The longest and most destructive party ever held is now into its fourth generation and still no one shows any signs of leaving. Somebody did once loo… - Douglas Adams

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The longest and most destructive party ever held is now into its fourth generation and still no one shows any signs of leaving. Somebody did once look at his watch, but that was eleven years ago now, and there has been no follow up.

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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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Michael Hughes (CC BY-SA)

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Pen Names: David Agnew
Birth Name: Douglas Noël Adams
Alternative Names: Douglas Noel Adams Douglas N. Adams

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