ShyGuy68
The Dane with a cane
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I've just recently started to read this book, and was wondering if anybody here have read it, and like it?
I think it's a totally crazy book, and it have given me so many laughs over and over again. After having borrowed it on the libaray, and read around 200 pages of it, I went out and brought it. I got this version
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
There's an introduction in the book titled: "A Guide to the Guide" in which you can read this:
How to leave the planet
By: Douglas Adams
1. Phone NASA. Their phone number is (713) 483-3111. Explain that it’s very important that you get away as soon as possible.
2. If they do not cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House – (202) 456 -1414 – to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA
3. If you don’t have any friends in the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask the overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don’t have any friends their either (at least, none to speak off), but they do seem to have a little influence, so you may as well try.
4. If that also fails, phone the Pope for guidance. His telephone number is 011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
5. If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain that it’s vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.
And I really find that very funny. There's also a another fun part in the book, that I like, where he describes that he's sure that mankind can learn to fly. You can listen to it here:
Learning to fly
I think it's a totally crazy book, and it have given me so many laughs over and over again. After having borrowed it on the libaray, and read around 200 pages of it, I went out and brought it. I got this version
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
There's an introduction in the book titled: "A Guide to the Guide" in which you can read this:
How to leave the planet
By: Douglas Adams
1. Phone NASA. Their phone number is (713) 483-3111. Explain that it’s very important that you get away as soon as possible.
2. If they do not cooperate, phone any friend you may have in the White House – (202) 456 -1414 – to have a word on your behalf with the guys at NASA
3. If you don’t have any friends in the White House, phone the Kremlin (ask the overseas operator for 0107-095-295-9051). They don’t have any friends their either (at least, none to speak off), but they do seem to have a little influence, so you may as well try.
4. If that also fails, phone the Pope for guidance. His telephone number is 011-39-6-6982, and I gather his switchboard is infallible.
5. If all these attempts fail, flag down a passing flying saucer and explain that it’s vitally important you get away before your phone bill arrives.
And I really find that very funny. There's also a another fun part in the book, that I like, where he describes that he's sure that mankind can learn to fly. You can listen to it here:
Learning to fly
