Look,” said Zaphod, “I’m up to here with cool, OK?…

Look,” said Zaphod, “I’m up to here with cool, OK? I am so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Chapter 6

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