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- The humanity...
- Vogonity!
- Oh, Vogonity, sorry, of the poet's compassionate soul.

6 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 2 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:06:35.487 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

[...]

- So, earthlings...

- I'm not an earthling.

- Quiet. I present you with a simple choice. Think very carefully, for your very lives lie in your hands.

- Now choose, either die, in the vacuum of space, or, tell me how good you thought my poem was.

- I liked it.

- Huh?

- Oh, yes. I thought that some of the metaphysical imagery was really particularly effective.

- Yes.

- Oh... And... Interesting rhythmic devices which seemed to counterpoint the... Um... Um...

- Counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor of the...

- The humanity...

- Vogonity!

- Oh, Vogonity, sorry, of the poet's compassionate soul.

- Which strives, through the medium of the verse structure, to sublimate this, transcend that, and come to terms with the fundamental dichotomies of the other...

- And one is left with a profound and vivid insight into... into...

- Into whatever it was the poem was about. That's not bad.

- So, what you are saying, is that I just write poetry because underneath my mean and callous, heartless exterior, I just want to be loved? Is that it?

- I mean, yes. Don't we all? I mean, deep down, underneath, you know?

- No. You're completely wrong. I write poetry just to throw my mean, callous, heartless exterior into sharp relief.

[...]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Sound Clip

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) poster

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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