# Please clue me in

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753>\
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**Created:** [July 13, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753 "2002-07-13T05:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753/1 "2002-07-13T05:44:51Z")

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Laugh if you must, but what the hell does it mean when someone posts “42”?

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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753/2 "2002-07-13T11:06:31Z")

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It’s from Douglas Adams’ _The Hitch hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ series. It is supposed to be the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything.

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**Author:** ![femtosecond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@femtosecond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femtosecond)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753/3 "2002-07-13T14:03:37Z")

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[What Does “42” Mean?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=116321)

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**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-clue-me-in/118753/4 "2002-07-13T14:55:19Z")

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ah, thats makes sense. gracias.