What if the answer isn't 42?

[Boojatta]

[Dr. Strange]

1. Hmm, that's a Deep Thought.

[RoyGBiv]

2. It just means you asked the wrong question.

[Connonym]

25. I support this idea

[Fox Mulder]

3. Oh, but the answer is 42.

[hobbit709]

4. It's the right answer but wrong question.

[wintemark]

23. It is not the wrong question, the ones that asked were just stupid

Here the various definitions for the word ULTIMATE and below each I will restate the ULTIMATE question of life the universe and everything.

1. last; furthest or farthest; ending a process or series: the ultimate point in a journey; the ultimate style in hats.
What is the answer to the last question of life the universe and everything.

2. maximum; decisive; conclusive: the ultimate authority; the ultimate weapon.
What is the answer to the maximum question of life the universe and everything.

3. highest; not subsidiary: ultimate goal in life.
What is the answer to the highest question of life the universe and everything.

4. basic; fundamental; representing a limit beyond which further progress, as in investigation or analysis, is impossible: the ultimate particle; ultimate principles.
What is the answer to the basic question of life the universe and everything.

5. final; total: the ultimate consequences; the ultimate cost of a project.
What is the answer to the total question of life the universe and everything.

6. not to be improved upon or surpassed; greatest; unsurpassed: the ultimate vacation spot; the ultimate stupidity.
–noun
What is the answer to the unsurpassed question of life the universe and everything.

7. the final point; final result.
What is the answer to the final result question of life the universe and everything.

8. a fundamental fact or principle.
What is the answer to the principle question of life the universe and everything.

9. the best, greatest, or most extreme of its kind.
What is the answer to the most extreme question of life the universe and everything.

[ghostsofgiants]

5. it's 108.

[Aristus]

6. Yeah, the real question is: "What do you get when you multiply nine by six?"

You see, there's something fundamentally wrong with the universe.

[Dr. Strange]

7. What if you're using base 13?

[pokerfan]

13. "No one writes jokes in base thirteen." -Douglas Adams

[Dr. Strange]

15. I like this part of the quote better:

I may be a pretty sad person, but I don't make jokes in base 13.

[pokerfan]

18. Yeah, I was just working from memory

I am the sort of person who would make a joke in base 12.

http://bogol.blogspot.com/2005/10/looming-threat-of-dozenalism.html

[Dr. Strange]

19. I almost wrote this:

What if you're using base 13?

Nothing, because no one uses base 13--although pokerfan uses base 12.

Maybe when I'm replaying my life, I'll write the post that way.
:D

[pokerfan]

22. LOL

Ah, a careful Lounge reader.

[SPKrazy]

8. I was told it is

so it has to be 42

[Monk06]

9. It's ...........

2^20,996,011-1

[Dr. Strange]

10. Nice post, GIMPS.

Howz about 2^32,582,657-1? :)

http://www.mersenne.org/32582657.htm

[Monk06]

11. Wuz too busy trying to find the right tag and messed up muh 'rithmetic

:banghead:

[datasuspect]

12. then the pressure valve releases on 3-7 line might explode!

[Critters2]

14. It is 42, so just STFU!! nt

[Inchworm]

16. Hold tightly to your towel

:hi:

[ThomCat]

17. It's about time someone asked that question.

After all, we know that the answer HAS to be an odd number, and probably a Prime number too. 42 is right out. x(

[JTG of the PRB]

20. But... But it IS 42! What else could it be? 43? Poppycock!

Complete and utter poppycock!

Hmm... Although...

[vixengrl]

21. I've often suspected the answer was 46.

Just saying. Or at least, that would be a more reasonable answer for our species to produce. Repeatedly.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

24. Don't worry. It is really all about the hokey-pokey.

That's what its all about!

[Angleae]

26. Then is must be 69

:hide:

[krispos42]

27. Then I gotta beg Skinner for a username change!

:-)

[sasquatch]

28. Then we'll spank Rev-Acts until it is

:D

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

29. Holy Shit!!! Was the computer running "Vista"??

:wtf: