Douglas Adams Continuum (DAC)

Finally things are settled and mr Stephen Fry will have a sit in our comfy VIP chat chair for a nice talk with us on Wednesday June 14. We aim to have the chat started at 7 pm british time, which is 6 pm GMT, although the time might be subject to slight changes, so check back here for updates.

This is a Douglas Adams site, so naturally we want to talk to Stephen mostly about things connected with Douglas. But that doesn't mean that other questions are not welcome. Stephen is a hugely talented bloke, meddling in all sorts of media and rightfully admired in his own right.

Goodness how fortunate we are!

Keep an eye on this thread for changes and updates.


Stephen Fry

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thanks for the notice Duke.

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So long...etc.

Ooheee, yipee for Dukey! I don't mind about the date (seeing as I'm on half-term) but if it is rescheduled I hope it will be aroun 6pm - that was time right?

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"Behold the Universe! The staggering jewels of the night in their infinite dust!"

Wednesday's great for me - it's the day before I go on holiday! Something to look forward to... hurrah for Dukey!

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Don't try to out-weird me. I have stranger things free with my breakfast cereal.

Thank you so much, Dukey ... and Stephen!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

I would love to confirm this, but the work network won't let me at my mail, so can't say anything until I get home.

*EDIT: The above statement is now obsolete.

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Before long now, I'll reach the age where farting will be an essential part of propulsion.
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Hell, you know how to keep people in suspense Dukey!

(excellent, superb, brillaint BTW)

* EDIT: as is this

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I'm going to start a new company. It's going to be called 'Easy McApple.' The revenue stream will be based on betting who will sue me first...

Next time, just give him my email, Jenz.

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Oh, Wednesday is House-day in Hungary. My, this is a tough one.
Hugh or Stephen?

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Bump. Read the top post.

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Before long now, I'll reach the age where farting will be an essential part of propulsion.
(...don't piss us off)

Waux!!!!!! Record "House." What could possibly be more important than speaking to Stephen Fry?

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

Do you think Harry Potter fans will be interested in this? He did read the audio books... just wondering whether or not to publicise this on HPANA...

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Don't try to out-weird me. I have stranger things free with my breakfast cereal.

Very hoopy

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A student riding in a train looks up and sees Einstein sitting next to him. Excited he asks, "Excuse me, professor. Does Boston stop at this train?"

It's not that I have to be there. I'll just post my questions beforehand and check back the following day to see wether he answered or not.
But I will be there in person. NOTHING can possibly be more important than speaking to Stephen Fry. The man's a genius.

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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

My only fear of publicising it on a Harry Potter site is that we'd be overrun with Harry Potter fans that would try to turn it into a HP chat. Of course, after typing that out, I'm sure we'll have countermeasures against that happening so...

I'm not against spreading the word, I just worry that we, the forumers, might miss out on it if we get overrun by another fandom.

(I tried to word that better, but I'm having trouble. It's not supposed to sound as negative as it does)

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So long...etc.

You have a point, but the moderators, who decide what questions are published to Stephen, are both DNA fans. We will strive to keep it at least approximately even.

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Before long now, I'll reach the age where farting will be an essential part of propulsion.
(...don't piss us off)

Alrighty Duke, that sounds like a good countermeasure to me

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So long...etc.

Approximately even? Fuck 'em, if they want to talk about Harry Potter let them sort their own chat out. I think this chat needs to be about Douglas Adams and Stephen's involvement with him. To talk about Harry Potter would be missing the point of the DAC.

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You do not want to get millions of rabid Potter fans swarming the site, destroying everything they see... Because that it what they do, that is what they are destined to do...
Keep it Douglassy - otherwise why bother coming to the DAC?

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"Behold the Universe! The staggering jewels of the night in their infinite dust!"

No, no, no! I wanna ask him about exactly why he abandoned his Sherlock Holmes-project and wether there's any chance of reviving it. With Hugh Laurie as Watson, obviously. That's not DNA, but it is DAC!

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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

No, that's Waux.

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Thats almost the same thing!

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after our performance a bunch of little kids were in awe of the size of my bassoon. Appogg

How does VIP chat actually work? So far I've never been able to participate so I'm curious. Do I send a froody question for Stephen to a lovely admin in the days before the event?

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

I think you can send the questions before the chat if you're not gonna make it or submit the question in person...

...of course, we're all not sure if our questions would get asked and answered.

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WWJD... for a Klondike bar?

You can do that, or if you're there when the chat's going on live, you can submit it then.

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Fantastic!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

I've posted the info on the HSX - Ticker Talk Stars board

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Mooned on my first and 1000th post.

Now, that was flattering.

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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

Has anybody talked to the froods who do the ZZ9 website to have it put on there homepage?

(Agree with the HP thought line, we'd be over run by acne riddled illiterate happy slappy hoodes with ASBO's*)

(c) BBC

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I'm going to start a new company. It's going to be called 'Easy McApple.' The revenue stream will be based on betting who will sue me first...

Let's keep it to Douglas Adams related sites please... We don't need thousands to come here.

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Her mouth opened, her eyes patients, the variety of age and constitution as a pullets egg, with some gobbits of fat, and the heavy sand.

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I'm gonna post this to the Stephen Fry LJ community, that ok? I mean, rabid Stephen fans will know his DNA involvement, and they are rabid Stephen fans, so...

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Oh, I see. You were lampooning me.





It was a simple lampoon.

I posted it to Peter's Friends web forum. Both members are overjoyed at the news.

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This has been another random act of nonsense.

I damn near pooped myself reading that!

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"Samantha has to nip out to take her German Shepherd to the park to give him a stroke while he licks her face and pants."
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I should probably post the news on the dolphin forum ... or the hippopotamus forum?

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

I think both members of Peter's Friends forum is enough publicity for me.

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"Samantha has to nip out to take her German Shepherd to the park to give him a stroke while he licks her face and pants."
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This is why I enjoy the Internet. Not only can I make Terry Pratchett laugh but I can make Douglas Adams' half-brother shit himself.

Can I put that on a resume?

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This has been another random act of nonsense.

That is something you should definitely let people know gonz.

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So long...etc.

TP lives down the road from me, bout time I introduced myself.

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"Samantha has to nip out to take her German Shepherd to the park to give him a stroke while he licks her face and pants."
-- Humph

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Tell him the new keyboard will be on its way as soon as it's passed inspection by Homeland Security.

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This has been another random act of nonsense.

Hey Dukey.
We might want to create a small promobox somewhere on the DAC with Fry's face on it with a link to a page with information regarding the chat.

We might get visitors out of town who doesn't know where to look for technical and factual information about the event.

Just being service minded here :)

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

A few Fry links in anticipation ...

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