Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Sussex
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Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Sussex is a fictional character in the book "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams.
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, she is reported as having the worst poetry in the universe.
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[edit] The Third Worst Poetry in the Universe
The third worst poetry in the universe is poetry composed by the Vogons, an alien race whose ugliness and unpleasant demeanor make them ideally suited to careers in politics. Vogon poetry is commonly used as a form of torture during the interrogation of prisoners. The only reason the Vogons wrote and continue to write poetry is to appear culturally advanced, thereby gaining the respect of other species. It has had the opposite effect. [1]
[edit] The Second Worst Poetry in the Universe
The second worst poetry in the universe comes from the Azgoths of Kria, and is recited to members of other species only when nesscary. During the recitation of one particular piece of poetry, entitled Ode to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in My Armpit One Midsummer Morning, four members of the audience died due to internal haemorrhaging, and the president of the Mid-Galactic Arts Nobbling Council survived only by gnawing one of his own legs off. [2]
[edit] The Very Worst Poetry in the Universe
The very worst poetry in the universe, as stated by the "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy", belongs to Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Sussex, England, Earth, the Milky Way Galaxy. One of her poems is as follows:
"The dead swans lay in the stagnant pool. They lay. They rotted. They turned Around occasionally. Bits of flesh dropped off them from Time to time. And sank into the pool's mire. They also smelt a great deal."
[edit] Hidden Meaning
The name Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings is a fake name that relates to Paul Neil Milne Johnstone, a school friend of science-fiction writer, Douglas Adams. In the novel, "The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy", Douglas Adams refers to "Paul Neil Milne Johnstone" as "Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings" just as a small joke. This joke is the result of some pretentious poems written by "Paul" as a school student. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ BBC Online - Cult - Hitchhiker's - Guide - Vogons
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogon_poetry
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Neil_Milne_Johnstone
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