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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Dies At 84
At least twenty-two readers took the trouble to make sure we knew that Kurt Vonnegut has died at 84. From the Times obituary: "Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like 'Slaughterhouse-Five,' 'Cat's Cradle' and 'God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater' caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in Manhattan... Mr. Vonnegut suffered irreversible brain injuries as a result of a fall several weeks ago, according to his wife, Jill Krementz." Reader SPK adds: "He will be remembered not only as a great writer, but also as a staunch civil libertarian (long-term member of the ACLU) and as a 'mainstream/literary' author who integrated science fiction concepts into his writing. So it goes."
I just heard some sad news on slashdot - Horror/Sci Fi writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr was found dead in his Manhattan home this morning. There weren't many more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to mercurian culture. Truly an American icon.
I wonder if he died while thumbing his nose at God.... It would seem a fitting gesture.
and another thing, Vonnegut... I'm gonna stop payment on the check!
Oh man, all this time I thought Kurt Vonnegut AND his son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. were both authors. Now they are BOTH dead!
-- Boycott Shell
Kurt's up in heaven now..
What if ... What if we already did? Would explain a lot of things about Hollywood.
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
So I guess I shouldn't do this:
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Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
[after Diane gives Thornton an 'F' for his report, which was actually written by Kurt Vonnegut] ... and *another* thing, Vonnegut! I'm gonna stop payment on the cheque!
Diane: Whoever *did* write this doesn't know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut!
[cut to Thornton's dorm suite]
Thornton Melon: [on the phone]
[Kurt tells him off]
Thornton Melon: Fuck me? Hey, Kurt, can you read lips, *fuck you*! Next time I'll call Robert Ludlum!
[hangs up]
Yes, my girlfriend is a BitchX
RIP Mr. Vonnegut Time will be stuck for a few of us today.
This reminds me of a sign I pass every morning on my way to work. It is a sign for a Muslim Community Center. Now, I'm not picking on Muslims here, I'm sure there are plenty of Christian churches with similar signage. Anyway, the sign says something to the effect of "Men were created to worship God."
Every time I pass that sign, it strikes me as funny. After all, how insecure does God have to be to go to all the trouble of creating an entirely new species just to tell him how great he is? Couldn't he have saved himself a lot of trouble by standing in front of a mirror every morning doing self assurance exercises, a la Stuart Smalley? Or maybe some good old fashioned Prozac?
That was one hell of a graduation speech he gave a few years back.
man that's too bad I really liked Nirvana
It's true I tell you, feller at work's next door neighbour read it in the paper.
"As a matter of fact, I can't think of a single time in my life that I thought to myself, "Gee! I wonder what the literary elites would think about that?""
I was just thinking this after I took a huge dump.
P.S. They loved it. Seems they always heap praise on utter shit.
"But this one goes to 11!"
Can I recommend a Stephen King novel for your next read? How about Anne Rice?
I drank what? -- Socrates
When I'm at the porn shop, I sometimes wonder what James Joyce would recommend.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.