In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," the ultra-computer, "Deep Thought," is asked to give "the meaning of Life, The Universe and Everything." After a very long time calculating, Deep Thought declares the answer is "Forty-Two," which mystifies everyone.
Douglas Adams, the author of the "Hitchhiker" series, was familiar with computer programming. The symbol for a "wild card" -- a value that can be whatever the programmer desires and/or what the program needs to run -- is the "asterisk," which is this symbol * , sometimes called the "star" symbol."
In the American Standard Code for Instructional Interchange, or "ASCII," the "asterisk" is symbol number "42." Thus, "42" became a programmers' inside joke meaning "whatever you want it to be." Deep Thought could have said given its answer as, "anything" or "whatever you want it to be," but being a computer, it gave the ASCII code number, instead.
Douglas Adams, the author of the "Hitchhiker" series, was familiar with computer programming. The symbol for a "wild card" -- a value that can be whatever the programmer desires and/or what the program needs to run -- is the "asterisk," which is this symbol * , sometimes called the "star" symbol."
In the American Standard Code for Instructional Interchange, or "ASCII," the "asterisk" is symbol number "42." Thus, "42" became a programmers' inside joke meaning "whatever you want it to be." Deep Thought could have said given its answer as, "anything" or "whatever you want it to be," but being a computer, it gave the ASCII code number, instead.
"I have an answer," Deep Thought said, "though I don't think you're going to like it."
"What is it?" asked the mice?
"The answer is....is...is...Forty-Two!"
Vroomfondle asked, "Is that it? What is THAT supposed to mean?"
Programmer 1: I'm going out for a burger, you want something?
Programmer 2: Sure.
Programmer 1: Okay, what do you want.
Programmer 2: Oh, I'm not sure. Get me Forty-Two.
"What is it?" asked the mice?
"The answer is....is...is...Forty-Two!"
Vroomfondle asked, "Is that it? What is THAT supposed to mean?"
Programmer 1: I'm going out for a burger, you want something?
Programmer 2: Sure.
Programmer 1: Okay, what do you want.
Programmer 2: Oh, I'm not sure. Get me Forty-Two.
by The Third Jay Guy January 27, 2019
Get the Forty-Twomug. by Femme boy October 15, 2020
Get the Two cansmug. Adverb: To keep two separate social networking accounts - one for canoodling with polite society and another showcasing exhibitionist tendencies.
"Beth in payroll is two-facebooked!!! I saw her tagged as "Mistress Ficticia" on the Marquis de Sade fanpage!"
Speaker A: "Yeah, I have two accounts so that my coworkers don't see how much of a weekend warrior I am, hyuck hyuck!"
Speaker B: "Why, you are nothing but a lousy, no-good two-facebooked son of a gun."
Speaker A: "Yeah, I have two accounts so that my coworkers don't see how much of a weekend warrior I am, hyuck hyuck!"
Speaker B: "Why, you are nothing but a lousy, no-good two-facebooked son of a gun."
by Josh Alexander MacDarcedrich November 19, 2009
Get the two-facebookedmug. A slang term for running miles. Instead of “I did a two miler today”, it’s I did a “two bagger”.
Running is not fun. It is work. And it’s what we do. We put miles in the bag each day, each week. So when you hit a 2 miler, you’re getting a two-bagger. Constantly putting more miles in your bag. Get it done.
Side note: walking can count too. If you and a friend meet up for a 2 mile walk, you got a two-bagger in. 3 miles = 3 bagger.
If you’re bold enough to get 5 miles, that’s a a 5 bagger.
Running is not fun. It is work. And it’s what we do. We put miles in the bag each day, each week. So when you hit a 2 miler, you’re getting a two-bagger. Constantly putting more miles in your bag. Get it done.
Side note: walking can count too. If you and a friend meet up for a 2 mile walk, you got a two-bagger in. 3 miles = 3 bagger.
If you’re bold enough to get 5 miles, that’s a a 5 bagger.
Dave: Hey bro, you wanna grab a quick two bagger after work?
Cheese: Yeah man, I’ll meet you at MLK at 5:02 and let’s do work.
Dave: Word. I wanna get a sweat in before I head home to the boo.
Cheese: Yeah man, I’ll meet you at MLK at 5:02 and let’s do work.
Dave: Word. I wanna get a sweat in before I head home to the boo.
by Dubya The Runner March 12, 2022
Get the Two baggermug. An undesirable situation for diners, because the pandemic has decimated so many lives worldwide that the authorities would allow foodcourts and restaurants to operate only if they limit to no more than one person per table at any time of the day.
Jeff was fined $3,000 the second time for breaking the “Two’s a crowd” rule twice, this time round for being caught at a fast-food outlet with an ex-colleague whom he’d not met for over a decade.
by Fasters March 6, 2022
Get the Two’s a Crowdmug. A man-eating plant that can deceive a human into losing their free will and morals, causing them to kill and hunt humans for the plant’s hunger. It consumes only blood and flesh and is a fan of murdering poor defenseless dentists. Gender unknown.
Person 1: Man, my dentist really did a bad job on my teeth last visit.
Person 2: You should send them an Audrey Two!
Person 2: You should send them an Audrey Two!
by Sunlmski October 10, 2023
Get the Audrey Twomug. Medical code for sedation of a violent or intoxicated ER patient. Abbreviated from 5 mg of haldol and 2 mg of ativan.
by Litfreak June 25, 2018
Get the Five and twomug.