Kurt Vonnegut dead at 84

[thomasroche]

God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut. Any other references (so it goes, say hi to Wanda June, etc) would be just as annoying.

Sorry to see him go.

[HempKnight]

Indeed... as for many who thought he already
was dead or had been for years.

It was a good run, he shall be missed.

[Buster Friendly]

from Cat's Cradle:

The Last Rites of the Bokononist Faith
Performed in the Boko-Maru posture, both parties repeat one after the other:*
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 that 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 honour!*
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.

[TheDeathKnight]

[thomasroche]

There's an interesting piece about Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House, and Sammy Davis Jr. in 10ZenMonkeys: http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/04/...ammy-davis-jr/