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It's quite an honor to an author when one of his literary creations becomes a household word -- or a worldwide-recognized expression on the Internet, as in the case of Adams' babel fish:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

-- Nanaea

• Find the meaning for these names - Alex  Feb 12 2002, 6:18:56 PM
  • Re: Find the meaning for these names - Barb  Feb 12 2002, 7:58:15 PM
    • Oh, I'd say he's got a good chance of getting a RFTM-type reply, at the very least. n/t - Nanaea  Feb 12 2002, 8:20:04 PM
      • You're right, Nanaea...I exaggerated....I'd been reading about Infinite Improbability Generators and got carried away! n/t - Barb  Feb 13 2002, 1:21:22 AM
        • Alex's chances of getting a meaningful reply are about as good as the chances that the judging was honest in the Pairs Skating finals...you wuz robbed, Barb!! - Daividh  Feb 13 2002, 7:36:41 PM
          • We sure wuz! :( Thanks for sticking up for us... n/t - Barb  Feb 14 2002, 11:11:56 PM
            • I see that justice has been served today. :) n/t - Nanaea  Feb 15 2002, 2:33:59 PM
              • Yeah. Canada gets to share the Gold, and the French judge has been suspended. n/t - Phyllis  Feb 15 2002, 11:15:18 PM
                • Phew! I'm glad they finally got that sorted out! n/t - Barb  Feb 18 2002, 4:14:41 PM
                • I think the French judge should be publicly guillotined. Now THAT'S what I call "sport"! :) n/t - Nanaea  Feb 16 2002, 5:41:21 AM
                  • Re: I think the French judge should be publicly guillotined. Now THAT'S what I call - Pim  Feb 21 2002, 2:33:42 PM
        • Douglas Adams should be proud... - Nanaea  Feb 13 2002, 5:35:06 AM
      • Correction: RTFM. n/t - Nanaea  Feb 12 2002, 8:20:42 PM
  • Re: Find the meaning for these names - Agata  Feb 12 2002, 6:32:00 PM