Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 GARFIELD 20/11/84; site garfield.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!garfield!jeff1 From: jeff1@garfield.UUCP (Jeff Sparkes) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Ford Prefect Message-ID: <3139@garfield.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 08:36:33 EDT Article-I.D.: garfield.3139 Posted: Wed Jun 19 08:36:33 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Jun-85 11:17:29 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Memorial U. of Nfld. C.S. Dept., St. John's Lines: 12 In Hitchhikers, it says that Ford Prefect had mistakenly chosen his name to be "especially inconspicuous". What is it about the name that makes it overly conpicuous? It's a little strange, but not THAT strange. Is this some British joke that I'm not aware of? Jeff Sparkes garfield!jeff1 Welcome to the Iceberg California....