VOGON CAPTAIN:
[On Speakers] People of Earth your attention please. This is Prostectic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planet Council. As you no doubt will be aware, the plans for the development of the outlying regions of the western spiral arm of the galaxy require the building of a hyperspace express route through your star system and, regrettably, your planet is one of those scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes thank you very much.
MANKIND:
[Yells of protest]
VOGON CAPTAIN:
Theres no point in acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years so youve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaints and its far too late to start making a fuss about it now.
MANKIND:
[Louder yells of protest]
VOGON CAPTAIN:
What do you mean youve never been to Alpha Centauri? Oh for heaven sake mankind its only four light years away you know! Im sorry but if you cant be bothered to take an interest in local affairs thats your own regard. Energise the demolition beams! God I dont know
apathetic bloody planet, Ive no sympathy at all
Scene 7: Ext. Space.
The Earth is destroyed in a huge explosion.
Can’t post that analogy without this one...
(Arthur’s house is about to be demolished)
Mr Prosser: But, Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months.
Arthur: Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadnt exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them had you? I mean like actually telling anybody or anything.
Mr Prosser: But the plans were on display
Arthur: On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.
Mr Prosser: Thats the display department.
Arthur: With a torch.
Mr Prosser: The lights had probably gone out.
Arthur: So had the stairs.
Mr Prosser: But look, you found the notice, didnt you?
Arthur: Yes yes I did. It was on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard.
That’s exactly what I was thinking when I saw all the (Cruzer) claims that the rules were known way ahead of time.
The perception is that the CO delegate assignment was rigged. Even if the rules *were* prominently posted at our local planning department in Alpha Centauri.
The Vogon Council has reassigned your allotment of galactic delegates.
All your Primaries belong to us.
Sincerely, the Vogon Cubanadians.