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| Brainbell Jangler |
We have lost one of the great writers of our time and one of the biggest influences on my (and many of my cogenerationals') worldview.
God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070412/ap_on_re_us/obit_vonnegut |
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| Starbuck |
vonnegut served in europe during the war. he was taken prisoner and was in dresden when the firebombing occurred.
where's wikipedia boy when you need him?
"He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he served as an opinions section editor for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun, and majored in chemistry before joining the U.S. Army during World War II. While attending Cornell University he was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, following in the footsteps of his father. Later, he joined the war against poverty by establishing what was known as the IFF, the International Feeding Fund. Although this is not widely known, Vonnegut played a crucial role in the short but effective life of this organization. His experiences as an advance scout with the U.S. 106th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge, and as a prisoner of war earned him a Purple Heart and have influenced much of his work.
While a prisoner of war, Vonnegut witnessed the aftermath of the 1945 bombing of Dresden, Germany, which destroyed much of the city. Vonnegut was one of just seven American prisoners of war in Dresden to survive, in an underground meatpacking cellar known as Slaughterhouse Five. "Utter destruction," he recalls. "Carnage unfathomable." The Nazis put him to work gathering bodies for mass burial ... Vonnegut explains. "But there were too many corpses to bury. So instead the Nazis sent in guys with flamethrowers. All these civilians' remains were burned to ashes." [4] This experience formed the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five and is a theme in at least six other books.[4]"
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| lotsajizz |
RIP Kurt |
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| Brainbell Jangler |
That's it? Two lousy responses in honor of the greatest satirist of his age? I'm deeply disappointed and ashamed of all of you.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Kurt_Vonnegut
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| sirmoonie |
quote:
Brainbell Jangler wrote:
That's it? Two lousy responses in honor of the greatest satirist of his age? I'm deeply disappointed and ashamed of all of you.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Kurt_Vonnegut
[Edited by Brainbell Jangler]
Dude, none of these white boys can hang - they thinks they throw in a "shizzle" or a "nizzle" and they thinks they's fucking niggers now? Nah suh. Hep don't fly like that. At least in my lifetime it don't. Damn up - Hill up. |
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| Brainbell Jangler |
quote:
sirmoonie wrote:
Dude, none of these white boys can hang - they thinks they throw in a "shizzle" or a "nizzle" and they thinks they's fucking niggers now? Nah suh. Hep don't fly like that. At least in my lifetime it don't. Damn up - Hill up.
Ain't it the truth?
"The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart."--Kurt Vonnegut, from The Sirens of Titan (1959)
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| mac_daddy |
he was terrific - an american icon, and one of my favorites. slaughterhouse 5 gets all the hype, but hocus pocus is the one i like the most...
r.i.p. |
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| Brainbell Jangler |
In January 2003, on the eve of the Iraq invasion, Vonnegut condemned the Bush war policy as "nonsense" in an interview in In These Times. Here's a brief excerpt:
"I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. Sometimes I wish it had been. What has happened, though, is that it has been taken over by means of the sleaziest, low-comedy, Keystone Cops-style coup d'etat imaginable. And those now in charge of the federal government are upper-crust C-students who know no history or geography, plus not-so-closeted white supremacists, aka 'Christians,' and plus, most frighteningly, psychopathic personalities, or 'PPs.'"
Here's the whole interview:
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/44/kurt_vonnegut_vs_the/ |
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| sirmoonie |
quote:
Brainbell Jangler wrote:
Ain't it the truth?
"The big trouble with dumb bastards is that they are too dumb to believe there is such a thing as being smart."--Kurt Vonnegut, from The Sirens of Titan (1959)
This is a board where George Walker Bush III is still actually considered a competent Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military, posting all fucking day in every thread makes you a "great" poster, and people actually care who Anna Nicole Smith and American Idol are.
It is no surprise to me whatsoever, that only one or two people knew the bizarre genius of Billy Pilgrim. I'm jiggy with it - it all happened once.
Despite being German, Vonnegut could write and think - he had the goods. Full boat. |
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| _Boomy_ |
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sirmoonie wrote:
This is a board where George Walker Bush III is still actually considered a competent Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military, posting all fucking day in every thread makes you a "great" poster, and people actually care who Anna Nicole Smith and American Idol are.
It is no surprise to me whatsoever, that only one or two people knew the bizarre genius of Billy Pilgrim. I'm jiggy with it - it all happened once.
Despite being German, Vonnegut could write and think - he had the goods. Full boat.
You're pretty angry, aren't you? |
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| Nasty Habits |
"When you're dead you're dead."
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
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| Highwire Rob |
RIP, Mr. Vonnegut.
and so it goes |
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| GotToRollMe |
Aw shit. We've lost a true genius. I was so knocked out by "Breakfast Of Champions" when I was a kid that I read everything I could find by this guy.
Goodnight, Mr. Vonnegut, and thank you.
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| Brainbell Jangler |
quote:
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You're pretty angry, aren't you?
If you're not angry, you're not paying attention.
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| jb |
dude was old |
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| _Boomy_ |
quote:
Brainbell Jangler wrote:
If you're not angry, you're not paying attention.
Can't see the picture. Only the red X. |
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| Brainbell Jangler |
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Can't see the picture. Only the red X.
Fucking "gif" files. It's the bumper sticker: "Thanks for not paying attention. Bush/Cheney '04" |
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| jb |
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Can't see the picture. Only the red X.
dude was old |
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| monkey_man |
He was one of the original VJ's on MTV. . .a great man. |
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| jb |
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monkey_man wrote:
He was one of the original VJ's on MTV. . .a great man.
He had a good fro , even to the end. |
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| gimmekeef |
I have a 65" HDTV...what do I need with books?..... |
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| monkey_man |
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He had a good fro , even to the end.
A non jew with a great jew fro |
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| jb |
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I have a 65" HDTV...what do I need with books?.....
Nice....the new ones are incrdible!!!! Sony has a really nice 65 inch hdtv, and you won't beleive how affordabel!!! The new tech is 1080p... |
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| Saint Sway |
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dude was old
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jb wrote:
At 44, I need pain pills to get out of the bed !!! If I am in trial, I get back spasms if I have to stand too long....getting old sucks...I also suffer from constipation and have to take several products like 1)Benefiber 2)Miralax, 3)Durolax stool softeners, and a few others...Who would think that a good bowel movement was a privilege, not a right!!!
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| fireontheplatter |
i think i've heard of this guy. |
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| GotToRollMe |
One of my favorite Vonnegut quotes, and very appropriate for the day:
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC.
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| jb |
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GotToRollMe wrote:
One of my favorite Vonnegut quotes, and very appropriate for the day:
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
WAS MUSIC.
Think he ever heard SOL? |
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| gimmekeef |
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Think he ever heard SOL?
LOL....Maybe he played it for the first time yesterday....ooops...no ...you dont think?????? |
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| GotToRollMe |
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Think he ever heard SOL?
I would LOVE to get videotape of you singing along to SOL while you're cruising down I-95 in the Mercedes.  |
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| glencar |
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Brainbell Jangler wrote:
That's it? Two lousy responses in honor of the greatest satirist of his age? I'm deeply disappointed and ashamed of all of you.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Kurt_Vonnegut
[Edited by Brainbell Jangler]
Been busy, man! It's tax time. Spring has sprung. He was one of my favorite writers & I'll always love his early output. At least he lived a long full life. RIP Mr. Vonnegut. |
