HOW MANY ROADS MUST A MAN WALK DOWN
BEFORE THEY CALL HIM A MAN
HOW MANY SEAS MUST A WHITE DOVE SAIL
BEFORE SHE SLEEPS IN THE SAND
HOW MANY TIMES MUST THE CANNONBALLS FLY
BEFORE THEY ARE FOREVER BANNED?
THE ANSWER, MY FRIEND, IS BLOWING IN THE WIND
THE ANSWER IS 42.
What is the meaning of life?
-
TrendWhore
- DCEmu Newbie
- Posts: 77
- https://www.artistsworkshop.eu/meble-kuchenne-na-wymiar-warszawa-gdzie-zamowic/
- Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2001 4:59 am
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
-
Dr Zoidberg
- The Filth
- Posts: 1181
- Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2001 7:44 pm
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
-
StraitJack
- DCEmu Freak
- Posts: 78
- Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2002 6:25 am
- Location: yer mums
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
the meaning of emulife(TM)
if j00 r 4 l4m3r:
download every iSO there is and make money burning dcgen and romz and selling them on ebay then write an angry email to every author flaming them for not releasing their emu for you right bloody now
if you are l337
donate what you can to your favorite author's cause and dont write emails asking when the next release is every week
then be a d0od on the msboards adding intelligent conversation and help to the posts
if you are ub3rl337:
work quietly at porting a neogeo pocket emu for free without hyping the littlest mod and threatening to never release it if one more person thinks about mailing you for romz
then stay present on msgboards kindly helping ppl burn your emu or fix compatibility probs
if j00 r 4 l4m3r:
download every iSO there is and make money burning dcgen and romz and selling them on ebay then write an angry email to every author flaming them for not releasing their emu for you right bloody now
if you are l337
donate what you can to your favorite author's cause and dont write emails asking when the next release is every week
then be a d0od on the msboards adding intelligent conversation and help to the posts
if you are ub3rl337:
work quietly at porting a neogeo pocket emu for free without hyping the littlest mod and threatening to never release it if one more person thinks about mailing you for romz
then stay present on msgboards kindly helping ppl burn your emu or fix compatibility probs
Hong Kong people ?twaaaaa??2002-4-17Jeeba Jabba wrote: Yeah. It is "Laughing out Loud" It was never "Laugh out Loud"
I was on AOL when during the inception of these expressions.
What is the meaning of life?
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
TrendWhore wrote: THE ANSWER IS 42.
-
Veggita2099
- Janitor 2nd Class
- Posts: 9018
- Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2001 7:44 pm
- Location: Chesapeake, Ohio
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
The Hitch Hicker's Guide To The Galaxy
Chapter Twenty-seven
Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library. The old man frowned as they stepped in.
``Terribly unfortunate,'' he said, ``a diode blew in one of the life-support computers. When we tried to revive our cleaning staff we discovered they'd been dead for nearly thirty thousand years. Who's going to clear away the bodies, that's what I want to know. Look why don't you sit yourself down over there and let me plug you in?''
He gestured Arthur towards a chair which looked as if it had been made out of the rib cage of a stegosaurus.
``It was made out of the rib cage of a stegosaurus,'' explained the old man as he pottered about fishing bits of wire out from under tottering piles of paper and drawing instruments. ``Here,'' he said, ``hold these,'' and passed a couple of stripped wire end to Arthur.
The instant he took hold of them a bird flew straight through him.
He was suspended in mid-air and totally invisible to himself. Beneath him was a pretty treelined city square, and all around it as far as the eye could see were white concrete buildings of airy spacious design but somewhat the worse for wear --- many were cracked and stained with rain. Today however the sun was shining, a fresh breeze danced lightly through the trees, and the odd sensation that all the buildings were quietly humming was probably caused by the fact that the square and all the streets around it were thronged with cheerful excited people. Somewhere a band was playing, brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze and the spirit of carnival was in the air.
Arthur felt extraordinarily lonely stuck up in the air above it all without so much as a body to his name, but before he had time to reflect on this a voice rang out across the square and called for everyone's attention.
A man standing on a brightly dressed dais before the building which clearly dominated the square was addressing the crowd over a Tannoy.
