Douglas Adams

alt.fan.douglas-adams

Douglas Adams pleased his coterie of fans in the USENET newsgroup alt.fan.douglas-adams {{ref|GoogleAFDA1}} by following the group and occasionally posting himself.

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In response to a fan's complaint

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:My apologies if this has been dragged out and beaten mercilessly already, but did everyone else get entirely bored with Mostly Harmless? I knew a couple chapters in that Adams was going to kill everyone off, and from there, it felt like that was the WHOLE purpose of the book.

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Adams replied {{ref|GoogleAFDA2}}

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:Well, you were ahead of me then. I didn't know till a couple of chapters before the end.

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He disappointed a Canadian fan who asked

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:Who is your maiden aunt who lives in Winnipeg. the reason I absolutely must know is... yes, you guessed it... I LIVE IN WINNIPEG!!! and that line from the first of the gently books has been driving me insane ever since I read it!! I'd be REALLY, REALLY thrilled if Douglas responded to this himself!

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by confessing: {{ref|GoogleAFDA3}}

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:I don't have maiden aunt who lies ' in Winnipeg. I was making it up.

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In response to a query about a rumour about an upcoming film, he said:

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:Second. Jim Carrey is not going to play Arthur Dent. Here's a clue as to why not. Arthur Dent is English.

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