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Message ID: 95
#95, RE: Christmas Rose
Posted by Laudre on Jun-28-01 at 08:24 PM
In response to message #83
>Oh, it would do that eventually, even if the parser could handle it.
>It was a plot point. But the original quote from HHGG was when Arthur
>Dent said, "I seem to be having trouble with my lifestyle," IIRC.

It's when he's talking to Slartibartifast, which, in the books, is I believe in the first one. The words travel through a spatial rift, cause said war, and when the two species finally resolve their differences, they figure out that the origin of the phrase was somehow Earth-related (they're from the distant past), and coordinate a massive attack fleet. However, due to a massive size miscalculation, when they arrive on Earth the entire fleet is swallowed by a dog.

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