Zaphod pounded the air like a frustrated philosopher trying to force an existentialist concept into a pragmatist mind. I don’t want to buy a ticket, I just want to buy the zoo. It was his job to do his job, which was to do his job. He felt a spasm of excitement because he knew instinctively who it was, or at least knew who it was he wanted it to be, and once you know what it is you want to be true, instinct is a very useful device for enabling you to know that it is.

• Landscape gardening, it’s the future.
• The news networks don’t like this kind of thing.
• Inside, of course, was where the Outside was.
• The cow was cowed.
• This bird was really pushy.

1. Butterfly storms.
2. It was only a matter of time.
3. So this was where accountants spent their time.
4. Funny old thing, life, isn’t it?
5. Today was one of those bad days.

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.