speaker.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay (12/16/82)
Date: 30 Nov 82 17:28:22-EST (Tue) From: David Axler <axler.upenn@UDel-Relay> Subject: Shrinking in HHGttG I refer to is that dealing with the war between the V'l'hurg and the G'gugvunt [sp?], caused by Arthur's line "I've been having problems with my lifestyle lately" being sucked through a wormhole in space. When the combatants recognize that it's actually due to an ape descendant that they're fighting, they combine their fleets and send them off to destroy Earth. Alas, on arrival the entire fleet is swallowed by a dog! But wait no...hadn't the earth been destroyed by this time? Perhaps the wormhole extended back through time as well, only to reach the two armadas BEFORE earth's destruction? The TV version of this scene, by the way, has the battle set up as an arcade game -- a very nice touch. That really WAS good, with flashing scores and video game sounds and everything. - Speaker