One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating the obvious... At first For… - Douglas Adams

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One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating the obvious... At first Ford formed a theory to account for this human behaviour. If human beings don't keep exercising their lips, he thought, their mouths seize up. After a few months' consideration and observation he abandoned this theory in favour of a new one. If they don't keep on excercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working.

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About Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and satirist, best known for his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts and books.

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Birth Name: Douglas Noël Adams
Alternative Names: Douglas Noel Adams Douglas N. Adams
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