If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a few pictures of hedgehogs and tell them to sort it out for themselves.
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Identity, Humor, Self-perception, Problem-solving, Absurdity
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“Most of the time spent wrestling with technologies that don't quite work yet is just not worth the effort for end users, however much fun it is for nerds like us.” Douglas Adams
Technology, User Experience, Frustration, Nerd Culture, Practicality
Douglas Adams Technology, User Experience, Frustration, Nerd Culture, Practicality“What is this? Some sort of galactic hyperhearse?” Douglas Adams
Space Travel, Death, Humor, Description, Confusion
Douglas Adams Space Travel, Death, Humor, Description, Confusion“I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?” Douglas Adams
Judgment, Perspective, Humor, Opinion, Self-deprecation
Douglas Adams Judgment, Perspective, Humor, Opinion, Self-deprecation“Let us be dreamers, thinkers, speculative philosophers, or as our spouses would have it: Idiots.” Douglas Adams
Imagination, Philosophy, Relationships, Humor, Self-deprecation
Douglas Adams Imagination, Philosophy, Relationships, Humor, Self-deprecation“Just when you think that you have experienced all the wonders that this world has to offer, you round a peak and suddenly think you're doing the whole thing over again, but this time on drugs.” Douglas Adams
Wonder, Experience, Perspective, Drugs, Humor
Douglas Adams Wonder, Experience, Perspective, Drugs, Humor“Zaphod felt he was teetering on the edge of madness and wondered if he shouldn't just jump over and have done with it.” Douglas Adams
Madness, Decision-making, Humor, Character Development, Mental State
Douglas Adams Madness, Decision-making, Humor, Character Development, Mental State“The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Perspective, Human Nature, Ignorance, Humor
Douglas Adams Universe, Perspective, Human Nature, Ignorance, Humor“In the stillness, a fly would not have dared clear it's throat.” Douglas Adams
Silence, Imagery, Humor, Exaggeration, Atmosphere
Douglas Adams Silence, Imagery, Humor, Exaggeration, Atmosphere“I don't say that I don't believe in God because that implies that there is a God for me not to believe in.” Douglas Adams
Atheism, Belief, God, Language, Logic
Douglas Adams Atheism, Belief, God, Language, Logic“Books are sharks because sharks have been around for a very long time. There were sharks before there were dinosaurs, and the reason sharks are still in the ocean is that nothing is better at being a shark than a shark.” Douglas Adams
Books, Evolution, Metaphor, Survival, Adaptability
Douglas Adams Books, Evolution, Metaphor, Survival, Adaptability“My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Reality, Senses, Skepticism, Personal Universe
Douglas Adams Perception, Reality, Senses, Skepticism, Personal Universe“What does it matter? Science has achieved some wonderful things, of course, but I'd far rather be happy than right any day.” Douglas Adams
Happiness, Science, Priorities, Philosophy, Contentment
Douglas Adams Happiness, Science, Priorities, Philosophy, Contentment“It meant that the silently waged conflict between himself and his cleaning lady had escalated to a new and more frightening level. It was now, Dirk reckoned, fully three months since this fridge door had been opened, and each of them was grimly determined not to be the one to open it first.” Douglas Adams
Conflict, Stubbornness, Humor, Domestic Life, Tension
Douglas Adams Conflict, Stubbornness, Humor, Domestic Life, Tension“Dirk was, for one of the few times in a life of exuberantly prolific loquacity, wordless.” Douglas Adams
Silence, Character, Contrast, Vocabulary, Speechlessness
Douglas Adams Silence, Character, Contrast, Vocabulary, Speechlessness“I tend to get very suspicious of anything that thinks it's art while it's being created.” Douglas Adams
Art, Creativity, Skepticism, Process, Perspective
Douglas Adams Art, Creativity, Skepticism, Process, Perspective“I didn't notice I was being set upon by a pickpocket, which I am glad of, because I like to work only with professionals.” Douglas Adams
Crime, Professionalism, Humor, Obliviousness, Standards
Douglas Adams Crime, Professionalism, Humor, Obliviousness, Standards“In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.” Douglas Adams
Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective
Douglas Adams Flying, Humor, Absurdity, Instructions, Perspective“Yes, it is true that sometimes unusually intelligent and sensitive children can appear to be stupid. But stupid children can sometimes appear to be stupid as well. I think that's something you might have to consider.” Douglas Adams
Intelligence, Children, Perception, Humor, Education
Douglas Adams Intelligence, Children, Perception, Humor, Education“I was the only kid who anybody I knew has ever seen actually walk into a lamppost with his eyes wide open. Everybody assumed that there must be something going on inside, because there sure as hell wasn't anything going on the outside!” Douglas Adams
Childhood, Clumsiness, Perception, Humor, Self-deprecation
Douglas Adams Childhood, Clumsiness, Perception, Humor, Self-deprecation