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2008-05-17

BBC - Radio 4 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

" This adventure is not easy or straightforward - you are quite likely to die before even reaching the pub! But if you persevere and tune into Douglas' unique logic (or "consistent illogic"), you will be rewarded with some classic writing which has not been published elsewhere, e.g.

The barman gives you a cheese sandwich. The bread is like the stuff that stereos come packed in, the cheese would be great for rubbing out spelling mistakes, and margarine and pickle have combined to produce something that shouldn't be, but is, turquoise. Since it is clearly unfit for human consumption you are grateful to be charged only a pound...
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml

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