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submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by rapchee@lemmy.world to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
 

transcript:
cat mum: what's 6 times 7?
cat boy (making faces): 6 7!!!
cat mum: hilarious, as always. but actually ...?
cat boy: 42
cat mum: 6 x 7 - 6 7 - is 42?!
cat boy: yeah ... so?
cat mum (making faces): that means 6 7 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything!
cat boy: daddy! mommy's being weird again!
cat dad: aww, you see son, - your mommy is just a huge dork!
cat mum: history doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes!

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[–] Comrade_Spood@quokk.au 46 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (20 children)

Isn't that actually canon though? Cause the first book says the answer to the life, universe, and everything is 42, but then what is the question? And I think in the second book they answer that the question is 6x7

Edit: I was wrong, its actually 6x9. Which means Litterbox Comics only read the first book and is a poser and a fake fan. Probably only watched the movie sigh /s

In my defense of failing to remember the correct question, it has been awhile since I read the books.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

I didn't read it, but I think SPOILER ALERT that it was 6x9 and than they were like "oh I always knew something was wrong", or something like that.

Not sure though.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 23 points 20 hours ago

Yes. And then someone pointed out that 6×9 = 42 in base 13. To which DNA replied, "I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base 13."

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