RE: MD Douglas Adams - now you're talking

From: Ian Glendinning (ian@psybertron.org)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 00:16:54 BST

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    Sam ... yes the whale fell OK, but failed to fly, making a huge messy crater
    I seem to recall.

    Assuming you are a priest (?) I can see why the electric monk might offend -
    there to believe anything on your behalf - even things that they wouldn't
    beleive in Salt Lake City :-)

    I was thinking of Dirk Gently rather that H2G2

    Ian

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk
    [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]On Behalf Of Sam Norton
    Sent: 17 July 2003 22:34
    To: moq_discuss@moq.org
    Subject: Re: MD Douglas Adams - now you're talking

    Ah yes.

    I haven't read Zarathustra, so I can't really comment on that.

    But I do find the Electric Monk - speaking as a priest - a deeply disturbing
    notion :o)

    Anyway wasn't it a whale that had the interesting falling experience?

    Sam

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Ian Glendinning" <ian@psybertron.org>
    To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
    Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:15 PM
    Subject: MD Douglas Adams - now you're talking

    > Rick, Sam and all
    >
    > So what is the connection between our favourite Holistic Detective,
    > Nietzsche and Pirsig / Phaedrus ?
    >
    > All three use the experience of "falling then finding yourself flying" in
    > their work.
    >
    > Nietzsche's tightrope walker in Zarathustra
    > Adams with Dirk Gently
    > Pirsig in Lila (I think ? - hang on whilst I check the reference - I may
    be
    > some time)
    >
    > Who read who first ? Well we know Pirsig never read Nietzsche don't we ;-)
    >
    > Ian
    > BTW if you want rapid fire verbatim quotes from Douglas Adams, I'll set my
    > 16 year old son onto you.

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