What does “to quorble a stank at” mean?

Question

In the foreword to *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams, the following sentence occurs: You will find quantum tomfoolery, cosmic belly laughs and more absurd one-liners than you could **quorble a stank at**. I haven’t the slightest notion of what *quorble* and *stank at* mean there. Browsing through dictionaries hasn't helped.

Answer 1

In a literal sense, it doesn't mean anything. Adams is using made up terminology meant to sound like silly sci-fi lingo. In a practical sense though it's basically his way of saying "More than you can shake a stick at".