| Towel & News Service [message #120844] |
Do, 01 September 2005 10:34 |
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I've just seen this page:
http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself (it's not a special
towel, it's just an ordinary, white beach towel - but with the
signature).
He's planning to auction the lot on eBay in an auction starting on
Thursday 8th September. For more details, visit his website.
In other internet-related stuff, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha (http://www.zz9.org/),
who are, as everybody here should know, the official HHGG appreciation
society, have opened a HHGG news service run via LiveJournal. The link to
the LiveJournal community is http://www.livejournal.com/~zz9 or the link to
the RSS feed for it is http://www.livejournal.com/community/zz9/data/rss.
And that's all for today.
--
John Coxon
Disc space - the final frontier!
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #120853 ] |
Do, 01 September 2005 21:27 |
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"John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
> I've just seen this page:
> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
> DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
> it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
Who is Bop Ad?
--
Frankymole
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #120855 ] |
Do, 01 September 2005 22:42 |
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On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:27:31 +0100, "Frankymole"
<ask_for_it [at] on_the_group.com> wrote:
>"John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
>> I've just seen this page:
>> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
>> DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
>> it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
>
>Who is Bop Ad?
Douglas Adams.
His signature 'traditionally' looks like "Bop Ad".
Lloyd
--
"In fact, everything between 'herring' and 'marmalade'
appears to be missing" -- Svlad Cjelli
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #120856 ] |
Do, 01 September 2005 23:43 |
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Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:27:31 +0100, "Frankymole"
> <ask_for_it [at] on_the_group.com> wrote:
>
>
>>"John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
>>
>>>I've just seen this page:
>>>http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
>>>DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
>>>it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
>>
>>Who is Bop Ad?
>
>
> Douglas Adams.
>
> His signature 'traditionally' looks like "Bop Ad".
See image:
http://www.zootle.net/afda/faq/b.shtml
Best
Kåre
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #120860 ] |
Fr, 02 September 2005 08:39 |
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Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and John Coxon
spoke forth:
>I've just seen this page:
>http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
>DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
>it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself (it's not a special
>towel, it's just an ordinary, white beach towel - but with the
>signature).
>
>He's planning to auction the lot on eBay in an auction starting on
>Thursday 8th September. For more details, visit his website.
>
An interesting novelty, but unless he has documented evidence of the
"signing" - a photo or witness, utterly worthless as anybody could
sign like that.
The CD isn't particularly rare - it was still on sale in Germany a
couple of years back.
--
D.
"The Sphynx of the Caverns is the deadliest of all.
It possesses the head of a snake,
the body of a snake
and the feet of a snake."
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #125281 ] |
So, 04 September 2005 20:01 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:27:31 +0100, "Frankymole"
>> <ask_for_it [at] on_the_group.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
>>>
>>>> I've just seen this page:
>>>> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD
>>>> of DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event
>>>> he got it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
>>>
>>> Who is Bop Ad?
>>
>>
>> Douglas Adams.
>>
>> His signature 'traditionally' looks like "Bop Ad".
>
> See image:
>
> http://www.zootle.net/afda/faq/b.shtml
It looks like "Log Lad" to me!!!!
--
Frankymole
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129837 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 05:24 |
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> I've just seen this page:
> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html.
Hi!
I'm the *froopy* seller...
Yesterday there was still only one bid of 1 €. I think a signed towel is one
of the best DNA collectibles i could imagine. IMHO, it's much worthier than
a signed book or else.
There might be a some more signed towels out there - I don't think that I've
been the only one asking Douglas Adams to sign a towel, but I don't think
there're a lot of them! Obviously there're a lot more official towels (by
BBC, ZZ9 and/or Disney) - but they're not signed by Bop Ad! I think he
signed an uncounted amount of books - but towels? Can't guess how many there
might be, but I'm sure they're a very few! And who's going to sell his own?
I won't do so if I haven't to - but unfortunately I have to...
Please don't *sass* me for selling my towel. Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
P.S.: Thank you John for posting my towel here and on your DNA-eBay-Blog.
You're invited on a drink if we meet anytime!
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129838 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 05:28 |
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"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" wrote:
> Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:27:31 +0100, "Frankymole"
>> <ask_for_it [at] on_the_group.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
>>>
>>>> I've just seen this page:
>>>> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD of
>>>> DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event he got
>>>> it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
>>>
>>> Who is Bop Ad?
>>
>>
>> Douglas Adams.
>>
>> His signature 'traditionally' looks like "Bop Ad".
