Wikiquote talk:Quote of the day/May 1, 2005

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This is a misattribution. "Don't panic" was taken from Mr Jones the butcher in the BBC sitcom Dad's Army!

It is a simple statement, no doubt used by others even before either case, but now is far more famous as used by Douglas Adams as the phrase on the cover of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ~ Kalki 23:15, 1 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]