Kurt Vonnegut Dies - Page 2

Direckshun · 04-11-2007, 10:42 PM

So long, you magnificent bastard.

greg63 · 04-12-2007, 06:10 AM

He was great in Back To School. RIP

Extra Point · 04-12-2007, 06:15 AM

From the man who gave us Wanda June, Billy Pilgrim, Montana Wildhack, Dwayne Hoover, Wayne Hoobler, Resi Noth, et al.

"Nice, nice, very nice. So many people in the same device."

RIP, an author worth reading.

phisherman · 04-12-2007, 06:41 AM

so long rabo karabekian

bp

**gblowfish** · 04-12-2007, 08:21 AM

Thanks for posting the interview with Jon Stewart. I wonder if that was his last public interview?

It's amazing, but I thought he looked a little like Mark Twain.

There was a great story in the KC Star this morning about Vonnegut's experience in WWII that influenced his writing of Slaughterhouse 5.

In WWII he was in an Army unit at the Battle of the Bulge. Most of his company was killed in battle, he escaped and was wandering around trying to make contact with friendly forces when he was captured by the Germans.

They sent him as a POW to Dresden, to work in an old slaughterhouse, making vitamin suppliments for German troops. He worked in an underground meat locker.

The Allies firebombed Dresden, the worst firestorm from a bombing raid in history, and killed thousands of Germans. The only thing that saved Vonnegut was being underground in a meat locker.

After the bombing, the Germans made American POW's, including Vonnegut, help collect the dead from the bombing. That must have been gruesome.

Interesting insight into a life experience that would shape his world view.

RIP Kurt.

Also, check his website, very classy:
http://www.kurtvonnegut.com/

vailpass · 04-12-2007, 09:43 AM

RIP you grumpy ****. Never afraid to speak your mind you left the place richer than you found it.

go bo · 04-12-2007, 12:33 PM

condolences to the family and friends of one of the great writers of our time...

**Dave Lane** · 04-12-2007, 01:29 PM

Damn Kurt you will be missed!

Dave

Adept Havelock · 04-12-2007, 02:50 PM

RIP Kurt. America lost a treasure today.

And so it goes...
Hi Ho

ChiefFan31 · 04-13-2007, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefFan31

Hey Vonnegut, do you read lips?

**** YOU

Pardon to bump this old thread. I was checking rep and got neg repped twice for this.

It was a joke. You know, Rodney Dangerfield...Back to School.

Distasteful yes, but I wasn't spitting on the poor guy's grave.

**Reaper16** · 04-14-2007, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiefFan31

Pardon to bump this old thread. I was checking rep and got neg repped twice for this.

It was a joke. You know, Rodney Dangerfield...Back to School.

Distasteful yes, but I wasn't spitting on the poor guy's grave.

I thought I pos' repped you with an ambiguously negative rep message. My memory doesn't stretch that far back.

ChiefFan31 · 04-14-2007, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaper16

I thought I pos' repped you with an ambiguously negative rep message. My memory doesn't stretch that far back.

Oh, I think it as neg. ummm lemme check again...yeah it was.

Not the end of the world, but if I was serious...I would deserve it. No worries.

Frankie · 04-14-2007, 10:51 AM

It's amazing how little media coverage KV's death gets as compared to ... say.... ANNA NICHOLE SMITH!!

RIP KV.

supercoupe91 · 04-14-2007, 01:51 PM

Vonnegut was much like Twain in that he despised America. Being a POW pretty much darkened his entire world view for life, it's incredible that he could make so many people laugh.

Like Einstein and Twain, Vonnegut gave up on people towards the end of their lives.

**Buck** · 04-14-2007, 02:57 PM

RIP Kurt. You are by far my favorite Author ever.

**Reaper16** · 04-14-2007, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supercoupe91

Vonnegut was much like Twain in that he despised America. Being a POW pretty much darkened his entire world view for life, it's incredible that he could make so many people laugh.

Like Einstein and Twain, Vonnegut gave up on people towards the end of their lives.

Yet all three were supreme badasses of the highest magnitude.

04-11-2007, 10:42 PM
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04-12-2007, 08:21 AM	#19
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16866178 VARSITY	Thanks for posting the interview with Jon Stewart. I wonder if that was his last public interview? It's amazing, but I thought he looked a little like Mark Twain. There was a great story in the KC Star this morning about Vonnegut's experience in WWII that influenced his writing of Slaughterhouse 5. In WWII he was in an Army unit at the Battle of the Bulge. Most of his company was killed in battle, he escaped and was wandering around trying to make contact with friendly forces when he was captured by the Germans. They sent him as a POW to Dresden, to work in an old slaughterhouse, making vitamin suppliments for German troops. He worked in an underground meat locker. The Allies firebombed Dresden, the worst firestorm from a bombing raid in history, and killed thousands of Germans. The only thing that saved Vonnegut was being underground in a meat locker. After the bombing, the Germans made American POW's, including Vonnegut, help collect the dead from the bombing. That must have been gruesome. Interesting insight into a life experience that would shape his world view. RIP Kurt. Also, check his website, very classy: http://www.kurtvonnegut.com/
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04-12-2007, 09:43 AM	#20
vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	RIP you grumpy ****. Never afraid to speak your mind you left the place richer than you found it. __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin
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Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $10004900	RIP Kurt. America lost a treasure today. And so it goes... Hi Ho __________________ No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up. -Lily Tomlin I'd rather be a climbing monkey than a falling angel. -Terry Pratchett
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04-14-2007, 10:51 AM	#27
Frankie Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	It's amazing how little media coverage KV's death gets as compared to ... say.... ANNA NICHOLE SMITH!! RIP KV.
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04-14-2007, 01:51 PM	#28
supercoupe91 Starter Join Date: Nov 2006 Casino cash: $10004900	Vonnegut was much like Twain in that he despised America. Being a POW pretty much darkened his entire world view for life, it's incredible that he could make so many people laugh. Like Einstein and Twain, Vonnegut gave up on people towards the end of their lives.
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04-14-2007, 02:57 PM	#29
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $5960295	RIP Kurt. You are by far my favorite Author ever.
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