Douglas Adams, Left earth with his towel...

Please return to your seats.

*Sits down*

Now what?

Now wait for the napkins! Coffee and biscuits will be served for your convenience.

Can I have tea?

Return to your seats!

I'm in the seat, can I have tea???

Return to your seats!

I'm in my seat. Clips seatbelt and forgets about any kind of beverage.

Passengers will remain in cryogenic suspension for their comfort and convenience...

*Wraps towel round head*

I have reservations about a lot of things....

Be patient RC.

The statistical likelihood is that other civilizations will arise. There will one day be lemon soaked paper napkins. Until then there will be a slight delay.

OK, waits patiently.

Fiddles with babel fish.

Now I have some bits of shouting to go do.....

OK, enjoy.

Yeah, but the minutes are pretty lousy...

Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.

Very good. Very deep. You should write to the Reader's Digest, thet have a page for people like you...

Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say "Hang the sense of it" and just keep yourself occupied.

I mean, science has done some great things of course... but I'd far rather be happy than right, any day!