# Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Personality Test **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585 "2003-04-23T14:20:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/1 "2003-04-23T14:20:36Z")
[He he he.](http://www.allthetests.com/quiz03/dasquiztd.php3?testid=1031444765) Apparently, I’m Ford Prefect. Or, as the test says: > [@](#): > > You’re Ford! You’re the average sort of person, half sane and half crazy. You can be a little shy, but when you have an opinion, you say it and you say it loud. ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/2 "2003-04-23T14:25:51Z")
I was afraid of this. I’m Arthur. Oh, the pain. ---
**Author:** ![TheRealJohnPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TheRealJohnPeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheRealJohnPeat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/3 "2003-04-23T14:33:49Z")
I’m Trillian - so I’m off to play with my own breasts whilst suing trillian.cc for stealing my trademark 🙂 TTFN JP ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/4 "2003-04-23T14:36:25Z")
Trillian. Huh. That’s not what I was expecting. > [@](#): > > _You’re Trillian! Ah, you’re probably the intelligent one who prefers being scientific, just because it sounds nice. You might hang in the shadows a little bit as a secretary, but this universe has big plans for you. If you keep an outgoing personality and overcome shyness, you could be quite powerful._ ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/5 "2003-04-23T14:41:37Z")
Damn, I’m Trillian too. Well, at least she’s hot. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/6 "2003-04-23T14:43:45Z")
Dodged a bullet there, I turned out Ford. Was afraid I’d be Marvin… ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/7 "2003-04-23T14:47:10Z")
More Trillian action! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/8 "2003-04-23T14:48:11Z")
I’m Ford. I more or less expected that. ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/9 "2003-04-23T14:57:51Z")
Oddity, the quiz said that I was Zaphod. Now, I would have pegged myself as Marvin or Arthur, but Zaphod? Oh come on, I never outcooled anyone! Well, perhaps its time to start… ---
**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/10 "2003-04-23T15:18:54Z")
Yet another Trillian. Are all we “Trillia” so far of the male persuasion? (And what, if anything, does that _mean_?) ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/11 "2003-04-23T15:25:47Z")
BAH! I am Arthur - obviously had a sex change somewhere along the line. How odd, though, I did not respond positively to the “tea” questions. HUH! ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/12 "2003-04-23T15:50:43Z")
I am Trillian… all this time I had the wrong nick picked out… But, I don’t give this quiz too much credit > [@](#): > > We all know it was the greater program used to calculate the Answer Um, no! It was used to calculate the Question. Sheesh. Deep Thought had the Answer long before. ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/13 "2003-04-23T16:02:29Z")
Hey, I’m Trillian too. \*You’re Trillian! Ah, you’re probably the intelligent one who prefers being scientific, just because it sounds nice. You might hang in the shadows a little bit as a secretary, but this universe has big plans for you. If you keep an outgoing personality and overcome shyness, you could be quite powerful. \* ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/14 "2003-04-23T16:20:32Z")
Wish there were some more questions, or a more specific answer. I’d say I’ve got more in common with Ford - taking a demented perspective on life and weirding the living hell out of people is just my _thing_. I can be pretty lazy, too - heck, I’ve got a lot of good points. 😉 Shyness isn’t a problem - although I’ll agree with the test 100% about my intelligence. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nangleator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19adc/32.png) [@Nangleator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nangleator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/15 "2003-04-23T16:21:10Z")
Great. I’m **Marvin**! Catch me at another part of the trade show season and that may change. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/16 "2003-04-23T16:36:12Z")
Trillian here. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/17 "2003-04-23T16:50:38Z")
Funny, I would have pegged myself as Slartibartfest. But I suppose that Trillian isn’t too bad. I’ll just go stand in line with the rest of the transsexuals, here. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/18 "2003-04-23T16:54:06Z")
Zaphod apparently. I always figured myself for more of a Ford. Of course everyone thinks they’re Ford. No one thinks they are Arthur or Marvin. ---
**Author:** ![Goodbeem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@Goodbeem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goodbeem)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/19 "2003-04-23T17:03:13Z")
**Zaphod’s** unite! > [@](#): > > You’re Zaphod! When it comes to knowing yourself, you have this funny little feeling you’re missing something, but that doesn’t bother you. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585/20 "2003-04-23T17:03:19Z")
You’re Zaphod! When it comes to knowing yourself, you have this funny little feeling you’re missing something, but that doesn’t bother you. You enjoy being in the limelight, and when someone pushes you out, you get mad. Hey, we all know you’re insecure, but swallow your ego and you’ll be a lot more enjoyable to be around. Now where’s my Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-personality-test/170585.md?page=2)