Poll: Douglas Adams

[Fenreil]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

 

[molesgallus]

I don't think i will because you can't even take the time to describe him and his style of writing to make it interesting for one who has never heard of him.

You've heard of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?

I love him, his books are among my favorites.

Too bad <link=http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/Starship_Titanic/StarshipTitanic.shtm>he couldn't make a great game, though...

Haha. I really enjoyed that game...

 

[molesgallus]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

You shouldn't judge someone by their theological orientation. Especially when they make such a good argument for it...

 

[Fenreil]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

You shouldn't judge someone by their theological orientation. Especially when they make such a good argument for it...

Yeah, I know. I've been trying not to, but it's damn hard for me. It's not like I'm saying he's a bad person or anything.

ANYWAY, I just found out that Eoin Colfer's continuation is out. Now I need to find it and read it.

 

[Tharwen]

I think he's a very great person. He'd be on my top five people to have a conversation with if he were still alive.

 

[Woodsey]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

Why? What's wrong with it?

 

[manythings]

A brilliant guy, but he's no Pratchett.

My sentiments exactly. Atheism is all well and good but I don't see why a person's opinion is treated as proof of no God.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

He's brilliant, funny and genius, but a bit confusing. I think when the time travel mechanic was introduced in The Resturant at the End of the Universe, I basically was blindly reading the rest of the saga not knowing what in fuck was going on.

 

[Fenreil]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

Why? What's wrong with it?

Oh for Pete's sake...Look, I'm not trying to make this into an atheism debate! I refuse to answer anymore questions on this subject. I gave my opinion and why I have it, so I must now respectfully leave.

 

[Woodsey]

His books? Excellent. The man himself? Not so much.

What was wrong with him?

*sighs* I know I'll get a lot of flak for this, but... I don't like the whole "radical atheist* thing. Other than that, he's pretty cool, but... it just kind of hangs over my head.

Why? What's wrong with it?

Oh for Pete's sake...Look, I'm not trying to make this into an atheism debate! I refuse to answer anymore questions on this subject. I gave my opinion and why I have it, so I must now respectfully leave.

I'm just curious, I don't want a debate - and I looked for your reasoning already, it's not there.

That's all.

 

[Flying Dagger]

I didn't like what the last book did to dent but his hitchhiker series overall is fantastic.

 

[Silver Patriot]

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."

My favorite quote from him. Defines my entire High School experience quite nicely as well.

 

[Simriel]

Not quite Pratchett, but an amazing, entertaining, hilarious read. 'Sorry for the inconvenience'

 

[War Penguin]

His books are great. The Dirk Gently and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series are some of the funniest stuff I've ever read.

 

[molesgallus]

A brilliant guy, but he's no Pratchett.

My sentiments exactly. Atheism is all well and good but I don't see why a person's opinion is treated as proof of no God.

What?

 

[molesgallus]

Not quite Pratchett, but an amazing, entertaining, hilarious read. 'Sorry for the inconvenience'

I'd say they were at least on par. I'm a big fan of both; couldn't think of favouring one over the other. Both have different qualities and weaknesses, but both are/were brilliant.

 

[Arcanz]

god! anyone who hasn't read the salmon of doubt is yet to experience the full potential of literature

I feel like I'm saying "this!" and quoting some random person a lot lately, but.. THIS!
I just love quoting Douglas Adams, so I will do it again (A quick Google search of "Douglas Adams quotes):

"(..) Sir Isaac Newton, renowned inventor of the milled-edge coin and the catflap!"
"The what?" said Richard.
"The catflap! A device of the utmost cunning, perspicuity and invention. It is a door within a door, you see, a ..."
"Yes," said Richard, "there was also the small matter of gravity."
"Gravity," said Dirk with a slightly dismissed shrug, "yes, there was that as well, I suppose. Though that, of course, was merely a discovery. It was there to be discovered." ...
"You see?" he said dropping his cigarette butt, "They even keep it on at weekends. Someone was bound to notice sooner or later. But the catflap ... ah, there is a very different matter. Invention, pure creative invention. It is a door within a door, you see."

Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in, an interesting hole I find myself in, fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!' This is such a powerful idea that as the sun rises in the sky and the air heats up and as, gradually, the puddle gets smaller and smaller, it's still frantically hanging on to the notion that everything's going to be alright, because this world was meant to have him in it, was built to have him in it; so the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise. I think this may be something we need to be on the watch out for.'

 

[molesgallus]

god! anyone who hasn't read the salmon of doubt is yet to experience the full potential of literature

I feel like I'm saying "this!" and quoting some random person a lot lately, but.. THIS!
I just love quoting Douglas Adams, so I will do it again (A quick Google search of "Douglas Adams quotes):

"(..) Sir Isaac Newton, renowned inventor of the milled-edge coin and the catflap!"
"The what?" said Richard.
"The catflap! A device of the utmost cunning, perspicuity and invention. It is a door within a door, you see, a ..."
"Yes," said Richard, "there was also the small matter of gravity."
"Gravity," said Dirk with a slightly dismissed shrug, "yes, there was that as well, I suppose. Though that, of course, was merely a discovery. It was there to be discovered." ...
"You see?" he said dropping his cigarette butt, "They even keep it on at weekends. Someone was bound to notice sooner or later. But the catflap ... ah, there is a very different matter. Invention, pure creative invention. It is a door within a door, you see."

Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in, an interesting hole I find myself in, fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!' This is such a powerful idea that as the sun rises in the sky and the air heats up and as, gradually, the puddle gets smaller and smaller, it's still frantically hanging on to the notion that everything's going to be alright, because this world was meant to have him in it, was built to have him in it; so the moment he disappears catches him rather by surprise. I think this may be something we need to be on the watch out for.'

Haha. You can't beat Douglas Adams quotes... I quote the second one all the time. I know it by heart, now. Man was a genius.

 

[Simriel]

Not quite Pratchett, but an amazing, entertaining, hilarious read. 'Sorry for the inconvenience'

I'd say they were at least on par. I'm a big fan of both; couldn't think of favouring one over the other. Both have different qualities and weaknesses, but both are/were brilliant.

I can only read so much Adams at a time. His books are entirely based on not making any real sense. With Pratchett, there is sense. A special internal sense that exists only for Discworld, but still sense.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

The real question here is, "What is 6*9 in base 13?"

42 ; )