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Robert M Pirsig RIP

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  • 25-04-2017 9:32am
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    take everything
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    Author of Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

    A philosophical/semi-autobiographical work on the nature of quality and the connection between different ways of experiencing the world. Some people hate the book. Others say it's life changing.

    This is doubly weird for me as I'm reading this book at the moment and it's really hitting home for me.

    Anyway RIP


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    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Gisrip M Trebor.

    That's his name backwards.


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    Parchment
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    Great book and i always loved the name of it.


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    kooga
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    I remember reading it when I was a student back in the day in Queens


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    topper75
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    A quality book.

    Or so I thought anyway.


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    Biggest lickspittle on boardz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 558 ✭✭✭Biggest lickspittle on boardz


    Oh dear God no, not the instantly recognisable household name of Robert M. Pirsig!



    The RIP threads are getting a bit tedious.


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    osarusan
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    I read it and didn't really 'get' it at all.

    I'm often a bit critical of the "you just don't get it" argument as it could be used for anything, even when I'm fairly certain this is nothing to get.

    But in this case, I'd say it applies.

    Anyway RIP. It was a book that had a huge impact on loads of people.


    He saw a child of his die before he did, and I can't imagine many things worse in life than that.


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    endacl
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    Biggest lickspittle on boardz wrote: »
    Oh dear God no, not the instantly recognisable household name of Robert M. Pirsig!



    The RIP threads are getting a bit tedious.
    Sure, you only joined this month. You must bore easily...


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    OldGoat
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    Biggest lickspittle on boardz wrote: »
    Oh dear God no, not the instantly recognisable household name of Robert M. Pirsig!



    The RIP threads are getting a bit tedious.
    Do you even read bro?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    Permabear
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