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westofyou · 04-12-2007, 12:54 AM

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...a212252D92.DTL

Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.

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Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before," Bokonon tells us. "He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way.

pedro · 04-12-2007, 01:09 AM

Was just about to post this.

Thanks for helping me through High School Mr. Vonnegut. I may not have survived without you.

RFS62 · 04-12-2007, 06:42 AM

One of my all time favorites.

What an interesting life he led.

RIP, Kurt.

MrCinatit · 04-12-2007, 08:05 AM

The first time I read Slaughterhouse-five, I was done in less than a day.
I read it again the next day.
And the next.

May he and Billy Pilgrim rest in peace. Then again, maybe they are both just jumping through time.

redsmetz · 04-12-2007, 09:12 AM

Vonnegut was my favorite author. I loved his quirkiness and the way it gave new views of this crazy mixed up world we occupy.

M2 · 04-12-2007, 12:08 PM

Any truth that he died of Ice-Nine exposure?

Johnny Footstool · 04-12-2007, 12:35 PM

Mr. Vonnegut spoke at KU while I was a student. "Be kind to your knees" is sage advice. RIP Kurt.

Roy Tucker · 04-12-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Footstool

Mr. Vonnegut spoke at KU while I was a student. "Be kind to your knees" is sage advice. RIP Kurt.

No "wear sunscreen"?

He'll be missed but his books will live on. He was the first author that I remember connecting wit, humor, prose, and humanity. His books made a difference in my early adulthood.

SunDeck · 04-12-2007, 01:52 PM

I had a steady diet of Vonnegut in my early twenties and came to the conclusion that if his writing were required reading in every high school, we'd have far more succcess at teaching our kids to be intellectually curious.

Again, I ask....why did I have to read The PEARL instead?

Caveat Emperor · 04-12-2007, 01:56 PM

Breakfast of Champions still might be my favorite book of all time.

RIP Mr. Vonnegut -- America sorely needs your successor, whoever it may be.

Yachtzee · 04-12-2007, 02:48 PM

Bokonon Last Rites

God made mud.
God got lonesome.
So God said to some of the mud, "Sit up!"
"See all I've made," said God, "the hills, the sea, the sky, the stars."
And I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around.
Lucky me, lucky mud.
I, mud, sat up and saw what a nice job God had done.
Nice going, God.
Nobody but you could have done it, God! I certainly couldn't have.
I feel very unimportant compared to You.
The only way I can feel the least bit important is to think of all the mud that didn't even get to sit up and look around.
I got so much, and most mud got so little.
Thank you for the honor!
Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep.
What memories for mud to have!
What interesting other kinds of sitting-up mud I met!
I loved everything I saw!
Good night.
I will go to heaven now.
I can hardly wait...
To find out for certain what my wampeter was...
And who was in my karass...
And all the good things our karass did for you.
Amen.

VR · 04-12-2007, 09:53 PM

Wow...a post about a passing without the headlines being "Kurt Vonnegut Dead"

great life lived

RFS62 · 04-12-2007, 10:35 PM

Kurt is probably frolicking with Montana Wildhack on Tralfamadore right now.

Redsfaithful · 04-12-2007, 11:58 PM

So it goes.

Rojo · 04-13-2007, 02:48 PM

Big loss. Mother Night was the unheralded novel that I read in an afternoon and left me with a depression that I'm still trying to shake.

04-12-2007, 01:09 AM	#2
pedro Please come again Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 14,716	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Was just about to post this. Thanks for helping me through High School Mr. Vonnegut. I may not have survived without you. __________________ Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun

04-12-2007, 06:42 AM	#3
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Hi Ho Kurt One of my all time favorites. What an interesting life he led. RIP, Kurt. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

04-12-2007, 08:05 AM	#4
MrCinatit Baseball card addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Piqua Posts: 4,426	Re: Hi Ho Kurt The first time I read Slaughterhouse-five, I was done in less than a day. I read it again the next day. And the next. May he and Billy Pilgrim rest in peace. Then again, maybe they are both just jumping through time. __________________ whisper words of wisdom I wrote a book! My AmazonShort My other AmazonShort

04-12-2007, 09:12 AM	#5
redsmetz Redsmetz Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winton Place Posts: 10,451	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Vonnegut was my favorite author. I loved his quirkiness and the way it gave new views of this crazy mixed up world we occupy.

04-12-2007, 12:08 PM	#6
M2 Posting in Dynarama Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Boston Posts: 26,668	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Any truth that he died of Ice-Nine exposure? __________________ Baseball isn't a magic trick ... it doesn't get spoiled if you figure out how it works. - gonelong I'm witchcrafting everybody.

04-12-2007, 12:35 PM	#7
Johnny Footstool Churlish Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 13,665	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Mr. Vonnegut spoke at KU while I was a student. "Be kind to your knees" is sage advice. RIP Kurt. __________________ "I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful

04-12-2007, 01:52 PM	#9
SunDeck First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,225	Re: Hi Ho Kurt I had a steady diet of Vonnegut in my early twenties and came to the conclusion that if his writing were required reading in every high school, we'd have far more succcess at teaching our kids to be intellectually curious. Again, I ask....why did I have to read The PEARL instead? __________________ Dusty Baker, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.

04-12-2007, 01:56 PM	#10
Caveat Emperor Titanic Struggles Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The 513 Posts: 12,134	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Breakfast of Champions still might be my favorite book of all time. RIP Mr. Vonnegut -- America sorely needs your successor, whoever it may be. __________________ Championships Matter. 22 Years and Counting...

04-12-2007, 02:48 PM	#11
Yachtzee Hisssssssss Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 6,985	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Bokonon Last Rites God made mud. God got lonesome. So God said to some of the mud, "Sit up!" "See all I've made," said God, "the hills, the sea, the sky, the stars." And I was some of the mud that got to sit up and look around. Lucky me, lucky mud. I, mud, sat up and saw what a nice job God had done. Nice going, God. Nobody but you could have done it, God! I certainly couldn't have. I feel very unimportant compared to You. The only way I can feel the least bit important is to think of all the mud that didn't even get to sit up and look around. I got so much, and most mud got so little. Thank you for the honor! Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep. What memories for mud to have! What interesting other kinds of sitting-up mud I met! I loved everything I saw! Good night. I will go to heaven now. I can hardly wait... To find out for certain what my wampeter was... And who was in my karass... And all the good things our karass did for you. Amen. __________________ "I don't classify 'em, I just pacify 'em." - George Foster.

04-12-2007, 09:53 PM	#12
VR Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Vancouver, Wa Posts: 8,216	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Wow...a post about a passing without the headlines being "Kurt Vonnegut Dead" great life lived __________________ “Our team is a team full of fighters. They never panic. We don't necessarily get all the hits we want all the time, but we find a way to win.” – Dusty Baker

04-12-2007, 10:35 PM	#13
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Kurt is probably frolicking with Montana Wildhack on Tralfamadore right now. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

04-12-2007, 11:58 PM	#14
Redsfaithful A Little to the Left Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bexley, OH Posts: 7,417	Re: Hi Ho Kurt So it goes. __________________ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. --Oscar Wilde

04-13-2007, 02:48 PM	#15
Rojo Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Bush Leagues Posts: 8,423	Re: Hi Ho Kurt Big loss. Mother Night was the unheralded novel that I read in an afternoon and left me with a depression that I'm still trying to shake. __________________ The widow is gathering nettles for her children's dinner; a perfumed seigneur, delicately lounging in the Oeil de Boeuf, hath an alchemy whereby he will extract the third nettle and call it rent. ~ Carlyle

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