Sunday, March 19, 2017

A sign of 42


I saw this 42 while I was walking north on McLean.

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  1. Hmmm....I am curious what this 42 represents.

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    1. Elizabeth is right in her comment below. 42 is the ""Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything", calculated by an enormous supercomputer named Deep Thought over a period of 7.5 million years. Unfortunately, no one knows what the question is." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)#The_Hitchhiker.27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy

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  2. Erika, it stands for "The answer to life, the universe and everything." It has many meanings, but comes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I think Memphis is the only city where this number is prevalent. I've never seen it anywhere else.

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  3. So funny! I wonder who puts these about?

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    1. Toby42 and Nosey42 are local artists who include 42s in their public art. I don't know anything about the artists (or taggers or whatever the distinction between the 2 is) I think people, noticing and getting a kick out of it, sometimes add 42s to our landscape. I love finding them :)

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  4. How funny and so clever of you to notice :-) . It looks like a beautiful sunny day for a walk with those blue skies too! J :-)

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    1. I look for them lol. Yes, it was a beautiful day :) I love warm, sunny days!

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