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* AMFMCharacterization: Ford, surprisingly. He is in awe of the singer at The Domain Of a the King, who turns out to be [[Spoiler: Elvis, having left the Earth with some passing aliens]]. It’s one of the more oddly touching moments in the book.

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* AMFMCharacterization: Ford, surprisingly. He is in awe of the singer at The Domain Of a the King, who turns out to be [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Elvis, having left the Earth with some passing aliens]]. It’s one of the more oddly touching moments in the book.
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*AMFMCharacterization: Ford, surprisingly. He is in awe of the singer at The Domain Of a the King, who turns out to be [[Spoiler: Elvis, having left the Earth with some passing aliens]]. It’s one of the more oddly touching moments in the book.
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* GenreShift: This book isn't funny. Mostly it's just [[MindScrew creepy and strange]].
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* {{Astrologer}}: Gail Andrews
* AxCrazy: Random Dent

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* %%* {{Astrologer}}: Gail Andrews
* %%* AxCrazy: Random Dent



* BusCrash: Fenchurch
* CerebusSyndrome

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Vann Harl.

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* ElvisHasLeftThePlanet

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Trillian (see MarriedToTheJob, above).
* UnwittingPawn: Almost every major character.

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* %%* TookALevelInJerkass: Trillian (see MarriedToTheJob, above).
* %%* UnwittingPawn: Almost every major character.
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* UnfortunateNames: If you heard someone refer to Random Dent, you would think they were talking about some '''random dent''' on the wall. Her full name is Random ''Frequent Flyer'' Dent, making it ''even more'' pathetic.
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* NaughtyTentacles: Implied by the throwaway reference to the Guide having a statue of "Leda and the Octopus" (rather than swan).
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* TheChessmaster: The Guide Mark II.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Vann Harl

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* TheChessmaster: The Guide Mark II.
II. It uses "reverse temporal engineering" to change the past and ensure that any action its owner undertakes will have the desired outcome. [[spoiler:The Vogons ultimately use it to destroy Earth once and for all.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Vann HarlHarl.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: Ford manages to subdue the new editor of the Guide by throwing his towel at the man and yelling "kill!" His towel does not possess the capacity to kill on command, but it distracts the guy long enough for Ford to knock him out (and steal his wallet).

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* CrazyEnoughToWork: Ford manages to subdue the new editor of the Guide by throwing his towel at the man and yelling "kill!" His towel does not possess the capacity to kill on command, but it distracts the guy long enough for Ford to knock him out (and steal his wallet).ID card so he can give himself an unlimited expense account).

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