Arthur becomes curious about Fenchurch, but he is dropped off before he can ask more questions. Russell explains that Fenny, who is sitting in a drugged state in the back seat of the car, became delusional after worldwide mass hysteria, in which everyone hallucinated 'big yellow spaceships' (the Vogon destructor ships that 'demolished' the Earth). He hitches a lift with a man named Russell and his sister Fenchurch (nicknamed 'Fenny'). He has been gone for several years, but only a few months have passed on Earth. He appears to be in England on Earth, even though he had seen the planet destroyed by the Vogons. While hitchhiking through the galaxy, Arthur Dent is dropped off on a planet in a rainstorm. A song of the same name was featured in the 2005 film adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Its title is the message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He wondered what the new sounds were as he gazed at her openly wondering face and her eyes that smiled with a shared surprise.So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy of six books' written by Douglas Adams. He felt on the sudden like a cramped and zoo-born animal who wakes one morning to find the door of his cage hanging quietly open and the savanna stretching gray and pink to the distant rising sun, while all around new sounds are waking. The moment became a longer moment, and suddenly it was a very long moment, so long one could hardly tell where all the time was coming from.įor Arthur, who could usually contrive to feel self-conscious if left alone long enough with a Swiss cheese plant, the moment was one of sustained revelation.

“There was a sort of gallery structure in the roof space which held a bed and also a bathroom which, Fenchurch explained, you could actually swing a cat in, ‘But,' she added, ‘only if it was a reasonably patient cat and didn't mind a few nasty cracks about the head. Have a read for yourself below and you'll see why! So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams This week's reading suggestion is a little ditty called So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams and it's sure to put a smile on your face! This one is all about that wonderful feeling of unexpectedly falling head over heels for someone, a fun, quirky piece that will no doubt raise a few giggles from your guests. Ceremony readings don't have to be cheesy, in fact, they can be inspired by whatever like you - the lyrics to a song, your favourite poem or even an extract from a much-adored book.

Thank's for the fish douglas adams