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NancyLebovitz comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 4 - Less Wrong Discussion

6 Post author: lukeprog 27 August 2012 12:04AM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 August 2012 06:47:34PM 1 point [-]

Have you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?

The climactic realization is

gung vzzrqvngr rkcrevrapr vf havgnel, ohg gur zvaq dhvpxyl qvivqrf vg vagb jung vf vafvqr gur frys naq bhgfvqr gur frys.

Comment author: DanArmak 28 August 2012 08:13:01PM 7 points [-]

The climactic realization is gung vzzrqvngr rkcrevrapr vf havgnel, ohg gur zvaq dhvpxyl qvivqrf vg vagb jung vf vafvqr gur frys naq bhgfvqr gur frys.

...That's the sound made by a poorly maintained motorcycle.

Comment author: Alejandro1 28 August 2012 07:03:20PM 0 points [-]

No, I haven't read it; thanks for the recommendation.