Tuesday 22 April, 2003 at 6:44PM (Nereus)  ::  permalink  ::  comments (1)

Something I just read in Douglas Adams 'The Restaurant at the End of the Universe' that made me giggle at first, but then think. Interesting really. It's in regard to the Garden of Eden and the Bible (if you're a religious type person, sorry if this offends you). It's a conversation between Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent. Here's what it said:

(Ford): "Your God person puts an apple tree in the middle of a garden and says, do what you like guys, oh, but don't eat the apple. Surprise surprise, they eat it and he leaps out from behind a bush shouting 'Gotchya!' It wouldn't have made any difference if they hadn't eaten it."
(Arthur): "Why not?"
(Ford): "Because if you're dealing with somebody who has the sort of mentality which likes leaving hats on the pavement with bricks under, then you know perfectly well they won't give up. They'll get you in the end."
(Arthur): "What are you talking about?"
(Ford): "Never mind, eat the fruit."

Well, I thought it was funny. I'm sick today. No, I mean it. I've been to the doctor and I have infectious pharyngitis (at least that's what it looks like in his writing). I have to stay away from work (and anyone) until at least Thursday or I'll infect them too. I have to call back tomorrow to the doctor and check the results of a swab test just to make sure it's nothing else. Some flu.