The Vicar wrote:One of the certified truly remarkable minds of our time.
Vonnegut wrote:Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.
Nachokoolaid wrote:Perhaps this goes in the "Losing your geek cred" thread, but I'm an Enlish teacher, and I can honestly say that I made it through seven years of college and a few years of teaching, and I've never once read any Vonnegut.
seppukudkurosawa wrote:The Vicar wrote:One of the certified truly remarkable minds of our time.
And also one of the truly certifiable minds of our time. And I love him for it.Vonnegut wrote:Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.
DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:Nachokoolaid wrote:Perhaps this goes in the "Losing your geek cred" thread, but I'm an Enlish teacher, and I can honestly say that I made it through seven years of college and a few years of teaching, and I've never once read any Vonnegut.
Hehehe... more like a losing your cred... period, eh?
brainiac wrote:Quoting a movie I saw recently "It's not a tragedy when an old man dies."
DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:Nachokoolaid wrote:Perhaps this goes in the "Losing your geek cred" thread, but I'm an Enlish teacher, and I can honestly say that I made it through seven years of college and a few years of teaching, and I've never once read any Vonnegut.
Hehehe... more like a losing your cred... period, eh?
Adam Balm wrote:Fox News had an interesting obit on him. And of course by interesting I mean vomit inducing and completely lacking in humanity. I don't know how many times one can use Fox News and shameless in the same sentence, but here's another opportunity.
Adam Balm wrote:Yeah, it takes real balls to wait til someone dies, and thus can't defend themselves, to take pot-shots at them.
Adam Balm wrote:My brother just put it in perspective for me when he said "Yeah, but just think what Fox News' obit is going to say when their time has passed."
So when one thinks about the legacy Vonnegut has had, and the legacy they'll have...
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