workers mainly in the  British Commonwealth, is a series of straight and curved strokes  meant to write down sounds much faster than regular writing. As  discussed in a book about the movie, the Vogons use a slightly  blocky but recognizable form of "Pitman 2000", the most recent  version of Pitman shorthand published in 1970. It occurs in the  Vogon release forms, posters on the wall which say "Fire Exit Escape  Map" (over a hopelessly confusing maze of arrows with a spot at the  center saying "You Are Here") and "Are you depressed? Destruction  Therapy!"