>
> See image:
>
> http://www.zootle.net/afda/faq/b.shtml
>
> Best
> Kåre
Cool link! Thanks. I've also put it on my new webpage.
Since now I just knew Douglas Adams autograph on my towel. Now I've looked
at your example and searched a bit on the net and found two other
signatures.
Taking in mind that writing on towels is different to writing on paper,
there are some correspondings with the signature on my towel. Especially if
you watch at each letter itself.
All three signatures and the best picture of the towel are online on my new
page: http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/truetowel.html
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129839 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 05:31 |
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"Frankymole" wrote:
> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>> Lloyd Gilbert wrote:
>>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:27:31 +0100, "Frankymole"
>>> <ask_for_it [at] on_the_group.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:3nnsk0F2euqqU1 [at] individual.net...
>>>>
>>>>> I've just seen this page:
>>>>> http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html. This guy has a CD
>>>>> of DNA reading excerpts from HHGG and LCTS, a ticket to the event
>>>>> he got it from, and a towel signed by Bop Ad himself
>>>>
>>>> Who is Bop Ad?
>>>
>>>
>>> Douglas Adams.
>>>
>>> His signature 'traditionally' looks like "Bop Ad".
>>
>> See image:
>>
>> http://www.zootle.net/afda/faq/b.shtml
>
> It looks like "Log Lad" to me!!!!
Your scepsis is legitim. I would ask the same.
You can find more infos about the towel and some pictures on my new TRUE
TOWEL WEBPAGE: http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/truetowel.html
Sorry, I don't have a photo. Just the signature. I had a digital watch, but
no digital cam at that time... (:
Also there's no witness. BTW, a witness could be doubted by you aswell -
anybody could say that he has seen DNA and me, doesn't he?
Sorry, but I can't help - though I did go with some friends to the reading,
but I went alone backstage.
Maybe it's possible to find out who had been the two persons with which DNA
had been together backstage, but I don't think so after all these years.
A CD which is printed only in one country applies as rare, or why are there
so many peaople collecting Japanese, Canadian or CD-issues ? And even here
in Germany it was only available in a special shop-chain. And AFAIK, the CD
is sold out for years now.
Note: the FAQ of this newsgroup includes some infos about the CD.
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129840 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 05:35 |
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Sorry, just forgotten: the eBay item number is 6207859325 (to search it
directly on eBay).
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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| Re: Towel & News Service / Sorry for posting this one twice [message #129841 ] |
Sa, 17 September 2005 05:43 |
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"Gusty" wrote:
> An interesting novelty, but unless he has documented evidence of the
> "signing" - a photo or witness, utterly worthless as anybody could
> sign like that.
>
> The CD isn't particularly rare - it was still on sale in Germany a
> couple of years back.
Your scepsis is legitim. I would ask the same.
You can find more infos about the towel and some pictures on my new TRUE
TOWEL WEBPAGE: http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/truetowel.html
Sorry, I don't have a photo. Just the signature. I had a digital watch, but
no digital cam at that time... (:
Also there's no witness. BTW, a witness could be doubted by you aswell -
anybody could say that he has seen DNA and me, doesn't he?
Sorry, but I can't help - though I did go with some friends to the reading,
but I went alone backstage.
Maybe it's possible to find out who had been the two persons with which DNA
had been together backstage, but I don't think so after all these years.
A CD which is printed only in one country applies as rare, or why are there
so many peaople collecting Japanese, Canadian or CD-issues ? And even here
in Germany it was only available in a special shop-chain. And AFAIK, the CD
is sold out for years now.
Note: the FAQ of this newsgroup includes some infos about the CD.
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129848 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 04:51 |
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A white elephant of DNA-collectibles seems to go away as a good bargain.
Auction oft the signed towel less than 24h and there's not even a 'symbiolic
minimum bid' of 42 bucks yet...
Have seen some signed books to sell in the meantime - but not a signed towel
or some like that. How often might there be a possibilty to get one?
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=62078 59325
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129850 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 17:34 |
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On 18/09/2005 03:51, five wild Event Maelstroms swirled in vicious storms of
unreason and H. Mannes spewed up:
> A white elephant of DNA-collectibles seems to go away as a good bargain.
> Auction oft the signed towel less than 24h and there's not even a 'symbiolic
> minimum bid' of 42 bucks yet...
>
> Have seen some signed books to sell in the meantime - but not a signed towel
> or some like that. How often might there be a possibilty to get one?
Well, I would bid, but I've resigned from HHGG collecting, so someone else
will be the lucky one in this case.
--
John Coxon
Disc space - the final frontier!
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129851 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 19:29 |
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>> A white elephant of DNA-collectibles seems to go away as a good bargain.
