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42. Eoin Colfer / Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

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The Scariest Things About My Life

There was all sorts of people said all sorts of nasty things but I realize now that it's very easy to say something nasty on the internet especially if it's just on a chat room where you don't really want to build up a following or be respected. Douglas Adams struggled with depression and that's something I think about a lot that he you know wrote these such funny books while while dealing with that. A lot of writers say that they've observed that humor writers tend to be morose whereas horror writer tend to be jolly. There is a corollary between comedy performers and any media and depression - communities tend to comedians. He doesn't see his book as being sold as an add

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