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.
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Conflict, Stubbornness, Humor, Domestic Life, Tension
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“Every country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.” Douglas Adams
Countries, Personification, Humor, Cultural Comparisons, Stereotypes
Douglas Adams Countries, Personification, Humor, Cultural Comparisons, Stereotypes“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“The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees.” Douglas Adams
Conversation, Absurdity, Trees, Humor, Isolation
Douglas Adams Conversation, Absurdity, Trees, Humor, Isolation“I used to be a great fan of doing crosswords. When you're fiddling around with anagrams, you get wonderful jumbles of syllables that become interesting.” Douglas Adams
Crosswords, Wordplay, Language, Entertainment, Creativity
Douglas Adams Crosswords, Wordplay, Language, Entertainment, Creativity“In the old days, writers used to sit in front of a typewriter and stare out of the window. Nowadays, because of the marvels of convergent technology, the thing you type on and the window you stare out of are now the same thing.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Writing, Change, Humor, Progress
Douglas Adams Technology, Writing, Change, Humor, Progress“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” Douglas Adams
Technology, Functionality, Frustration, Simplicity, User Experience
Douglas Adams Technology, Functionality, Frustration, Simplicity, User Experience“The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone.” Douglas Adams
Waiting, Anticipation, Silence, Disappointment, Expectation
Douglas Adams Waiting, Anticipation, Silence, Disappointment, Expectation“A bit like a preying mantis that doesn't prey – a non-preying mantis if you like.” Douglas Adams
Wordplay, Humor, Nature, Contradiction, Language
Douglas Adams Wordplay, Humor, Nature, Contradiction, Language“How do you know you're having fun if there's no one watching you have it?” Douglas Adams
Fun, Perception, Social Validation, Existence, Philosophy
Douglas Adams Fun, Perception, Social Validation, Existence, Philosophy“The light was only just visible – except of course that there was no one to see, no witnesses, not this time, but it was nevertheless a light.” Douglas Adams
Perception, Existence, Philosophy, Light, Observation
Douglas Adams Perception, Existence, Philosophy, Light, Observation“We all like to congregate at boundary conditions. Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where bodies meet mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.” Douglas Adams
Boundaries, Human Nature, Perspective, Philosophy, Observation
Douglas Adams Boundaries, Human Nature, Perspective, Philosophy, Observation“Being literate as a writer is good craft, is knowing your job, is knowing how to use your tools properly and not to damage the tools as you use them.” Douglas Adams
Writing, Craft, Professionalism, Skill, Tools
Douglas Adams Writing, Craft, Professionalism, Skill, Tools“Unfortunately this Electric Monk had developed a fault, and had started to believe all kinds of things, more or less at random. It was even beginning to believe things they'd have difficulty believing in Salt Lake City.” Douglas Adams
Artificial Intelligence, Belief, Humor, Malfunction, Religion
Douglas Adams Artificial Intelligence, Belief, Humor, Malfunction, Religion“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory, which states that this has already happened.” Douglas Adams
Universe, Purpose, Humor, Philosophy, Theories
Douglas Adams Universe, Purpose, Humor, Philosophy, Theories“Wandering around the web is like living in a world in which every doorway is actually one of those science fiction devices which deposit you in a completely different part of the world when you walk through them. In fact, it isn't like it, it is it.” Douglas Adams
Internet, Technology, Metaphor, Science Fiction, Reality
Douglas Adams Internet, Technology, Metaphor, Science Fiction, Reality“So you can imagine what happens when a mainland species gets introduced to an island. It would be like introducing Al Capone, Genghis Khan and Rupert Murdoch into the Isle of Wight – the locals wouldn't stand a chance.” Douglas Adams
Ecology, Invasion, Metaphor, Humor, Islands
Douglas Adams Ecology, Invasion, Metaphor, Humor, Islands“You can't dodge your responsibilities by saying they don't exist!” Douglas Adams
Responsibility, Avoidance, Existence, Accountability, Advice
Douglas Adams Responsibility, Avoidance, Existence, Accountability, Advice“Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind.” Douglas Adams
Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical
Douglas Adams Casting, Self-perception, Humor, Film, Hypothetical