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# Welcome :) Woo!
What the hell is that thing at the front?
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 7:55, archived)
# That strange thing
is the jolly planet with arms that's on the cover of the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
(ThatOtherGuy, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 7:58, archived)
# Aha!
This must be a newer edition of which I am not aware.

/old
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 7:59, archived)
# Don't worry mate
I've not seen it before either.
(I helped save b3ta! Ijon Tichy, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:04, archived)
# I'm cold
and I can't find my pills.
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:06, archived)
# eh?
/consults book shelf

wtfayboa?
(I helped save b3ta! munkt0n, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:11, archived)
# It seems to get reprinted every ten minutes.
My copy has kind of coloured squiggles on a turquoise background.
(I helped save b3ta! supermoore: HUNG, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:17, archived)
# Yes.
I've seen at least 10 different covers.
(ThatOtherGuy, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:23, archived)
# I'll need to go check this
but I think the green alien thing started appearing as soon as americans got involved. Maybe someone thought americans wouldn't get it otherwise. I know it's addition was nothing at all to do with Douglas Adams.
(I helped save b3ta! barnesy, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 8:28, archived)
# Probably more like when the crappy marketing people got involved
as I am an american and I really don't understand why that thing was put on it either


though I do think it's been around for a while...
(ThatOtherGuy, Mon 29 Sep 2003, 17:06, archived)