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- The Jump 225 Jumbo Mega-Bonanza Summer Giveaway, Week 3 • July 14, 2008
This week's giveaway contest: pick a comic book superhero to run as either Barack Obama's or John McCain's running mate this fall. And then tell me why said superhero would be an asset to the ticket. - Douglas Adams’ “Mostly Harmless” • May 9, 1994
Douglas Adams' fifteen minutes of fame as the author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series came to a close years ago. Why, then, should he suddenly add another installment to the humor/sci-fi story when he's moved on to more ambitious projects? After reading "Mostly Harmless," the series' fifth book, it seems plausible that Adams simply needs the money.