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Kurt Vonnegut died.

elj
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Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 03:38 AM UTC #
The greatest author of our generation.
HoyaSaxa03
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 03:54 AM UTC #
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
The greatest author of our generation.
you mean, your parents' generation
K8teebug
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 12:02 PM UTC #
That is so sad.
alex
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 12:20 PM UTC #
Very sad.

Favorite Vonnegut book? Go!

Slaughterhouse Five
moeszslak
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 12:31 PM UTC #
Sirens of Titan
Doctor Doom
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 12:54 PM UTC #
Sirens of Tian
Rhett Miller
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 01:10 PM UTC #
His brother was a meteorology professor (or something with a scientific bent) at the state university that I went to.
skeeter
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 01:11 PM UTC #
Breakfast of Champions
terry
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 01:39 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Brandon Brendall, the thief:
Very sad.

Favorite Vonnegut book? Go!

Slaughterhouse Five
"Listen: Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time."

Also one of my favorite films.
attache
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 01:48 PM UTC #
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
beetsnotbeats
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 02:10 PM UTC #
I am, incidentally, Honorary President of the American Humanist Association,
having succeeded the late, great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in that
totally functionless capacity. We had a memorial service for Isaac a few years
back, and I spoke and said at one point, 'Isaac is up in heaven now.' It was
the funniest thing I could have said to an audience of humanists. I rolled them
in the aisles. It was several minutes before order could be restored. And if I
should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, 'Kurt is up in heaven now.'
Thatâ??s my favorite joke.

From "A Man Without a Country," 2005

[reposted from Snuggles listserv]
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 02:17 PM UTC #
Harrison Bergeron
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 02:25 PM UTC #
Originally posted by moe szyslak:
Sirens of Titan
Good first poast.

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<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Venusonahal.gif" alt=" - " />

Venus on the Half-Shell

Vonnegut's best story was The Big Space Fuck .
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 02:38 PM UTC #
"most of the worlds ills can be traced to the fact that Man's knowledge of himself has not kept pace with his knowledge of the physical world" -Vonnegut
you be betty
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 12, 2007 at 07:19 PM UTC #
I just found out a few minutes ago and I'm really bummed. What a great, great author. Man…
Reod Dai
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 13, 2007 at 12:51 PM UTC #
Anyone see The Daily Show last night? Jon ended by saying that the world was now less interesting, and played a clip from when Kurt was on the show as the moment of zen.
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut died. April 13, 2007 at 11:59 PM UTC #
At least Ray Bradbury is still alive.
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