# The Late Great Douglas Adams **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435 "2003-12-02T04:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/21 "2003-12-02T22:00:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frank #2 \* > \*\*I think of Dirk everytime I’m following a car. \*\* **Frank #2** , that is an excellent suggestion. **justplainDave** should get in his car and just drive around if he wants to find the book. _If you want to find Dirk, you have to think like Dirk_ ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/22 "2003-12-03T00:17:19Z")
I think of Dirk every time the refrigerator in my back yard starts shaking… ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/23 "2003-12-03T00:26:11Z")
I think of Dirk every time I have the sudden, inexplicable urge to strip naked and dive into a filthy river. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/24 "2003-12-03T00:27:18Z")
(not that it happens often) ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/25 "2003-12-03T00:39:02Z")
Not only is Last Chance To See still available, it’s computerized version is [free for download at Home Of The Underdogs.](http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=3490) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/26 "2003-12-03T02:50:59Z")
I too ofton think of Ford when reaching for a dinguy towel. BUT I think of Aurther everytime a Yellow bulldozer is going to knock my house down while I’m still in my dressing gown 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/27 "2003-12-03T03:33:24Z")
I assume you’ve all bought and read _The Salmon of Doubt_? Apart from lots of other good stuff, it has the first inklings of an attempt to merge the Dirk Gently world with the HHGTTG universe. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/28 "2003-12-03T05:07:19Z")
I think of Dirk every time I pick up a hot potato and pass it on, pass it on, pass it on. Seriously, as much as I love the HHGTTG books, the Dirk Gently novels, _Long Dark Teatime of the Soul_ in particular, will always be IMHO two of the finest books ever written. ---
**Author:** ![BrandyFine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrandyFine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandyFine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/29 "2003-12-03T05:34:34Z")
You can get this book for $2.95 at Alibris: [http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm](http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm) Alibris and Amazon (used) are your friends. ---
**Author:** ![BrandyFine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrandyFine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandyFine)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/30 "2003-12-03T05:40:43Z")
I just bought Long Dark Teatime at Barnes and Noble. Glad to hear it’s going to be so good! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/31 "2003-12-03T06:56:11Z")
I think of Dirk every time some young lad saves me the trouble of kicking myself, by kicking me. And I think of Arthur every time some young lad calls me a complete kneebiter. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/32 "2003-12-03T07:31:33Z")
Gusty winds may exist. ---
**Author:** ![justplainDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@justplainDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justplainDave)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435/33 "2003-12-05T04:54:50Z")
I do visit [h2g2.com](http://h2g2.com) but I can’t remember the last time I posted on it. Great site, wish it got more attention… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-late-great-douglas-adams/216435.md?page=1)