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Author Douglas Adams Dies

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Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker's guides, has died at 49 of a heart attack. More information at the BBC. Hope he's confusing the heck out of the angels in Heaven right now with his crazy stories.

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Damn....This was sudden, and unexpected. I read Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker trilogy (and it was a trilogy, at the time!) way back when I was 11 or 12. It was zany. It was fun. This man will be missed.

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11 or 12 and the whole series was out!?!?!

Fine, fine, make me feel like an old man.

I remember being in college, waiting for months for the third book...

I still love listening to tapes of the original radio series. It was the best form of the idea. He was a very funny and creative story teller. It is definitely our loss.

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This is a man who will be sorely missed here. He brought a smile to a lot of faces, and a confused expression to a lot of others.

-Feren
"We use them for divine retribution."

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This is awful. Adams was one of the wittiest authors I've ever read. Try and find a copy of Last Chance to See; it's a very striking book about endangered animals. I think Mr. Adams will be missed by all who have read his books.

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Wouldn't it be just like him to spend a year dead for tax purposes?

So long, DNA, and thanks for all the laughs.

Peace;

- PunkTiger!

Peace;
- PunkTiger!

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My tax lawyer recommended against it. He said the taxes for coming back to life after being dead outweighed what I would save by being dead.

-Feren

-Feren
"We use them for divine retribution."

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