Gairm

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   by Gairm 6y ago

   In real life, an interviewer was talking to Werner Heisenberg. They were getting to the end of the interview, but before they wrapped up, the interviewer asked, "So, tell me Mr Heisenberg... What do you think of the jokes?" Werner
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   by Gairm 6y ago

   A programmer and his wife moved to a new house. When they arrived, he looked around and said, "I think the moving company ripped us off... I paid them to move 40 boxes of our belongings, but I count only 39." His wife said, &quo
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   by Gairm 7y ago

   Fun fact: Pirsig never once mentions which make and model of motorcycle he rides in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
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   by Gairm 7y ago

   Richard Feynman inspired Ralph Leighton to get curious about Tannu Tuva, an area in central Asia. Which led Leighton to write, "Tuva or Bust!" about his travels there. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/
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   by Gairm 10y ago

   I was hoping someone would ask this. The question made me think of 'Rebuilding the Indian' by Fred Haefele. In an autobiographical work, the author gets respite from and perspective on his emotional issues by focussing on rebuildi