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nucinud Inner circle New York, New York 1298 Posts 
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We will miss you, RIP.
"We are what we pretend to be" Kurt Vonnegut, jr.
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts
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He went to school here at the University of Iowa, and was one of the founders of our famous Writers' Workshop. The man single-handedly turned science fiction into great literature.
His opening line to Slaughterhouse Five is etched in my mind: "Listen: Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time." He'll be missed.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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Marshall Thornside Inner circle chicago 2016 Posts
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I was sad to hear he passed.
I liked the handicap general and Harrison burgeron.
you will remember my name
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DStachowiak Inner circle Baltimore, MD 2158 Posts
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Another giant gone.
Woke up.
Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across m' head. |
Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts
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He's up in Heaven now, just like Issac Asimov.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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irossall Special user Snohomish, Washington 529 Posts
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I thought he was dead already.
Slaughterhouse 5 was my favorite. Iven 
Give the gift of Life, Be an Organ Donor.
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NJJ Inner circle 6437 Posts
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Breakfast Of Champions is one of my all time favourites.
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Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts
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There should be ten times the number of posts made here for Mr. Vonnegut a great man than there are for that idiot Don Imus.
RIP Al Angello
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27300 Posts
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Reading? As if folks have read The Sirens of Titan or Cat's Cradle or...
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts
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Quote:
On 2007-04-13 10:15, Al Angello wrote: I heard his last words were "Nappy Headed Ho's" and that he was adopting a poor third world child because he didn't know that he was the father of Anna Nicole's baby so perhaps now they'll be more talk about him
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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"It contained toys from childhood, the bones from a Bermuda Ern, and many other curiosities --including the tuxedo he had worn to a senior dance just prior to graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School in Dayton, Ohio, in 1924. Trout was born in Bermuda, and atttended grammar school there. But then his family moved to Dayton. His highschool was named after a slave owner who was also one of the world's greatest theoreticians on the subject of human liberty."
Classic.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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My favorites: Mother Night, Sirens of Titan, and Slaughterhouse Five. Runners up: Cat's Cradle and Player Piano.
A friend of mine was telling me how he had spent the last year re-reading all of Vonnegut. And all of it still stood up. Not just a college thing. A brave and courageous man, in his life and work. He will be missed. Jack Shalom
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Trekdad Elite user Telford, PA 445 Posts
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Rest in Peace
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be." Mother Night -- Kurt Vonnegut
Barnhardt: You have tested this theory?
Klaatu: I find it works well enough to get me from one planet to the next. The Day the Earth Stood Still |
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magicman226 Loyal user San Antonio, Texas 234 Posts
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I didn't even know he had died! This really saddens me. I have only read one of his books, Breakfast Of Champions, and it was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. Once I get through a huge pile of books I've been meaning to read, Slaughter-house Five will be read. After that, I plan to read the rest of the classics. I know I have only read one of his books, but I can tell how gifted and creative his genius mind was.
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nucinud Inner circle New York, New York 1298 Posts
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And so it goes...
"We are what we pretend to be" Kurt Vonnegut, jr.
Now U C It Now U Don't Harry Mandel www.mandelmagic.com |
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Montethrower Elite user a little town in nowhere 422 Posts
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1. Breakfast of Champions
2. Bagambo Snuffbox (the whole thing) 3. Cat's Cradle. Give my regards to Asimov Kurt. * If anyone has seen his site, he has a beautiful line drawing of an open cage. Free RIP Monte |
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