Towel Day - May 25th - In Honor of Douglas Adams - Page 3

UnrepentantSinner · 25th May 2012, 08:16 AM

A number of my Facebook friends who I would not expect to be Hitchhikers fans have posted about towel day and I responded the only way I knew how... Vogon poetry.

Dave Rogers · 25th May 2012, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by UnrepentantSinner

A number of my Facebook friends who I would not expect to be Hitchhikers fans have posted about towel day and I responded the only way I knew how... Vogon poetry.

How many survived?

Dave

Piscivore · 25th May 2012, 10:15 AM

I carry mine every day:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o06_s00_i01

Monketey Ghost · 25th May 2012, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

Let us all praise and honor a great author, by carrying a towel around with us, wherever we may go, tomorrow (May 25th, 2007)!!

Those of us who know a thing or two about Douglas Adams will understand why.

Special thanks to Rebecca, for this excellent post on her Blog, offering a Skeptic's Guide to the Galaxy:
http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=570

I am also going to celebrate by ripping apart some of the HHGG movie posters I had collected over the years, for it hath mostly dishonored DNA's good name. Everyone else can join me, if they have any they need to destroy.

too busy willowmying

Wowbagger · 25th May 2012, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by TjW

My wedding gift to my nephew was an embroidered set of bath towels:
"Real Men"
"Real Women"
"Real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri"

Awesome!!!

Originally Posted by UnrepentantSinner

A number of my Facebook friends who I would not expect to be Hitchhikers fans have posted about towel day and I responded the only way I knew how... Vogon poetry.

You're sick!

Originally Posted by Piscivore

I carry mine every day:

What groovy dude or hoopy frood doesn't?!

BenBurch · 25th May 2012, 01:04 PM

You know where carrying a towel around wherever you go comes from, right?

Nudists.

TjW · 25th May 2012, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

Awesome!!!

You're sick!

What groovy dude or hoopy frood doesn't?!

A truly hoopy frood doesn't have to carry it with him. He just has to know where it's at.

Piscivore · 25th May 2012, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by TjW

A truly hoopy frood doesn't have to carry it with him. He just has to know where it's at.

A TRULY hoopy frood knows that he (or she or it) is always where it's at.

Wowbagger · 25th May 2012, 09:08 PM

A lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!!

Susan Gerbic · 25th May 2012, 09:38 PM

I had my towel with me all day but didn't really go anywhere. I did go to the store but left it in the car while I shopped. Didn't want anyone to think I was stealing it. I'm in LA afterall.

But I knew where it was.

TjW · 26th May 2012, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by Wowbagger

A lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!!

I don't know. I think it has something to do with digital watches.

commandlinegamer · 26th May 2012, 07:51 AM

Neat.

Mojo · 26th May 2012, 11:37 AM

I was unable to post in this thread yesterday, but I did buy a towel.

ETA: it's blue.

six7s · 2nd June 2012, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by wowbagger

a lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!!

Fear not! (damn near) everything equals 42

5 * 2 * 5 - 2^{(0 + 1 + 2)} = 42

Wolrab · 11th March 2013, 02:13 PM

I saw a HHGG inspired google doodle today. I nearly panicked thinking I had missed yet another Towel Day. It is the Late, Great Mr. Adams" birthday today! TD isn't till May 25, as the thread title reminds us. See, no need to panic!

pakeha · 12th March 2013, 02:25 AM

Whew!
For a moment there I thought I'd missed yet another Towel Day.

25th May 2012, 08:16 AM	#81
UnrepentantSinner A post by Alan Smithee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: USAian is not a word Posts: 26,353	A number of my Facebook friends who I would not expect to be Hitchhikers fans have posted about towel day and I responded the only way I knew how... Vogon poetry.
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25th May 2012, 09:53 AM	#82
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25th May 2012, 10:15 AM	#83
Piscivore Smelling fishy Join Date: May 2004 Location: Home is wherever I'm with you Posts: 26,455	I carry mine every day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o06_s00_i01
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25th May 2012, 10:26 AM	#84
Monketey Ghost Body of Work Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm on your screen! Posts: 14,806	Originally Posted by Wowbagger Let us all praise and honor a great author, by carrying a towel around with us, wherever we may go, tomorrow (May 25th, 2007)!! Those of us who know a thing or two about Douglas Adams will understand why. Special thanks to Rebecca, for this excellent post on her Blog, offering a Skeptic's Guide to the Galaxy: http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=570 I am also going to celebrate by ripping apart some of the HHGG movie posters I had collected over the years, for it hath mostly dishonored DNA's good name. Everyone else can join me, if they have any they need to destroy. too busy willowmying
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25th May 2012, 10:55 AM	#85
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,510	Originally Posted by TjW My wedding gift to my nephew was an embroidered set of bath towels: "Real Men" "Real Women" "Real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri" Awesome!!! Originally Posted by UnrepentantSinner A number of my Facebook friends who I would not expect to be Hitchhikers fans have posted about towel day and I responded the only way I knew how... Vogon poetry. You're sick! Originally Posted by Piscivore I carry mine every day: What groovy dude or hoopy frood doesn't?!
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25th May 2012, 01:04 PM	#86
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25th May 2012, 01:12 PM	#87
TjW Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: up in the air Posts: 9,970	Originally Posted by Wowbagger Awesome!!! You're sick! What groovy dude or hoopy frood doesn't?! A truly hoopy frood doesn't have to carry it with him. He just has to know where it's at.
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25th May 2012, 01:23 PM	#88
Piscivore Smelling fishy Join Date: May 2004 Location: Home is wherever I'm with you Posts: 26,455	Originally Posted by TjW A truly hoopy frood doesn't have to carry it with him. He just has to know where it's at. A TRULY hoopy frood knows that he (or she or it) is always where it's at.
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25th May 2012, 09:08 PM	#89
Wowbagger The Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester County, NY (when not in space) Posts: 13,510	A lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!!
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25th May 2012, 09:38 PM	#90
Susan Gerbic Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Salinas Posts: 1,521	I had my towel with me all day but didn't really go anywhere. I did go to the store but left it in the car while I shopped. Didn't want anyone to think I was stealing it. I'm in LA afterall. But I knew where it was.
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26th May 2012, 07:38 AM	#91
TjW Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: up in the air Posts: 9,970	Originally Posted by Wowbagger A lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!! I don't know. I think it has something to do with digital watches.
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26th May 2012, 07:51 AM	#92
commandlinegamer Philosopher Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mazes of Menace Posts: 5,891	Neat.
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26th May 2012, 11:37 AM	#93
Mojo Mostly harmless Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nor Flanden Posts: 22,081	I was unable to post in this thread yesterday, but I did buy a towel. ETA: it's blue.
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2nd June 2012, 10:59 PM	#94
six7s veretic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 8,710	Originally Posted by wowbagger a lot of people kept telling me 5 + 25 + 12 = 42. The problem is that the year is 2012, not 12. So, the math didn't really work. What is wrong with you people?!!! Fear not! (damn near) everything equals 42 5 * 2 * 5 - 2^{(0 + 1 + 2)} = 42
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11th March 2013, 02:13 PM	#95
Wolrab Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Beautiful Finger Lakes Posts: 1,709	I saw a HHGG inspired google doodle today. I nearly panicked thinking I had missed yet another Towel Day. It is the Late, Great Mr. Adams" birthday today! TD isn't till May 25, as the thread title reminds us. See, no need to panic!
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12th March 2013, 02:25 AM	#96
pakeha Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7,972	Whew! For a moment there I thought I'd missed yet another Towel Day.
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