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I’m not sure Douglas Adams could have written that today. Most of the people who would have been digital watch people are generally more obsessed with their personal portable computing and communication devices instead. And I like to think that’s what he would have called them, repeatedly and often in a handful of paragraphs dedicated to them for no other reason than how well “personal portable computing and communication device” rolls off the tongue.

The sort of phrase that Ford would use when talking to Arthur who would instead be expecting “mobile phone” at most. And then there’d be a little pointless argument about how “mobile phone” wasn’t anywhere near descriptive enough.

“What? You mean like ‘Mostly harmless’?” asked Arthur pointedly.

“Exactly!” said Ford, cheerily. “Now you’re getting it!”

Arthur wasn’t getting it. In fact he wasn’t sure if that if he had it that he wouldn’t want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

drive to Canada and hope they let me in

The Canadian folks are slightly more likely to let you pass than their counterparts on the other side, but unfortunately it’s not the Canadians you’ll reach first.