``O people waiting in the Shadow of Deep Thought!'' he cried out. ``Honoured Descendants of Vroomfondel and Majikthise, the Greatest and Most Truly Interesting Pundits the Universe has ever known ... The Time of Waiting is over!''
Wild cheers broke out amongst the crowd. Flags, streamers and wolf whistles sailed through the air. The narrower streets looked rather like centipedes rolled over on their backs and frantically waving their legs in the air.
``Seven and a half million years our race has waited for this Great and Hopefully Enlightening Day!'' cried the cheer leader. ``The Day of the Answer!''
Hurrahs burst from the ecstatic crowd.
``Never again,'' cried the man, ``never again will we wake up in the morning and think Who am I? What is my purpose in life? Does it really, cosmically speaking, matter if I don't get up and go to work? For today we will finally learn once and for all the plain and simple answer to all these nagging little problems of Life, the Universe and Everything!''
As the crowd erupted once again, Arthur found himself gliding through the air and down towards one of the large stately windows on the first floor of the building behind the dais from which the speaker was addressing the crowd.
He experienced a moment's panic as he sailed straight through towards the window, which passed when a second or so later he found he had gone right through the solid glass without apparently touching it.
No one in the room remarked on his peculiar arrival, which is hardly surprising as he wasn't there. He began to realize that the whole experience was merely a recorded projection which knocked six-track seventy-millimetre into a cocked hat.
The room was much as Slartibartfast had described it. In seven and a half million years it had been well looked after and cleaned regularly every century or so. The ultramahagony desk was worn at the edges, the carpet a little faded now, but the large computer terminal sat in sparkling glory on the desk's leather top, as bright as if it had been constructed yesterday.
Two severely dressed men sat respectfully before the terminal and waited.
``The time is nearly upon us,'' said one, and Arthur was surprised to see a word suddenly materialize in thin air just by the man's neck. The word was Loonquawl, and it flashed a couple of times and the disappeared again. Before Arthur was able to assimilate this the other man spoke and the word Phouchg appeared by his neck.
``Seventy-five thousand generations ago, our ancestors set this program in motion,'' the second man said, ``and in all that time we will be the first to hear the computer speak.''
``An awesome prospect, Phouchg,'' agreed the first man, and Arthur suddenly realized that he was watching a recording with subtitles.
``We are the ones who will hear,'' said Phouchg, ``the answer to the great question of Life ...!''
``The Universe ...!'' said Loonquawl.
``And Everything ...!''
``Shhh,'' said Loonquawl with a slight gesture, ``I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!''
There was a moment's expectant pause whilst panels slowly came to life on the front of the console. Lights flashed on and off experimentally and settled down into a businesslike pattern. A soft low hum came from the communication channel.
``Good morning,'' said Deep Thought at last.
``Er ... Good morning, O Deep Thought,'' said Loonquawl nervously, ``do you have ... er, that is ...''
``An answer for you?'' interrupted Deep Thought majestically. ``Yes. I have.''
The two men shivered with expectancy. Their waiting had not been in vain.
``There really is one?'' breathed Phouchg.
``There really is one,'' confirmed Deep Thought.
``To Everything? To the great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything?''
``Yes.''
Both of the men had been trained for this moment, their lives had been a preparation for it, they had been selected at birth as those who would witness the answer, but even so they found themselves gasping and squirming like excited children.
``And you're ready to give it to us?'' urged Loonquawl.
``I am.''
``Now?''
``Now,'' said Deep Thought.
They both licked their dry lips.
``Though I don't think,'' added Deep Thought, ``that you're going to like it.''
``Doesn't matter!'' said Phouchg. ``We must know it! Now!''
``Now?'' inquired Deep Thought.
``Yes! Now ...''
``Alright,'' said the computer and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable.
``You're really not going to like it,'' observed Deep Thought.
``Tell us!''
``Alright,'' said Deep Thought. ``The Answer to the Great Question ...''
``Yes ...!''
``Of Life, the Universe and Everything ...'' said Deep Thought.
``Yes ...!''
``Is ...'' said Deep Thought, and paused.
``Yes ...!''
``Is ...''
``Yes ...!!!...?''
``Forty-two,'' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
Chapter Twenty-seven
Slartibartfast's study was a total mess, like the results of an explosion in a public library. The old man frowned as they stepped in.
``Terribly unfortunate,'' he said, ``a diode blew in one of the life-support computers. When we tried to revive our cleaning staff we discovered they'd been dead for nearly thirty thousand years. Who's going to clear away the bodies, that's what I want to know. Look why don't you sit yourself down over there and let me plug you in?''
He gestured Arthur towards a chair which looked as if it had been made out of the rib cage of a stegosaurus.
``It was made out of the rib cage of a stegosaurus,'' explained the old man as he pottered about fishing bits of wire out from under tottering piles of paper and drawing instruments. ``Here,'' he said, ``hold these,'' and passed a couple of stripped wire end to Arthur.
The instant he took hold of them a bird flew straight through him.
He was suspended in mid-air and totally invisible to himself. Beneath him was a pretty treelined city square, and all around it as far as the eye could see were white concrete buildings of airy spacious design but somewhat the worse for wear --- many were cracked and stained with rain. Today however the sun was shining, a fresh breeze danced lightly through the trees, and the odd sensation that all the buildings were quietly humming was probably caused by the fact that the square and all the streets around it were thronged with cheerful excited people. Somewhere a band was playing, brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze and the spirit of carnival was in the air.
Arthur felt extraordinarily lonely stuck up in the air above it all without so much as a body to his name, but before he had time to reflect on this a voice rang out across the square and called for everyone's attention.
A man standing on a brightly dressed dais before the building which clearly dominated the square was addressing the crowd over a Tannoy.
``O people waiting in the Shadow of Deep Thought!'' he cried out. ``Honoured Descendants of Vroomfondel and Majikthise, the Greatest and Most Truly Interesting Pundits the Universe has ever known ... The Time of Waiting is over!''
Wild cheers broke out amongst the crowd. Flags, streamers and wolf whistles sailed through the air. The narrower streets looked rather like centipedes rolled over on their backs and frantically waving their legs in the air.
``Seven and a half million years our race has waited for this Great and Hopefully Enlightening Day!'' cried the cheer leader. ``The Day of the Answer!''
Hurrahs burst from the ecstatic crowd.
``Never again,'' cried the man, ``never again will we wake up in the morning and think Who am I? What is my purpose in life? Does it really, cosmically speaking, matter if I don't get up and go to work? For today we will finally learn once and for all the plain and simple answer to all these nagging little problems of Life, the Universe and Everything!''
As the crowd erupted once again, Arthur found himself gliding through the air and down towards one of the large stately windows on the first floor of the building behind the dais from which the speaker was addressing the crowd.
He experienced a moment's panic as he sailed straight through towards the window, which passed when a second or so later he found he had gone right through the solid glass without apparently touching it.
No one in the room remarked on his peculiar arrival, which is hardly surprising as he wasn't there. He began to realize that the whole experience was merely a recorded projection which knocked six-track seventy-millimetre into a cocked hat.
The room was much as Slartibartfast had described it. In seven and a half million years it had been well looked after and cleaned regularly every century or so. The ultramahagony desk was worn at the edges, the carpet a little faded now, but the large computer terminal sat in sparkling glory on the desk's leather top, as bright as if it had been constructed yesterday.
Two severely dressed men sat respectfully before the terminal and waited.
``The time is nearly upon us,'' said one, and Arthur was surprised to see a word suddenly materialize in thin air just by the man's neck. The word was Loonquawl, and it flashed a couple of times and the disappeared again. Before Arthur was able to assimilate this the other man spoke and the word Phouchg appeared by his neck.
``Seventy-five thousand generations ago, our ancestors set this program in motion,'' the second man said, ``and in all that time we will be the first to hear the computer speak.''
``An awesome prospect, Phouchg,'' agreed the first man, and Arthur suddenly realized that he was watching a recording with subtitles.
``We are the ones who will hear,'' said Phouchg, ``the answer to the great question of Life ...!''
``The Universe ...!'' said Loonquawl.
``And Everything ...!''
``Shhh,'' said Loonquawl with a slight gesture, ``I think Deep Thought is preparing to speak!''
