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The Wizard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-14-07 01:29 PM
Response to Reply #18
20. FYI
It was a Brooklyn liberal who got me into Vonnegut, and for that I will be eternally grateful.
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  -Cold Turkey By Kurt Vonnegut Junkdrawer  Apr-12-07 09:21 PM   #0 
  - Appeared in Man Without A Country, IIRC. Nice piece of writing, all of it  ComerPerro   Apr-12-07 09:23 PM   #1 
  - I wish I could post it in its entirity..One of the most humane essays ever.  Junkdrawer   Apr-12-07 09:26 PM   #3 
     - some of his essays in that book had appeared in other places, and that one especially  ComerPerro   Apr-12-07 09:28 PM   #5 
  - Yep.  FtWayneBlue   Apr-12-07 09:23 PM   #2 
  - I printed that out and read it on the way home today.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-12-07 09:28 PM   #4 
  - They are afraid to go. Afraid that maybe Hell is real. n/t  Cleita   Apr-12-07 09:33 PM   #6 
  - Aha! They have sold their souls to the devil...and that is why they are still around.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-12-07 09:51 PM   #9 
  - Yeah, but I think Mr. Vonnegut had more joy in one day than Cheney  lectrobyte   Apr-12-07 10:02 PM   #11 
  - Can't argue with that. A picture is worth a million words.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-14-07 10:05 AM   #17 
  - The Gods are angry  The Wizard   Apr-12-07 10:11 PM   #12 
     - EXACTLY!!!! Public humiliation is the worst punishment of all.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-14-07 10:07 AM   #18 
     - FYI  The Wizard   Apr-14-07 01:29 PM   #20 
        - We are a very helpful and uniquely intelligent group.  BrklynLiberal   Apr-14-07 08:57 PM   #21 
        - BTW.. I made a separate post referring to your wonderful post....  BrklynLiberal   Apr-14-07 08:59 PM   #22 
     - Kickin  FogerRox   Apr-14-07 12:01 PM   #19 
  - Love Vonnegut  nam78_two   Apr-12-07 09:34 PM   #7 
  - He nailed it simply and truthfully....n/t  Junkdrawer   Apr-12-07 09:51 PM   #8 
  - And it wasn't cigarettes that killed him either  sasquatch   Apr-12-07 10:00 PM   #10 
  - He's a great soul gone from us. We were lucky to have him. nt  Hekate   Apr-12-07 10:31 PM   #13 
  - thank you for posting this  IanBean   Apr-12-07 10:33 PM   #14 
  - He speaks my mind.  Gregorian   Apr-12-07 11:06 PM   #15 
  - And how true is this:  Junkdrawer   Apr-13-07 06:49 AM   #16 
  - Bumping  Jcrowley   Apr-14-07 09:03 PM   #23 
  - Just one more kick for Mr. Vonnegut  BrklynLiberal   Apr-15-07 12:57 PM   #24 
 

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