Why?

One Angry User angry@lusers.org
Wed Jul 27 14:40:00 GMT 2005


On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dave Korn's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> ----Original Message----
> >From: One Angry User
> >Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57
>
> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> > following stream of bytes:
> >
> >> One Angry User wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> >>> following stream of bytes:
> >>>
> >>>> 42
> >>>
> >>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
> >>
> >> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
> >>
> >> W = 0x57 =  87
> >> h = 0x68 = 104
> >> y = 0x79 = 121
> >> ? = 0x3F =  63
> >>
> >> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
> >>
> >> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
> >
> > = ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls one
> > short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons destroyed her.
> >
> > OAU
>
>   I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
> answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the question.

And?  All I claimed was that the question the Earth came up with has a
different answer, which falls one short of the ultimate one...

> Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!

...so take that hippo and...

>   And the Vogons (collectively) didn't destroy the Earth; Prostetnic Vogon
> Jeltz did it on his own initiative after taking a bribe from Gag Halfrunt
> and the Intergalactic Federation of Psychiatrists who don't want the
> question known in case everyone starts leading happy and productive lives,
> thus putting them out of a job.

...make him listen to some Vogon poetry.

OAU



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