>> Auction oft the signed towel less than 24h and there's not even a 'symbiolic
>> minimum bid' of 42 bucks yet...
>>
>> Have seen some signed books to sell in the meantime - but not a signed towel
>> or some like that. How often might there be a possibilty to get one?
>
> Well, I would bid, but I've resigned from HHGG collecting, so someone else
> will be the lucky one in this case.
>
> --
> John Coxon
Thanks, John! Still thankful to you for posting this news here.
Didn't want to urge you (or anybody else) to bid. (I wanted to point that
out).
As you could imagine reading my postings, I'm a bit nervous in the moment.
No new comments or questions here on alt.fan.douglas-adams in the last
days... There've been a lot of watchers on the eBay item site, but there's
no 'bidding pollution' yet...
So it's difficult to me to make out if there's a real interest in a towel
signed by Douglas Adams himself.
As you know in my eyes it's a big white elephant of any DNA collection, much
worthier than a signed book or so.
A towel which was owned&used by him might be cooler. Or f.e. his old Apple
Macintosh. Agree. But a signed towel is terrefic, isn't it ?!?
In 3.5 hours we all will know who is gonna be the happy frood who pimps up
his collection with this *ultimate* towel... (-:
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
http://mannes.gmxhome.de/ebay/towel/towel.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=62078 59325
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129852 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 21:12 |
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"H. Mannes" <H_Mannes [at] gmx.de> wrote in message
news:BF5370B4.7EF9%H_Mannes [at] gmx.de...
> white elephant
You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129853 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 21:21 |
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"Neil" <nospam [at] thanks.com> wrote in message
news:432dbbd7$0$17484$ed2e19e4 [at] ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
> "H. Mannes" <H_Mannes [at] gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:BF5370B4.7EF9%H_Mannes [at] gmx.de...
>> white elephant
>
> You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it
> means.
Inconceivable!
-- Dave
http://starry-starry-nights.blogspot.com/
P.S.: My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
P.P.S.: Stop saying that!
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #129854 ] |
So, 18 September 2005 22:14 |
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>> white elephant
>
> You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means.
I thought it means a "valuable item which is useless". Am I totally wrong?
Thanks for comment. It's quite difficult to phrase/formulate in English. Not
only because of my lousy English grammar&vocabulary. Sometimes I must giggle
myself while reading my lines later on... (;
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #135656 ] |
Do, 22 September 2005 20:30 |
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H. Mannes wrote:
> Sorry, just forgotten: the eBay item number is 6207859325 (to search it
> directly on eBay).
>
> Share and enjoy!
>
I didn't notice the thread until it was over. Oh well....
--
Tian
Last evening I got a copy of the movie version of
Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Then I watched it.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #135657 ] |
Do, 22 September 2005 20:38 |
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H. Mannes wrote:
>>>white elephant
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>>You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means.
>
>
> I thought it means a "valuable item which is useless". Am I totally wrong?
A white elephant is something you sell at a garage sale for fifty cents.
Generally, you buy such things because you can't believe how funny they
are. Then they decorate your life for a year or two, or more if you use
them as closet decorations that get forgotten. Generally if someone says
"I like it", you give the thing to them. If that doesn't happen you put
them out at community garage sales or something like that. Then the
cycle repeats....
>
> Thanks for comment. It's quite difficult to phrase/formulate in English. Not
> only because of my lousy English grammar&vocabulary. Sometimes I must giggle
> myself while reading my lines later on... (;
>
Keep posting here. Your english will improve! :-)
--
Tian
Last evening I got a copy of the movie version of
Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Then I watched it.
http://tian.greens.org
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| Re: Towel & News Service [message #135658 ] |
Do, 22 September 2005 21:30 |
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Tian wrote:
> H. Mannes wrote:
>>>> white elephant
>>>
>>> You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means.
>>
>>
>> I thought it means a "valuable item which is useless". Am I totally wrong?
>
> A white elephant is something you sell at a garage sale for fifty cents.
> Generally, you buy such things because you can't believe how funny they
> are. Then they decorate your life for a year or two, or more if you use
> them as closet decorations that get forgotten. Generally if someone says
> "I like it", you give the thing to them. If that doesn't happen you put
> them out at community garage sales or something like that. Then the
> cycle repeats....
LOL! Or better damn?!?
I really used that phrase in a wrong way - meaning it's opposite meaning.
To hell with white elephants or pink rabbits - I should keep on animals I
know like the ones of Last Cance To See... (-:
Share and enjoy!
H. Mannes (JustThisGuy)
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