Nicely inconspicuous 

"this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata" (fantastic-mr-foxbody) 05/07/2015 at 14:16 • Filed to: H2G2

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How would you react if I said this car was not built in Dagenham at all, but on a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:19

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HURR

505Turbeaux > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:20

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and you want to know the odd part, I found a grille and parts for one up north in Maine this weekend

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/how-many-frank…

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:23

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Sooo... Ford Prefect built it? Or was it Zaphod who did it?

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:24

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this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 14:26

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That IS Ford Prefect!

505Turbeaux > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:27

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lol whatever that means

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:28

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I know :P I just wanted to carry on with the HHGTTG thingy :)

crowmolly > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:30

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Dude you find the most random shit out in the woods

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:32

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Not enough Hitchhikers around here...

In the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Vogons are an alien race that fuck with an alien travel writer who calls himself Ford Prefect because he thinks it will be nicely inconspicuous on Earth. They also blew up the planet Earth. Stands to reason they’d be capable of dropping some Ford of Europe parts in Maine for shits and giggles.

Don’t worry, it really isn’t supposed to make sense.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 14:34

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Haha phew! I’m glad there are a couple Hitchhikers around here. I was concerned that you picked up on the Hitchhikers theme but the joke about the car being the actual Prefect was too obscure.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:37

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Be sure to keep a Towel on your person mate.. NEVER forget your towel..

Any strag you meet will think you’re “a frood who really knows where his towel is” as long as you’ve got a towel.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:39

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Nah mate, I’m a frood who knows the location of me towel :)

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 14:41

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Hoopy!

505Turbeaux > crowmolly 05/07/2015 at 14:43

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lol this was all at my girls dads property. Chances of random are high in that neck of the woods

505Turbeaux > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:44

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Goddammit one of the only books I really should have read but never did. Now it all makes sense

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 14:46

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Somewhat serious though.. the best thing Douglas Adams ever wrote about must’ve been the SEP field.. Douglas Adams was a true master in satire.

crowmolly > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:46

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THIS COULD BE YOU.

LOL

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > 505Turbeaux 05/07/2015 at 14:47

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Go, go now! You won’t regret it, every sentence is entertaining in its own right.

The only draw back is you'll suddenly start wanting to quote it all the time, and your friends will think you've gone completely insane.

505Turbeaux > crowmolly 05/07/2015 at 14:57

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I think that is my destiny

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 15:03

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Best? Oh I can’t even begin to come up with a best. I put Douglas on a level with greats like Mark Twain. His subjects and storylines are brilliant satire on their own, and then the way he crafts every phrase is just pure genius... But yes, the Starship Bistromath and it’s accompanying SEP field are both pretty fantastic.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:08

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Have you read anything written by Terry Pratchett?

fhrblig > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:13

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I believe that particular color is called “Hotblack Desiato”.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 15:13

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Know what, I haven’t! What should I read first?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:18

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Depends on if you like fantasy or not.. If you do, you could just pick any book from the Discworld series (If you don’t you should probably start with Good Omens (co-lab between Pratchett and Gaiman)).

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:19

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He may have another suggestion, but I would recommend “Guards, Guards”. “Going Postal” might also work.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > fhrblig 05/07/2015 at 15:20

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I’m sure plenty of people’s cars spend a year dead for tax reasons.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:20

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This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 15:40

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My car died for tax reasons last December, so sad...

Pay no attention to the battery tender.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/07/2015 at 15:41

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Adding ‘em to the giant list of things I have to read/watch/listen to

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/07/2015 at 15:41

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Oooh Gaiman is always good, I’ll take a look

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:46

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You do that. You should take a look at Chris Wooding as well, his “tales of the jetty kay” is an awesome steampunkish series.. four books.

Cé hé sin > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 05/07/2015 at 15:54

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Weren’t they the ones who demolished the earth because they were building an interplanetary bypass?

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > Cé hé sin 05/07/2015 at 18:48

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They were. The plans had been on file at the local planning office on Alfa Centauri for years, but us pathetic humans couldn’t be bothered to show an interest in local affairs, so we kind of had it coming.

pip bip - choose Corrour > 505Turbeaux 05/08/2015 at 04:42

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yes , you must!

entertaining read!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 05/08/2015 at 04:43

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Trillian.