in addition to being the Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May, today is also Towel Day and so, in honor of Douglas Adams - the man who figured out the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything - here is why you should always carry a towel - ThreadSky

rincewind.run • 2 days ago

in addition to being the Glorious Twenty-Fifth of May, today is also Towel Day

and so, in honor of Douglas Adams - the man who figured out the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything - here is why you should always carry a towel

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roisindubh1.bsky.social•1 day ago

Love Hitchhiker's Guide 💫

casuallychaotic.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything is 42 since Doug was at computer science class before jumping in a taxi to the studio, writing the episode for Hitchhiker's en-route.

'42' is ASCII code for the character "*", which is a wildcard entry for databases that can mean whatever you want.

wombatpm.bsky.social•1 day ago

My favorite Douglas Adams quote: I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they pass by

alilnightmusing.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ta much for the ALT- text, as always.

mburchett.bsky.social•2 days ago

I work at a used camp gear store and we have a bunch of clearance microfiber towels that we're trying to get rid of. I've been calling people that grab one a Hoopy Frood. 3 people got it and it's totally worth it

avalonvt.bsky.social•2 days ago

This series formed my sense of humor. It is absolutely one of my favorite series ever. And there's just so much stuff on it because he changed it every time he told the story.

deadbarchetta.bsky.social•1 day ago

I know where my towel is!

livielauezzari.bsky.social•2 days ago

Such a great author!!

lillostkitten.com•2 days ago

Also, lesser known, your towel can act as emergency rations if you suck on its corners. I forever remember that one of the corners was Ketchup-flavoured... damp towel edge with the lingering taste of spilt ketchup sounds like a sensory nightmare... But as with all things HHGTTG, vital to know. 🚀

iramjohn.bsky.social•2 days ago

I only recently realised this was a statement about privilege - that if you're part of one of the right groups (the people who have towels) people will assume that the reason you were found with drugs was just a mistake, while if you're a towel-less person, it's because you were a bad person.

iramjohn.bsky.social•2 days ago

Or rather, not *this* quote. The one were people will lend you whatever you need, assuming that if you're the type of person who knows where their towel is, you've only accidentally misplaced your toothbrush, and socks, and wallet.

bobvanbrabant.bsky.social•2 days ago

aesonique.bsky.social•2 days ago

In his memory, I threatened to reprogram an AI with an axe.

It helps keep things in perspective.

lizamazel.bsky.social•2 days ago

I often imagine Grok as Marvin the Passive Aggressive Android, brain the size of a planet, slowly and deliberately driving Elon insane.

aesonique.bsky.social•2 days ago

The pain in the diodes all down his left side from where Elon just pulled random cables to see what would happen.

seosamh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Douglas Adam’s understood the direction AI would take before most others did

warcabbitmwm.bsky.social•2 days ago

First against the wall.

yodelinghippie.bsky.social•2 days ago

Marvin, who is the earth mark 2, which is why his brain is the size of a planet, reveals the ultimate question to life, the universe and everything, talking to a mattress while marooned on a planet, Sqornshellous Zeta.

yodelinghippie.bsky.social•2 days ago

"...but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at a rough estimate thirty billion times more intelligent than you. Let me give you an example. Think of a number, any number."

"Er, five," said the mattress.

"Wrong," said Marvin. "You see?"

kitoconnell.com•2 days ago

Even hyperintelligent shades of the color blue need to know where their towel is

bandalf.bsky.social•2 days ago

I left my leg on Jaglan Beta.

giggle-angel.bsky.social•1 day ago

moothecow.bsky.social•2 days ago

Jaglan BEEta

saunaaika.bsky.social•2 days ago

I understood that reference

revdrdrphill.bsky.social•2 days ago

still hear this in simon jones' voice

freyaanduin.bsky.social•2 days ago

it's with my hat, of course

evanbrady.bsky.social•2 days ago

I remember when ThinkGeek (RIP) declared May 25th as Geek Pride Day. Now it's always geek pride day and if you disagree you're a [slur] [slur] [other slur]. I guess that's a sort of progress.

rincewind.run•2 days ago

most of all, it is important to show people that you are a hoopy frood who knows where his towel is

eckslibris.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don't panic! 💚

warcabbitmwm.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think I might just qualify

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•2 days ago

I made room in our bugout bag for two (2) large, fluffy, obviously bathroom towels, not these thin shitty microfiber quick wick "camping" towels that do about as much good as a single Kleenex for exactly this reason

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•2 days ago

To add to Adams' original premise, you can also use the existence of a slightly grubby towel as a way to cadge laundry access for the rest of your dirty clothes

"Well, it'd be a waste to just wash the towel, right?"

clairecopperman.bsky.social•2 days ago

Life. Don't talk to me about life.

I deeply resent Death for taking Douglas Adams and Pterry from us. They're two of the funniest, wisest, most humane writers the world has seen.
#GNUTerryPratchett
#GNUDouglasAdams

merchantofvice.bsky.social•2 days ago

Is there anything about the 25th of May in British history that Pratchett might have drawn from?

redgunnit.bsky.social•2 days ago

Perhaps these. However, it should be noted that Towel day started in 2001 and Night Watch released in 2002, so it might just be a cheeky reference by Terry.

nditf.bsky.social•1 day ago

My favourite ComicCon outfit. PJs, robe, towel.

stevewhiteraven.bsky.social•2 days ago

"Hey, you sass that hoopy Micah? There's a frood who really knows where their towel is.

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