Which of the five senses would be the worst for you to lose, and why?

[betelgeuseford]

This is a bit of a stupid question, isn't it? Sounds like something Arthur would ask. It would be unfortunate to lose any sense. Why? Because without hearing, you could not hear rock 'n' roll, and without touch, you could only have sensationally meaningless sex, and without seeing you couldn't see Eccentrica Gallumbits' third breast, and without taste you couldn't tell the difference between one alcoholic drink and another, and without smell you couldn't tell when a Vogon was coming if you were turned the other way.

Now, while maybe the first four are all pleasure, clearly the last one is all about remaining alive, and that means that it's the least important.

Now rock 'n' roll, drinking, and Eccentrica Gallumbits' third breast are all things that make life worth living to the fullest, but then, what would be the point of rock 'n' roll, drinking, or Eccentrica Gallumbits' third breast without the potentially meaningless (but sensational!) sex?

There wouldn't BE one!

That said, touch would be the worst to lose.

And since Vogons can still recite poetry, if I could lose one sense, I'd probably lose hearing, because Vogon poetry is just that bad. You know?

(Was it good for you?)

Muse: Ford Prefect
Fandom: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy