Here's what the Encyclopaedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless, volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars, and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms.

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alcohol intoxication peter jones

16 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 1 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:09:19.433 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

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[...]

- Get up! Let the man lie down.

- And no sneaky knocking Mr Dent's house down while he's away, all right?

- The slightest thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind.

- Can we trust him?

- Myself, I'd trust him to the end of the Earth.

- Yes, but how far is that?

- About 12 minutes away.

- Come on. We've gotta get some alcohol.

- But I'm hardly dressed to go to the pub.

- Here's what the Encyclopaedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless, volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars, and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms.

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy also mentions alcohol. It says that the best drink in existence is the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster.

- The effect of which is like having your brain smashed out with a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick.

- The Guide quite also tells you on which planets the best Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters are mixed, how much you can expect to pay for one and what voluntary organisations exist to help you rehabilitate.

- The man who invented this mind-pummelling drink also invented the wisest remark ever made, which was this: Never drink more than two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters unless you are a 30 ton mega elephant with bronchial pneumonia.

- His name is Zaphod Beeblebrox and we shall learn more of his wisdom later.

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What we demand is solid facts. -No, we don't. That is precisely what we don't demand. -We don't demand solid facts. What we demand is a total absence of solid facts.

By law, the quest for ultimate truth is the inalienable prerogative of your working thinkers. And if the machine actually goes and finds it, we're straight out of a job, aren't we?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sound Clip

The funniest lines and quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 TV Series, with sound clips.

Actors: Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), David Dixon (Ford Prefect), David Learner (Marvin the Paranoid Android), Peter Jones (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Book), Sandra Dickinson (Trillian Astra), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), David Tate (Eddie the Computer), Martin Benson (Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz), Richard Evelyn Vernon (Slartibartfast), Valentine Dyall (Deep Thought)

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