NationStates Jolt Archive

Ok. Self-explanatory.

DON'T PANIC

Zaphod!! Because he can wank, drive & be on the phone all at once!

EDIT: And I always wanted his kickass sunglasses

The non-existent God.

The Babel fish. :)

Still have to read the book.... together with like 10 other books waiting for me on the shelf

EDIT: and I'm not gonna base my favorite on the movie

Wonko the Sane.

I idolize him a bit, if you can't tell.;)

Come on its got to be Marvin the Paranoid Android. He just adds that bit of realism that make the rest so good.

I find it hard to choose between Trillian and Marvin. Both so brainy, so funny, so alive despite the odds.

as far as major-ish characters I have to say Marvin....

but.... my absolute favorite is Oolon Colluphid

Definitely Marvin. I always imagined him being an actual robot - humanoid-looking, human-shaped, but metal. But then I saw the movie and I'm like "Holy shit Marvin is so cute" and I love him now.

*still no votes :( *

*still no votes :( *
*Charity votes*

Ford Prefect. Because the voices said so.

*Charity votes*

*Graciuosly accepts charity vote*

as far as major-ish characters I have to say Marvin....

but.... my absolute favorite is Oolon Colluphid

speaking of why isn't Oolon Colluphid on the poll? surely you guys like him.

“ The Babelfish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy not from its carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babelfish.

"Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mindboggingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as the final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God.

"The argument goes something like this: `I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.'

`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'

`Oh dear,' says God, `I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly vanished in a puff of logic.

`Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.

"Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the central theme of his best-selling book Well That About Wraps It Up For God.

"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."

Eccentrica Gallumbits ;)

Arthur FTW, and sympathy points too since no one voted for him :mad:

Definitely Marvin. I always imagined him being an actual robot - humanoid-looking, human-shaped, but metal. But then I saw the movie and I'm like "Holy shit Marvin is so cute" and I love him now.

Shhh don't let him hear you say that, he'll think your having a go at his manhood/robothood, and you know how depressed he can get. :D

Eccentrica Gallumbits ;)

Arthur FTW, and sympathy points too since no one voted for him :mad:
Yes, the Triple-Breasted Whore of Eroticon Six. ;)

shit should have voted for random. jesus was in it. remember?

Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is the fella who had the accident with the toaster and thus was granted eternal life, right? In that case, he's by far the coolest cat in the house... "Arthur Dent, you are an idiot, a real peice of shit"(translated from swedish). To insult the whole universe in alphabetical order must be great :D

It can only be Marvin and his darling pessimism, depression, and paranoia.

It's scary, actually. It's like he's been based on me...I'm known as Marvin in my Maths class due to my scary likeness to that character...sigh.

Marvin, not a single doubt.

*realizes she should have posted this with her HHG2G themed account, but is too lazy to change it now*

The andriod ofcourse! Marvin! I find that droid very amusing. Stupid remarks he makes and stuff.

*still no votes :( *
I voted for your twin brother. :)

Eccentrica Gallumbits ;)

The triple-breasted whore of Eroticon 6! Or is she the six-breasted whore of Eroticon 3?

My answering machine message several years ago was performed by my computer in its best "robot" voice, and went approximately as follows:

"Hello. This is Poliwanacraca's answering machine, Marvin. Poliwanacraca can't be bothered to come to the phone, so I'm taking her calls. Brain the size of a galaxy, and she has me doing secretarial work. And I have this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side...but I'm sure you don't care about MY problems. So just leave a message after the beep - god, how I hate that beep. It's so cheerful."

Does that sufficiently answer the question? ;)

Deep Thought anyone?

My answering machine message several years ago was performed by my computer in its best "robot" voice, and went approximately as follows:

"Hello. This is Poliwanacraca's answering machine, Marvin. Poliwanacraca can't be bothered to come to the phone, so I'm taking her calls. Brain the size of a galaxy, and she has me doing secretarial work. And I have this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left side...but I'm sure you don't care about MY problems. So just leave a message after the beep - god, how I hate that beep. It's so cheerful."

