A small empty wooden dinghy floats in front of an immense dark swell.

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Last Chance To See  ·  1990

Douglas Adams

“You’re proposing twenty hours on a boat-” “A small boat,” added Mark. “On violently heaving seas-” “Probably.” “With a three-day-old dead goat.” “Yes.” “I hardly know what to say.”

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Adams stacks up the trip's unpleasant details one by one. A small boat, heaving seas, and a days-old dead goat leave the listener nearly speechless. The humour is in the flat 'yes' answers, which make each new horror sound routine.

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