2. Can't remember this one. :(
> > > >
> > > > > I think I remember what the question is! Do
> you have the answer? I forgot. : P
> > > >
> > > > 42. Now, what's the question?
> > >
> > > 'What is six times nine?'
> > >
> > > Anything else?
> >
> > BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel Fish
> > in.
> >
> > The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the universe?"
> > (close enough, it's been a VERY long time. Sorry Douglas : ( ) Ahrain

The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything was
42. (calculated in a 7.5 million year program by Deep thought).

When the builders heard the answer, they didn't know what "42" meant, and
Deep thought explained that they didn't actually specify a valid question,
and designed another computer to work out the question to the ultimate
answer of life, the universe and everything.

So. The computer was completed and set up to run a 10 million year program.
It was so huge it was often mistaken for a planet, especially by the ape
descendent life forms who were so incredibly primative, they still thought
digital watches were a pretty neat idea.

Then, the earth was demolished, and the only survivor to escape within
minutes of the completion of the program was Arthur Dent.

> Hmmm...
>
> I wasn't going to say anything, boys, but...
>
> Well, 42 is six times seven.
>
> Six times nine is 54.

He then managed to find out that the answer encoded into his brain waves
was... "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"


>
> Sorry.
>
> *Pedantic Wo/Man flies away with his/her cape tucked
> into the back of his/her underpants...*

You're being wrongly pedantic though.
When Arthur Dent saw the question he said...

"6 by 9? 42? I always knew there was something fundamentally wrong with the
universe"

And Ford explained that it was because the program had been corrupted.
The cavemen of earth were dying out due to the crash landing of a bunch of
golgafrinchan hairdressers and advertising accounts executives.

:)

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Message no. 10
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Allen Versfeld)
Subject: [OT] Questions
Date: Fri Mar 9 02:05:01 2001
Strago wrote:

> Ahrain Drigar wrote:
>

<snip>

>>
>> BBBEEEEPPPP!!!! WRONG ANSWER. You obviously do NOT have your Babel Fish in.
>>
>> The Question is "What is the answer to the mysteries of the universe?"
>> (close enough, it's been a VERY long time. Sorry Douglas : ( )
>>
>
>
> Really? I read the Hitchiker Trilogy (that's not a trilogy) a long time ago and
> I didn't think he gave the question. Something about the question and the answer
> not being able to exist in the same universe or something...
>
>


It's like this. they ask Deep Thought for "The answer to the question
of life, the universe and everything". After 10 million years, or
something, Deep thought gives the answer as "42", and points out that,
although they have the answer, they don't know what the question is.
The Earth is built as an organic supercomputer to calculate the
question. After many complicated events spanning several books, the
program comes to completion through Arthur Dent, last surviving
earthling (except for Tricia McMillan, who for some reason gets left out
of all this), and by randomly drawing letters from a bag of home-made
scrabble tiles, produces the question "What is six times nine". This,
however, is the wrong solution, since the program was corrupted by the
arrival of the... um... I forget what race they were. It's been a while
since I last read it :) Anyway, they arrived, and drove to extinction
and replaced the primitive ape-like creatures that were supposed to
evolve into humans and produce the final answer.

*takes a deep breath*

So there you have it :)

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