The undisputed king of comic science fiction: Douglas Adams 61st Birthday

[menotu]

From The Guardian Newspaper

Today's Google Doodle celebrating the 61st birthday of Douglas Adams is testament to the undisputed king of comic science fiction: it makes you wonder why, 12 years after his death, no one has been able to supplant him from that throne.

Let's face it, the genre is akin to a sweetshop for comedy writers; its anthills stretch as far as the eye can see, just waiting to be poked with the funny stick. Strange alien races? Silly laser guns? Spaceships? Super-computers? Square-jawed intergalactic heroes? Check, check and check again. Or, maybe not.

Intergalactic travel may seem ripe for comedy, but Douglas Adams, whose 61st birthday is celebrated by Google today, showed that the funniest laughs are found in the real world

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I just went to the  douglasadamstheparty web site  and it says:

Dont Panic

This website is currently depressed and cannot be bothered to work. Be under no illusion that is even remotely concerned by your inconvenience.

 

[RobNJ]

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[joechimp]

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.....What more needs to be said.

[joechimp]

Did you find all the hidden stuff in the Google Doodle ? 

[Bald Brick]

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.....What more needs to be said.

Dirk Gently!

Also, don't forget the link O-P posted here:  http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,111722.msg954070.html#msg954070

[horusfalcon]

Yup, have to agree that Mr. Adams died much too soon.  So Long, Douglas, and Thanks For All The Fish.

Later On,
D