So, in the context of your email, it is just an attempt at humour by someone leaving. Subsequently, Douglas Adams published a book with the title So Long and Thanks for all the Fish which was based upon the original series. But, in fact, the message was this “So long and thanks for all the fish”. The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double backwards somersault through a hoop, whilst whistling the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’. But most of their communications were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs, or whistle for titbits, so they eventually gave up and left the Earth by their own means - shortly before the Vogons arrived. In the story, Earth is destroyed, the dolphins knew this was coming and left the planet.Ĭuriously enough, the dolphins had long known of the impending demolition of Earth and had made many attempts to alert mankind to the danger.
This is a comedy, the phrase, as used there, is to signify that Dolphins are more intelligent than humans. He wondered what the new sounds were as he gazed at her openly wondering face and her eyes that smiled with a shared surprise.It is a quotation from Episode Three of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series by Douglas Adams. He felt on the sudden like a cramped and zoo-born animal who wakes one morning to find the door of his cage hanging quietly open and the savanna stretching gray and pink to the distant rising sun, while all around new sounds are waking. Prologue - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams - YouTube. The moment became a longer moment, and suddenly it was a very long moment, so long one could hardly tell where all the time was coming from.įor Arthur, who could usually contrive to feel self-conscious if left alone long enough with a Swiss cheese plant, the moment was one of sustained revelation. “There was a sort of gallery structure in the roof space which held a bed and also a bathroom which, Fenchurch explained, you could actually swing a cat in, ‘But,' she added, ‘only if it was a reasonably patient cat and didn't mind a few nasty cracks about the head. Have a read for yourself below and you'll see why! So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams This week's reading suggestion is a little ditty called So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams and it's sure to put a smile on your face! This one is all about that wonderful feeling of unexpectedly falling head over heels for someone, a fun, quirky piece that will no doubt raise a few giggles from your guests.
Ceremony readings don't have to be cheesy, in fact, they can be inspired by whatever like you - the lyrics to a song, your favourite poem or even an extract from a much-adored book. So long and thanks for all the fish, Douglas Adams The quote itself has become a modern idiom for shutting down business or retiring from a position, inspired by the dolphins in The.
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