Does that sufficiently answer the question? ;)

No, it doesn't; your post implies the fanatic love that'd justify a 'Marvin' answer, but your blatant error right there makes you fall from the grace of belonging to this blessed group of followers. (and yes, I *do* feel bad about having caught than on first read without looking anything up) :)

No, it doesn't; your post implies the fanatic love that'd justify a 'Marvin' answer, but your blatant error right there makes you fall from the grace of belonging to this blessed group of followers. (and yes, I *do* feel bad about having caught than on first read without looking anything up) :)

Oops. That's what happens when I type quickly and don't bother to double-check what I write.

(Alternatively, perhaps Marvin is just feeling particularly vain today?) :p

Either...

The Ruler of the Universe

OR

Colin

"I trust myself about as far as I can spit a rat."

Zem.

*flollops*

speaking of why isn't Oolon Colluphid on the poll? surely you guys like him.

“ The Babelfish is small, yellow and leech-like, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy not from its carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centres of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babelfish.

"Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mindboggingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as the final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God.

"The argument goes something like this: `I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.'

`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'

`Oh dear,' says God, `I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly vanished in a puff of logic.

`Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.

"Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the central theme of his best-selling book Well That About Wraps It Up For God.

"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."

And it is this quote, as well as many others, which solidifies my vote.

OTHER: The Guide

CLOSE SECOND: Deep Thought

The evolution of intelligent life usually progresses through three distinct phases -- those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, also known as the "How", "Why" and "Where" phases. Each phase is best represented by a question. For example, Survival: "How can we eat?" Inquiry: "Why do we eat?" And Sophistication: "Where shall we have lunch?"

The evolution of warfare goes through a similar set of phases -- those of Retribution, Anticipation and Diplomacy. Thus, Retribution: "I'm going to kill you because you killed my brother." Anticipation: "I'm going to kill you because I killed your brother." And Diplomacy: "I'm going to kill my brother and then kill you on the pretext that your brother did it."

Again, I vote for The Guide (or, as the announcer put it, "Peter Jones as...The Book").

Not even a question. Wowbagger the infinately prolonged is hilarious, and given thats the point of the book, he wins.

wowbagger and his toaster/elastic band accident :D

The first two who spring to mind aren't in your poll.

From Disaster Area, Hotblack Desiato.

And the shipboard computer, Eddie!

When you walk through a storm
hold your head up high...

The first two who spring to mind aren't in your poll.

From Disaster Area, Hotblack Desiato.

And the shipboard computer, Eddie!

When you walk through a storm
hold your head up high...

Eddie was fantastic. Close behind Marvin and Trillian, IMO.

Come on its got to be Marvin the Paranoid Android. He just adds that bit of realism that make the rest so good.
All the other robots are so depressingly stupid...

I wonder how Marvin would react to being voted best character? Probably be depressed because it didn't happen sooner.

All the other robots are so depressingly stupid...

I wonder how Marvin would react to being voted best character? Probably be depressed because it didn't happen sooner.

He would probably have nothing but contempt for our opinion. *nod*

He would probably have nothing but contempt for our opinion. *nod*
"How depressing to be worshipped by such a depressingly unadvanced lifeform. All my enormous brain power, and I'm not even..."

I like Marvin, but I thought he was manic depressive, not paranoid.

"How depressing to be worshipped by such a depressingly unadvanced lifeform. All my enormous brain power, and I'm not even..."

Most depressing of all would be the amount of joy his suffering gives us. :p

Slartibartfast, I love his threat to Arthur.


Slartibartfast: Come with me or you shall be late.
Arthur: Late? Late for what?
Slartibartfast: What is your name, human?
Arthur: Dent. Arthur Dent.
Slartibartfast: Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. Never been particularly good at the myself but I'm told they can be quite effective.

Disaster Area can count as a single character, right?