Quotes About Humor

The scientists at the Institute thus discovered the driving force behind all change, development and innovation in life, which was this: herring sandwiches. They published a paper to this effect, which was widely criticized as being extremely stupid.

Is there any tea on this spaceship?

But that's incredible." "No, Zaphod. Just very very improbable." "Er, yeah.

You know,' said Arthur, 'it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young.' 'Why, what did she tell you?' 'I don't know, I didn't listen.' 'Oh.' Ford carried on humming.

La Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti nomina l'alcol. Dice che la miglior bevanda alcolica che esiste è il Gotto Esplosivo Pangalattico. Dice che quando si beve un Gotto Esplosivo Pangalattico si ha l'impressione che il cervello venga spappolato da una fetta di limone legata intorno a un grosso mattone d'oro.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy skips lightly over this tangle of academic abstraction, pausing only to note that the term Future Perfect has been abandoned since it was discovered not to be.

This must be Thursday, I could never get the hang of Thursdays.

Ford," he said, "you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Buz dolab?na adeta dans ederek gitti, içindeki aç?s?ndan en az tüylü üç ÅŸeyi buldu ve onlar? bir tabaÄŸa koyarak iki dakika boyunca dikkatle izledi. Bu süre içinde hareket etmek için herhangi bir giriÅŸimde bulunmad?klar?ndan dolay? onlar? kahvalt? oalrak adland?rd? ve yedi.

What's this fish doing in my ear?" "It's translating for you. It's a Babel fish. Look it up in the book if you like.

We'll take in a quick bite at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.' Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Oh, hello, Arthur Dent here. Look, sorry I haven't been in for six months but I've gone mad." "Oh, not to worry. Thought it was probably something like that. Happens here all the time. How soon can we expect you?" "When do hedgehogs start hibernating?" "Sometime in spring, I think." "I'll be in shortly after that." "Righty-ho.

Marvin flashed her an electronic look.

It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons. Curiously

You're a jerk," repeated the alien, "a complete kneebiter.

man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much – the wheel, New York, wars and so on – whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man – for precisely the same reasons.

Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?" ? Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Oolon Colluphid's trilogy of philosophical blockbusters, Where God Went Wrong, Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes

Pensé que habías muerto... —Yo también lo creí durante un tiempo -convino Ford- y luego decidí ser un limón durante un par de semanas. En todo ese tiempo me divertí saltando dentro y fuera de una tónica con Ginebra.

What's a whelk got to do with a supernova?' said Arthur. 'It doesn't,' said Ford levelly

We've got to talk,' he said urgently. 'Fine,' said Arthur, 'talk.' 'And drink,' said Ford. 'It's vitally important that we talk and drink. Now.

He hoped and prayed there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here, and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.