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
When your one race on the outside and another on the Inside. When people judge you by your looks before they meet you and when they met you your totally the opposite of the stereotype of the race they thought you were. When everything you do or say is related to the race that is within you. When you feel like crap because you feel stuck in someone Elses body.
Malik: That black girl is so Two-Raced, got accepted into Havard, and all she wears is PINK Yoga Ulimate Pants, UGGS, and a black Northface.... She also listens to Katy Perry And is obsessed with Starbucks
Devin:Wow....
Devin:Wow....
by People At School April 11, 2015
matching tattoos, commemorating undying devotion that will die about the time you tire of the tat-twos, and each other
by Steed Dropout September 16, 2012
In suburbia, it is absolute necessity in the extension of class etiquette that the mode of conduct between close housewife friends be a 'tea for two' rendezvous.
E.g.
Ms. Parrot invited Mrs. Floyd over for tea for two as soon as she knew of Mr. Floyd's sudden departure from town.
E.g.
Ms. Parrot invited Mrs. Floyd over for tea for two as soon as she knew of Mr. Floyd's sudden departure from town.
by Urb Debonair December 25, 2017
two player
A slang used by the post nintendo generation, to gauge in code their friends willingness to engage in group sex with a girl.
A slang used by the post nintendo generation, to gauge in code their friends willingness to engage in group sex with a girl.
Mario: hey meeta the princess!
Luigi: holy smokes shes-a-hot! you wanna to go two player on her?
Mario: no shes-a-not like that but we find-a-a-girl in-a-the club tonight to go two player ok?
Luigi: super, mario!
(fist bump)
Luigi: holy smokes shes-a-hot! you wanna to go two player on her?
Mario: no shes-a-not like that but we find-a-a-girl in-a-the club tonight to go two player ok?
Luigi: super, mario!
(fist bump)
by captianstabber May 14, 2014
by bekaz March 11, 2014
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 20, 2009