tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post112680201414787727..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Vonnegut on Comedy Centralyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1127701953751553342005-09-25T22:32:00.000-04:002005-09-25T22:32:00.000-04:00I never picked up on the Vonnegut blog name here. ...I never picked up on the Vonnegut blog name here. Sorry!utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1126917238593300032005-09-16T20:33:00.000-04:002005-09-16T20:33:00.000-04:00My first exposure to Kurt Vonnegut was The Sirens ...My first exposure to Kurt Vonnegut was <I>The Sirens of Titan,</I> when I was in seventh grade. I was hooked from then on.<BR/><BR/>One of the things I always liked were the personal anecdotes that appeared at the front of the books. You'd read for pages and get so wrapped up in those little stories that you forget you haven't even started the book itself yet. <BR/><BR/>I have a story about almost meeting him once but I'll save it for another time. Thanks for the link. I was able to use it as the reason I was late to work this morning. (-:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1126881520347477362005-09-16T10:38:00.000-04:002005-09-16T10:38:00.000-04:00I went to hear Vonnegut speak at a collage nearby ...I went to hear Vonnegut speak at a collage nearby a few years back. It was a treat. He was trying to get students to pay attention to what careers they choose and how they might be tied into the military industrial machinery etc. (or chemicals!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1126844586777789532005-09-16T00:23:00.000-04:002005-09-16T00:23:00.000-04:00Giraffe, Hippos & the Clap. That sums it up doens...Giraffe, Hippos & the Clap. That sums it up doens't it! Love it!Your Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611142829293075043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1126824415743527472005-09-15T18:46:00.000-04:002005-09-15T18:46:00.000-04:00One of those "great minds think alike" things?That...One of those "great minds think alike" things?<BR/><BR/>That was funny. I liked the earths immune system is trying to get rid of us.Bonvallethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034871908469123729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1126806995117700272005-09-15T13:56:00.000-04:002005-09-15T13:56:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link. Let me also return the compli...Thanks for the link. Let me also return the compliment on your excellent taste in Blogger templates. ;-)Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.com