“This was the gist of the notice. It said: “The Guide is difinitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.” This had led to some interesting consequences. For instance, when the Editors of the Guide were sued by the families of those who had died as a result of taking the entry to the planet of Traal literally (it said “Ravenous Bugblatter beasts often make a very good meal for visiting tourists” instead of “Ravenous Bugblatter beasts often make a very good meal OF visiting tourists”), they claimed that the first version of the sentence was the more aesthetically pleasing, summoned a qualified poet to testify under oath that beauty was truth, truth beauty and hoped thereby to prove that the guilty party in this case was Life itself for failing to be either beautiful or true.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:05:31 +0000
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