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Originally Posted by extrashaky

You haven't missed anything. It's basically science fiction for children. Most people either haven't read it or grow out of it by the end of high school, although the zealots assume everyone else has read it and is as in awe of it as they are.

When someone starts quoting it, you have to quickly think up an excuse to slip away. Otherwise you'll fall victim to an incomprehensible discourse on the Hitchhiker's universe. The books themselves are not incomprehensible, but the breathless extolment of their virtues and baffling attempts to explain the jokes lead many to want to punch a kitten.

Ahhh haaaa.


Thanks for your thoughts, now I don't feel so bad -


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