Comments on: No More Vonnegut

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:42:56 +0000

Sidenote: One of my partners told me just now that CNN, in reporting Vonnegut’s death this morning, said that he was the author of “Catch-22,” among other books.

By: Dr J

Dr J — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:04:42 +0000

From imdb.com:

[after Diane gives Thornton an 'F' for his report, which was actually written by Kurt Vonnegut]
Diane: Whoever *did* write this doesn’t know the first thing about Kurt Vonnegut!
[cut to Thornton's dorm suite]
Thornton Melon: [on the phone] … and *another* thing, Vonnegut! I’m gonna stop payment on the cheque!
[Kurt tells him off]
Thornton Melon: Fuck me? Hey, Kurt, can you read lips, *fuck you*! Next time I’ll call Robert Ludlum!
[hangs up]

By: DJ Cayenne

DJ Cayenne — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:31:12 +0000

Dr J: If I remember correctly, Dangerfield ended up getting an F because he didn’t know anything about Vonnegut.

By: Dr J

Dr J — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:50:48 +0000

Don’t forget that Kurt wrote a totally awesome paper for Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School.

By: Beth (The Toronto One)

Beth (The Toronto One) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:39:32 +0000

He touched many, many lives.
Made so many of us think and laugh.
I’ll miss him. So will my eldest.

By: Beth (The Decatur One)

Beth (The Decatur One) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:54:31 +0000

I woke up to this news today. So sad. Funny about that woman asking the Vonnegut/teen boy question. I think it’s easy to associate the two since guys tend to discover him at that age — but his oeuvre was the type to withstand the changes as we age.

The Alternadad phenomenon is freaky. Maybe you’re beginning to influence the Atlanta reading public.