Things I love TV Tropes for:
When Douglas Adams revealed that the question which produced the Ultimate Answer (42) was What is six times nine?, somebody pointed out that the math actually did add up, using base 13. Adams responded, "I may be a sad individual, but I don't make jokes in base 13."
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Even Nerds Have Standards. (Standard IT'S TV TROPES PEOPLE BEWARE warnings apply.)
the phrase in itself is lovely. It took me half a minute to get (...IDK), but after that I was laughing for five. At least. Literally.
allesodernichts can confirm. (we've been talking for 7+ hours already by that time. and then some.)
But the thing is. The QUESTION is hidden under a spoiler-y white text. I just. :D