There was a moment's expectant pause whilst panels slowly came to life on the front of the console. Lights flashed on and off experimentally and settled down into a businesslike pattern. A soft low hum came from the communication channel.
``Good morning,'' said Deep Thought at last.
``Er ... Good morning, O Deep Thought,'' said Loonquawl nervously, ``do you have ... er, that is ...''
``An answer for you?'' interrupted Deep Thought majestically. ``Yes. I have.''
The two men shivered with expectancy. Their waiting had not been in vain.
``There really is one?'' breathed Phouchg.
``There really is one,'' confirmed Deep Thought.
``To Everything? To the great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything?''
``Yes.''
Both of the men had been trained for this moment, their lives had been a preparation for it, they had been selected at birth as those who would witness the answer, but even so they found themselves gasping and squirming like excited children.
``And you're ready to give it to us?'' urged Loonquawl.
``I am.''
``Now?''
``Now,'' said Deep Thought.
They both licked their dry lips.
``Though I don't think,'' added Deep Thought, ``that you're going to like it.''
``Doesn't matter!'' said Phouchg. ``We must know it! Now!''
``Now?'' inquired Deep Thought.
``Yes! Now ...''
``Alright,'' said the computer and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable.
``You're really not going to like it,'' observed Deep Thought.
``Tell us!''
``Alright,'' said Deep Thought. ``The Answer to the Great Question ...''
``Yes ...!''
``Of Life, the Universe and Everything ...'' said Deep Thought.
``Yes ...!''
``Is ...'' said Deep Thought, and paused.
``Yes ...!''
``Is ...''
``Yes ...!!!...?''
``Forty-two,'' said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.
-
Jeeba Jabba
- Jeeba Jabba
- Posts: 9106
- Joined: Tue Oct 16, 2001 7:00 am
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
- Contact:
-
JustinVisible
- Insane DCEmu
- Posts: 188
- Joined: Sun Dec 02, 2001 4:27 pm
- Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
- Contact:
-
superfly_bonzai
- DCEmu Crazy Poster
- Posts: 30
- Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2001 7:44 pm
- Location: Derry, Ireland
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
i'm gonna be a smart ass and answer this from a logical point of view, life is spontanious, it only exists here because the conditions allow it to do so, in other words life has no actuall meaning, we are simply the result of a few monkeys gettin off thir asses and becoming bipedal. But from my personl point of view it is to spread my genes as much as possible 
how now brown cow?
-
U.S.MALE
- Insane DCEmu
- Posts: 187
- Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2002 8:31 am
- Location: Parts Unknown
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
tihs! I don't want to see any more evolution talk in here. I'm not preaching, but I think it's more likely that a superior being created us, "God (father of el Jesus), Buddah, Jehova..... whoever", than that we were just an accident. EVERYTHING has to have a creator. Yes, I admit... I'm still confused about this.....29 years and I'm still perplexed, but I do KNOW that we all were intended to be here................
..........(climbing down from soapbox)........
......... giving you all the finger.... (If you don't like it!!!!)
..........(climbing down from soapbox)........
......... giving you all the finger.... (If you don't like it!!!!)"Ya shouldn't a done that, he's just a boy. Poor little feller."
"Charlie don't surf!!!"
"Charlie don't surf!!!"
-
superfly_bonzai
- DCEmu Crazy Poster
- Posts: 30
- Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2001 7:44 pm
- Location: Derry, Ireland
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
-
U.S.MALE
- Insane DCEmu
- Posts: 187
- Joined: Mon Jan 14, 2002 8:31 am
- Location: Parts Unknown
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
it's cool, guess I wasn't pickin' up what you were puttin' down. I'm glad, because my father's ancestor's were Irish protestant's!!!! LOL oh yeah.. My mother's side is heathern Cherokee Indian (with a little Scotch-Irish thrown in).... I forgot to mention that while I was on my soapbox.... I was in full war paint with head dress, wearing a kilt and playin' the 'ol bag 'o pipes.
"Ya shouldn't a done that, he's just a boy. Poor little feller."
"Charlie don't surf!!!"
"Charlie don't surf!!!"