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| − | A '''sofa''', or '''couch''', is a piece of furniture designed for sitting on. [[Arthur Dent]] and [[Ford Prefect]] catch a Chesterfield sofa that is in an eddy in the space time continuum from prehistoric [[Earth]] to modern day Earth. |
+ | [[File:ChesterfieldSofa.jpg|thumb|A Chesterfield sofa, similar to the one that appears in Life, the Universe and Everything.]]A '''sofa''', or '''couch''', is a piece of furniture designed for sitting on. [[Arthur Dent]] and [[Ford Prefect]] catch a Chesterfield sofa that is in an eddy in the space time continuum from prehistoric [[Earth]] to modern day Earth. |
Dent and Prefect also briefly turn into sofas as a side effect of the [[Infinite Improbability Drive]] on the [[Heart of Gold]], stolen by then-Galactic President [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]. |
Dent and Prefect also briefly turn into sofas as a side effect of the [[Infinite Improbability Drive]] on the [[Heart of Gold]], stolen by then-Galactic President [[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]. |
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While watching a video of the [[Grebulons]] from [[Wowbagger|Wowbagger's]] ship the [[Tanngrisnir]], [[Arthur Dent]] saw soft sofas in their station.<ref>From chapter 5 of the [[Eoin Colfer]] novel [[And Another Thing...]].</ref> |
While watching a video of the [[Grebulons]] from [[Wowbagger|Wowbagger's]] ship the [[Tanngrisnir]], [[Arthur Dent]] saw soft sofas in their station.<ref>From chapter 5 of the [[Eoin Colfer]] novel [[And Another Thing...]].</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*[[Life, the Universe and Everything]] |
*[[Life, the Universe and Everything]] |
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*[[And Another Thing...]] |
*[[And Another Thing...]] |
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| + | ====[[Tertiary Phase]]==== |
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| + | *[[Fit the Thirteenth]] |
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| + | *[[Fit the Eighteenth]] |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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| − | *A sofa, along with tea and sympathy, is one of the reasons [[Douglas Adams]] dedicated his novel [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] to [[Jonny Brock]], [[Clare Gorst]] and the other [[Arlingtonians]]. |
+ | *A sofa, along with [[tea]] and sympathy, is one of the reasons [[Douglas Adams]] dedicated his novel [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] to [[Jonny Brock]], [[Clare Gorst]] and the other [[Arlingtonians]]. |
==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 4 January 2019
A Chesterfield sofa, similar to the one that appears in Life, the Universe and Everything.
A sofa, or couch, is a piece of furniture designed for sitting on. Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect catch a Chesterfield sofa that is in an eddy in the space time continuum from prehistoric Earth to modern day Earth.
Dent and Prefect also briefly turn into sofas as a side effect of the Infinite Improbability Drive on the Heart of Gold, stolen by then-Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox.
While watching a video of the Grebulons from Wowbagger's ship the Tanngrisnir, Arthur Dent saw soft sofas in their station.[1]
Appearances
Novels
Radio
Tertiary Phase
Behind the scenes
- A sofa, along with tea and sympathy, is one of the reasons Douglas Adams dedicated his novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to Jonny Brock, Clare Gorst and the other Arlingtonians.
Notes and references
- ↑ From chapter 5 of the Eoin Colfer novel And Another Thing....