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other instances in The Shining of the number 42

posted 12 years ago by rubberbiscuit
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it takes exactly 42 frames for Ullman to move in front of the paper tray to turn it into a hard-on. If you didn't notice this, you're blind.

[–] sradivoy-1 12 years ago

Fortuitous!

[–] mptxyz 11 years ago

I kept expecting mention of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which explains that The Answer to the Great Question, of Life, the Universe and Everything is 42.

Or Alice:-

King of Hearts: [reading through a rulebook] Rule 42: All persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately!
Alice: I am not a mile high! And I am not leaving.

[–] markb63 11 years ago

I think you are all missing the point -- the movie was actually a veiled biography of Jackie Robinson. The 42, the baseball bat she hit him with, and, uh, Scatman Crothers was black. Hey, just as valid as those other ridiculous theories!

[–] ElectricKoolaidAcid 11 years ago

^BINGO!! (claps)

Just sayin'...

[–] ripleylives 11 years ago

Re: other instances in The Shining of the number 42 contains exactly 42 characters. Mere coincidence? I think not.