OT:Favor needed

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 06:36:07PM -0500, Fairlight wrote:
> This public service announcement was brought to you by Transpower:
> >   Unfortunately, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
> >   Douglas Adams, died in 2001, at the age of 49.
> 
> Not to mention that he was author of a good many of the Doctor Who stories,
> as well as some other great material.

And, due at least in part to me, he was recognized on the front page of
Alta Vista (home of the Babelfish), that same day.

(Well, hell; it got as late as 1430ET, and I didn't see antyhing.  Half
an hour after I sent some mail, there it was on the front page.  What
did you *expect* me to think?  :-)

Cheers,
-- jra
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