And here's me saying a big hello to all you sentient life-forms out there! I hope you hoopy froods know where your towel is because today my friends, is TOWEL DAY!!
Today is the day we celebrate Douglas Adams, the writer and creator, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the most wholly remarkable, certainly the most successful book ever to come out of the great publishing cooperation of Ursa Minor.
To really delve into the importance of Towel Day, what better way is there than to consult the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which has already supplanted the great Encyclopaedia Galactica as the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, for though it has many omissions and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it scores over the older, more pedestrian work in two important respects. First, it is slightly cheaper; and secondly it has the words Don’t Panic inscribed in large friendly letters on its cover.”
The Guide has this to say on the subject of Towels:
A towel is about the most massively useful thing any interstellar Hitch-Hiker can carry. For one thing it has great practical value.
You can wrap it around you for warmth on the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; sunbathe on in on the marble beaches of Santraginus V; huddle beneath it for protection from the Arcturan mega-gnats as you sleep beneath the stars of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand combat; wrap it around your head to avoid the gaze of the ravenous bug-blatter beast of Traal, which is such a mind bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you cant see it, it cant see you; and even dry yourself of with it if it still seems clean enough.
So, without further ado, the tables:
Towel Table
The table to discuss that most essential piece of Hitch-Hiker's kit.
1) Do YOU know where your towel is?
2) What kind of towel do you use?
3) Either describe or share with us a photo of your towel.
4) What is the most creative use you have put your towel to?
5) If money was no object, what is your dream towel?
Hitch Hiker's Guide Table
A table for the discussion of that most wholly remarkable franchise, spanning Radio, Books, TV, Merchandise, Stage appearances and more (But we dont mention the film).
1) Are you a fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide?
2) What is your favourite adaptation of the story? (Radio, Book, TV...)
3) Are you personally celebrating Towel Day today?
4) When was the last time you enjoyed The Hitchhiker's Guide in any format?
5) What is your favourite quote/scene/moment from the franchise?
Adventure Table
All intergalactic Hitchhiker's have gained a story or two of great adventures, tell us yours.
1) Where is the furthest and wildest place you have been?
2) Have you ever ACTUALLY hitch-hiked?
3) What survival gadget did you find the most useful when roaming the world or the wilds?
4) What is your best adventure story?
5) Where are you planning to go next, tell us about it.
The Bar
All good Hitch-hikers find themselves in a bar more often than not, so come in, take a load off, get your towel cleaned and say Hi.
1) Say Hi
2) Say something else.
The Recruitment Table
No one ever responds to this table, the poor staff of this table have grown despondent and would like to pass on this message:
"We dont care if you get back to us, we are all off Hitch-Hiking anyway, but if you DO feel like doing a Cafe, it doesnt need to be big, or special, or unique, it just has to be a space for everyone to gather.... everyone but us... we are long gone."
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Hope you and everyone else have a nice day, pretty sure there's not much point in me saying that but I'm gonna keep right on saying it anyway, just in case.
