From: joachim@kih.no (joachim lous)
Subject: Re: TIFF: philosophical significance of 42
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Marc T. Kaufman (kaufman@Xenon.Stanford.EDU) wrote:

> -> Does anyone have any  other suggestions where the 42 came from?

>    At this moment the King, who had been for some time busily writing in
> his note-book, called out "Silence!" and read out from his book
> "Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court."
>    Everybody looked at Alice.
>    "I'm not a mile high," said Alice.
>    "You are," said the King.
>    "Nearly two miles high," added the queen.
>    "Well, I sha'n't go, at any rate," said Alice; "besides, that's not
> a regular rule: you invented it just now."
>    "It's the oldest rule in the book," said the King.
>    "Then it ought to be Number One," said Alice.

Does anybody have a collection of occurances of 42? (before and after
The Guide). If not, I would like to receive any odd bits you might know.
postings to alt.fan.douglas.adams.


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