Why?

Why?

[zzapper]

Why?


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Because! (Was Re: Why?)

[One Angry User]

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, zzapper's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> Why?

Because!

OAU

Re: Because! (Was Re: Why?)

[Wes S]

On 23 Jul 2005 at 13:46, One Angry User wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Jul 2005, zzapper's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:
> 
> > Why?
> 
> Because!
> 
> OAU
> 
The man who knows how will always find work from the man who knows 
why.

RE: Why?

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: zzapper
>Sent: 23 July 2005 17:36

> Why?


  And Who's on first?

    cheers,
      DaveK
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Re: Why?

[zzapper]

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:10:05 +0100,  wrote:

>----Original Message----
>>From: zzapper
>>Sent: 23 July 2005 17:36
>
>> Why?
>
>
>  And Who's on first?
>
2B||^2B?



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Re: Why?

[Gerrit P. Haase]

42

Re: Why?

[One Angry User]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> 42

Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!

OAU

Re: Why?

[Gerrit P. Haase]

One Angry User wrote:

> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:
> 
> 
>>42
> 
> 
> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!

Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):

W = 0x57 =  87
h = 0x68 = 104
y = 0x79 = 121
? = 0x3F =  63

87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41

So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29


G.
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Re: Why?

[One Angry User]

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> One Angry User wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> > following stream of bytes:
> >
> > > 42
> >
> > Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
>
> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
>
> W = 0x57 =  87
> h = 0x68 = 104
> y = 0x79 = 121
> ? = 0x3F =  63
>
> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
>
> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29

= ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls one
short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons destroyed her.

OAU

RE: Why?

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: One Angry User
>Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57

> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> following stream of bytes: 
> 
>> One Angry User wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
>>> following stream of bytes: 
>>> 
>>>> 42
>>> 
>>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
>> 
>> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
>> 
>> W = 0x57 =  87
>> h = 0x68 = 104
>> y = 0x79 = 121
>> ? = 0x3F =  63
>> 
>> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
>> 
>> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
> 
> = ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls one
> short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons destroyed her.
> 
> OAU


  I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the question.
Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!

  And the Vogons (collectively) didn't destroy the Earth; Prostetnic Vogon
Jeltz did it on his own initiative after taking a bribe from Gag Halfrunt
and the Intergalactic Federation of Psychiatrists who don't want the
question known in case everyone starts leading happy and productive lives,
thus putting them out of a job.

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....

RE: Why?

[One Angry User]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dave Korn's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> ----Original Message----
> >From: One Angry User
> >Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57
>
> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> > following stream of bytes:
> >
> >> One Angry User wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> >>> following stream of bytes:
> >>>
> >>>> 42
> >>>
> >>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
> >>
> >> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
> >>
> >> W = 0x57 =  87
> >> h = 0x68 = 104
> >> y = 0x79 = 121
> >> ? = 0x3F =  63
> >>
> >> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
> >>
> >> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
> >
> > = ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls one
> > short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons destroyed her.
> >
> > OAU
>
>   I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
> answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the question.

And?  All I claimed was that the question the Earth came up with has a
different answer, which falls one short of the ultimate one...

> Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!

...so take that hippo and...

>   And the Vogons (collectively) didn't destroy the Earth; Prostetnic Vogon
> Jeltz did it on his own initiative after taking a bribe from Gag Halfrunt
> and the Intergalactic Federation of Psychiatrists who don't want the
> question known in case everyone starts leading happy and productive lives,
> thus putting them out of a job.

...make him listen to some Vogon poetry.

OAU

RE: Why?

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: One Angry User
>Sent: 27 July 2005 15:30

> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dave Korn's computer deigned to emit the following
> stream of bytes: 
> 
>> ----Original Message----
>>> From: One Angry User
>>> Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57
>> 
>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
>>> following stream of bytes: 
>>> 
>>>> One Angry User wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
>>>>> following stream of bytes: 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 42
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
>>>> 
>>>> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
>>>> 
>>>> W = 0x57 =  87
>>>> h = 0x68 = 104
>>>> y = 0x79 = 121
>>>> ? = 0x3F =  63
>>>> 
>>>> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
>>>> 
>>>> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
>>> 
>>> = ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls
>>> one short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons
>>> destroyed her. 
>>> 
>>> OAU
>> 
>>   I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
>> answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the
>> question. 
> 
> And?  All I claimed was that the question the Earth came up with has a
> different answer, which falls one short of the ultimate one...

  But, as we all know, the question the Earth came up with was "What do you
get if you multiply six by nine", which is off by twelve, not one!


>> Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!
> 
> ...so take that hippo and...

  Drop it on you?

   cheers,
      DaveK
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RE: Why?

[One Angry User]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dave Korn's computer deigned to emit the following stream of bytes:

> ----Original Message----
> >From: One Angry User
> >Sent: 27 July 2005 15:30
>
> > On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Dave Korn's computer deigned to emit the following
> > stream of bytes:
> >
> >> ----Original Message----
> >>> From: One Angry User
> >>> Sent: 26 July 2005 22:57
> >>
> >>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> >>> following stream of bytes:
> >>>
> >>>> One Angry User wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Gerrit P. Haase's computer deigned to emit the
> >>>>> following stream of bytes:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> 42
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Wow, does this mean that we finally found the question?!
> >>>>
> >>>> Actually I miscalculated the answer (42 = 0x2A = *):
> >>>>
> >>>> W = 0x57 =  87
> >>>> h = 0x68 = 104
> >>>> y = 0x79 = 121
> >>>> ? = 0x3F =  63
> >>>>
> >>>> 87 - 104 + 121 - 63 = 41
> >>>>
> >>>> So the correct answer is probably: 41 = 0x29
> >>>
> >>> = ')'.  So, with all the power of the computer that is Earth, it falls
> >>> one short of the actual ultimate answer?  No wonder the Vogons
> >>> destroyed her.
> >>>
> >>> OAU
> >>
> >>   I am obliged to point out that it was Deep Thought who came up with the
> >> answer, and got it right; and the Earth's job was to work out the
> >> question.
> >
> > And?  All I claimed was that the question the Earth came up with has a
> > different answer, which falls one short of the ultimate one...
>
>   But, as we all know, the question the Earth came up with was "What do you
> get if you multiply six by nine", which is off by twelve, not one!

We don't know if that's the question the Earth came up with.  All we know
is that was *one* of the questions the Earth came up with.  It remained a
mystery whether that really was the ultimate question.  Besides, with the
universe being as crazy as it is, the above question may not be off by as
much as you think.

> >> Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!
> >
> > ...so take that hippo and...
>
>   Drop it on you?

Oh, go feed it custard!

OAU

Re: Why?

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 03:40:13PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>   But, as we all know, the question the Earth came up with was "What do you
> get if you multiply six by nine", which is off by twelve, not one!

But if you take a 7 and add a little ), you get a 9.  So the question
was really off 41?
 
> >> Score -5 sci-fi pedant points and drop a hippo on yourself!
> > 
> > ...so take that hippo and...
> 
>   Drop it on you?

N.B. no hippos were actually harmed in the production of this mailing list.