Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, the book is "Night Watch" (I think). The lilac represents a brief revolution in the streets of Ankh-Morpork which happened right about when the lilacs were blooming. If you were there, you wore the lilac.
Towels are a reference to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. As to why the references are combined, I'm not clear on. Maybe this is the anniversry of Adams' death. :( Died too young, that one.
The references are not combined in the post. Oh, ok: my comment. I want to celebrate BOTH next year, and give people TWO things to be confused about.
Towel Day is not exactly the anniversary of Adams' death, but it's about a week after. (It took the people who started it a few days to get the idea together after he died.)
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Date: 2006-05-25 01:46 pm (UTC)All the little angels rise up high.
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Date: 2006-05-25 01:52 pm (UTC)I don't suppose I could persuade you to explain this to yours truly, ignoramus?...
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Date: 2006-05-25 02:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-25 02:01 pm (UTC)Towels are a reference to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. As to why the references are combined, I'm not clear on. Maybe this is the anniversry of Adams' death. :( Died too young, that one.
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Date: 2006-05-25 02:04 pm (UTC)Towel Day is not exactly the anniversary of Adams' death, but it's about a week after. (It took the people who started it a few days to get the idea together after he died.)
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Date: 2006-05-25 04:56 pm (UTC)I like that, a lot :)