Explain to me again why Unity is so great...

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2011-04-25 at 01:39 +0800, Goh Lip wrote: 
> On 04/24/2011 10:36 PM, Pastor JW wrote:
> > On Friday, April 22, 2011 6:40:23 pm Goh Lip wrote:
> >> On 04/23/2011 06:06 AM, chris wrote:
> >>>> So is there an answer to the question as to why Ubuntu is going down
> >>>>
> >>>>>   this route?  Hopefully the answer is not 42.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   Colin
> >>>
> >>> Of course it will be 42, so don't panic and think pink.
> >>> Also don't question.:-)
> >>
> >> Er.....can somebody please explain to me what's "42"?
> >> (some ham radio code?)
> >
> > No, ...42 is the answer to everything!
> >
> >> Culturally off base here.
> >
> > Not really, we even have babelfish online!!!
> >
> 
> 
> Thanks again. I've actually seen the movie "The hitchikers guide to the 
> galaxy" (while reading the newspapers) and I've totally forgotten about 
> this (not quite another old fart).
> 
> But googling "the answer to life the universe and everything" (without 
> quote marks) gives "42".
> 
> Seems that only Steven Fry, friend of Douglas Adams know exactly why 
> Douglas chose the number "42" and he's not talking. And of course, 
> Douglas has taken this secret to his grave.
> 
> Cheerful chap, Douglas. Has made a wonderful narative on his trip to 
> madagascar to study lemurs, too.
> 
> 
> WE need more guys like him.

I could nominate about a dozen from this list, reading all of the <OT>
stuff. :) Ric


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