"I thought the answer was 42."

Long before 42 entered the fount of common knowledge, the answer was "A 3-legged kettle" and other clever answers.

(and I have 2 notebooks full of cartoons on "the meaning of life". One of he best is Donald Duck in front of the Guru, who is saying "Meaning of Life? Sure the answer is...."ka-ching"

and a ticker-tape machine beside him spits out paper...the Guru looks at it and says: "Just in- the NEW meaning of life is..."