Life, The Universe and Everything - What Year?

[ctmagnus]

My electronuc copy of THHGTTG has a few glitches in it. In chapter two, when Arthur and Ford land in the cricket pitch it says it's 198-. What number is - supposed to represent?

[Janak Parekh]

Actually, I think that was originally 198-. There are indeed glitches (I have the same set), but I think the point was to make that a noncritical (or nonmemorable) year... unfortunately, I don't have a print version to check here.

--janak

[Pat Logsdon]

My electronuc copy of THHGTTG has a few glitches in it. In chapter two, when Arthur and Ford land in the cricket pitch it says it's 198-. What number is - supposed to represent?
I'm almost positive it's that way in all of the versions - maybe he was being vague on purpose?

[ctmagnus]

Ah, thanks. ;)

[Ryan Joseph]

I'm almost positive it's that way in all of the versions - maybe he was being vague on purpose?

It is. It really bothered me for a while...I thought I had a bad copy. Then I got one of those big "all books in one" editions and it had the same thing. It still bothers me a little, but now I understand it as part of the humor. :mrgreen: