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Title: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on April 11, 2007, 11:38:00 pm

The greatest author of our generation.

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on April 11, 2007, 11:54:00 pm

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Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
  The greatest author of our generation.

you mean, your parents' generation

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: K8teebug on April 12, 2007, 08:02:00 am

That is so sad.

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: alex on April 12, 2007, 08:20:00 am

Very sad.
 
 Favorite Vonnegut book?  Go!
 
 Slaughterhouse Five

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: moeszyslak on April 12, 2007, 08:31:00 am

Sirens of Titan

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on April 12, 2007, 08:54:00 am

Sirens of Tian

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on April 12, 2007, 09:10:00 am

His brother was a meteorology professor (or something with a scientific bent) at the state university that I went to.

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: Bombay Chutney on April 12, 2007, 09:11:00 am

Breakfast of Champions

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: terry on April 12, 2007, 09:39:00 am

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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.

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: attache on April 12, 2007, 09:48:00 am

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: beetsnotbeats on April 12, 2007, 10:10:00 am

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]

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: on April 12, 2007, 10:17:00 am

Harrison Bergeron

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: on April 12, 2007, 10:25:00 am

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Originally posted by moe szyslak:
  Sirens of Titan

Good first poast.
 
 -
 
     <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 .

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: root on April 12, 2007, 10:38:00 am

"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

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: you be betty on April 12, 2007, 03:19:00 pm

I just found out a few minutes ago and I'm really bummed.  What a great, great author.  Man...

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: Reod Dai on April 13, 2007, 08:51:00 am

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.

Title: Re: Kurt Vonnegut died.
Post by: on April 13, 2007, 07:59:00 pm

At least Ray Bradbury is still alive.