---
title: "Douglas Adams Quote"
description: "  \"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news.\" ~Douglas Adams   There's another one I quite like that made rounds on facebook before. \"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light.\" \"False!\" \"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light except women untagging themselves in a picture..."
date: "2013-02-08"
modified: "2013-02-08"
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  - name: "Futurism"
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url: "https://futurism.com/douglas-adams-quote"
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  - "From Quarks to Quasars"
---

# Douglas Adams Quote

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"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news."

\~Douglas Adams

There's another one I quite like that made rounds on facebook before. "Nothing travels faster than the speed of light." "False!" "Nothing travels faster than the speed of light except women untagging themselves in a picture they think they look fat in." haha

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