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The image is a black and white photograph of Kurt Vonnegut sitting outdoors. He is wearing a light-colored cardigan over a collared shirt, with his hands clasped together in his lap. He has a mustache and is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. The background consists of blurred foliage, suggesting a garden or park setting.

Below the image, there is a quote attributed to Kurt Vonnegut: "There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia." The quote is presented in white text on a black background, contrasting with the grayscale image above.

"We don't do what we pretend to do for the auditors, so we must be careful about what we pretend to do for the auditors."
- Kurt Vonnegut, if he were an infosec professional
#compliance #infosec #KurtVonnegut

"We’ll go down in history as the first society that wouldn’t save itself because it wasn’t #gravy."

#KurtVonnegut

#HashtagGames

#GravyAFamousQuote

Great stuff! I can't recommend enough!

OK, I'll try, but it's like I'm trying to slam dunk a basketball, when I can't jump 6" off the ground...

You'll love his books. They're great. Life-lessons. Tragedy. Comedy. And they're a good deal. Did I mention cheap?
#ShortFiction #ProsePoetry #Vonnegut did I mention #KurtVonnegut ?
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https://beige.party/@wampusmm/114491746174829658
#Bookstodon #SuggestMeABook #GreatWriting #WritersOfMastodon

The Freedom Avenue basement mural/collage I maintained for thirty years included Jerry Lewis and Madeline Kahn in Kurt Vonnegut's "Slapstick of a Different Kind," a truly psychotronic movie. #psychotronia #movie #movies #jerrylewis #madelinekahn #kurtvonnegut #slapstick

#KurtVonnegut on #CreativeWriting #writing

Here is a lesson in creative writing.
First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.
And I realize some of you may be having trouble deciding whether I am kidding or not. So from now on I will tell you when I'm kidding.
For instance, join the National Guard or the Marines and teach democracy.
I'm kidding.
We are about to be attacked by Al Qaeda. Wave flags if you have them. That always seems to scare them away. I'm kidding.
If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable.
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories.
Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something."
Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

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#reading #books #bookgram #kurtvonnegut #nature #relaxing #book #bookstodon #reader #booksworthreading

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Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad.
-- Kurt Vonnegut

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #KurtVonnegut #Television

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Petroglyphs #NewMexico

You can read Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “Breakfast of Champions” for free here (https://archive.org/details/breakfastchampio0000kurt), listened to here (https://youtu.be/CirjdwxRon0?si=8HbmaPiR_vp5hIMg) via your local library’s Libby app
#CultShelf #BreakfastOfChampions #BarbaraHershey #90smovies #KurtVonnegut #scifi #comedy

Glenne Headly in “Breakfast of Champions”(also pictured is Bruce Willis)
#CultShelf #BreakfastOfChampions #GlenneHeadly #90smovies #KurtVonnegut

Barbara Hershey in “Breakfast of Champions” (also pictured is Bruce Willis)
#CultShelf #BreakfastOfChampions #BarbaraHershey #90smovies #KurtVonnegut

Posters for “Breakfast of Champions” from The USA, Italy, Poland and Hungary
#CultShelf #BreakfastOfChampions #90smovies #KurtVonnegut

Also, earlier this week I made a playlist of Vonnegut audiobooks, lectures, TV films/miniseries, films and stage shows (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Zslnc5XTfsFdh_KLLM4D2KAR_K7cOZo&si=Y7W0_toexCyB_x4o)
#CultShelf #KurtVonnegut #scifi #comedy

Fun Fact: I’m a full-on weirdo fan of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s work. Here’s an about 3/4 of my Vonnegut book collection (I also have shirts, DVD/BluRays-including of “Breakfast of Champions”-, several toys, etc.)
#CultShelf #BreakfastOfChampions #KurtVonnegut

A quotation from Kurt Vonnegut

Fascism was a fairly popular political philosophy which made sacred whatever nation and race the philosopher happened to belong to.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) American novelist, journalist
Breakfast of Champions, ch. 17 (1973)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/768…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #kurtvonnegut #fascism #ideology #nationalism #politics #racism #selfaggrandizing #selfserving #usvsthem

Bij leven en welzijn ben ik vanavond in Dresden. Het Florence aan de Elbe, de bekende stad die tegen het eind van de Tweede Wereldoorlog op bevel van Bomber Harris nog volledig in de as werd gelegd.

Als voorbereiding op dit bezoek, las ik het hoofdstuk over Dresden uit Max Hastings’ bekende werk Bomber Command, de relevante hoofdstukken uit In Europa van Geert Mak en ik herlas dit weekend […]

https://janvandenberg.blog/naar-dresden/

#Dresden #KurtVonnegut #SlaughterhouseFive

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.
-- Kurt Vonnegut

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #KurtVonnegut #Existence

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Triathlon #Runners #StPetersburg #Florida

Not to sound weird, but I met a guy in a bathroom once. It had one of those paper towel dispensers that you pump to get more of the roll and I, partly because it was annoying to hear people pump the ever-loving hell out of these dispensers and partly because I'm obsessed with efficiency, had been trying to limit the amount of paper towel I would dispense for myself.

I washed my hands and pumped maybe three times and this guy comes up behind me and he gets his paper towel in two pumps.

I told him that I thought I was the only one that tried not to use that much paper towel and he very quickly said that he guesses he just loves the environment more than me.

And right away I knew I had made a great friend. He was quick and super clever. I'm not bad, but I take a little while and this dude would always beat me to the punch but never in a way that was frustrating. It was more like I was impressed at how fucking smart and fast this guy was.

We've been friends for a long time and he recommended that I read more Vonnegut and I'm happy to oblige.

And, just like my friend, I like Vonnegut's intellect and cleverness and I always feel just a bit behind the curve, but always in a way that's still enjoyable.

I liked this story. I'm SURE it means something that I'm not picking up on, but that doesn't diminish my good time. I also don't think I'm alone in this regard. Lots of reviewers say it's thought-provoking and Salinger-like (which I guess I can see - Vonnegut and Salinger seem like they would have been... not friends, but maybe pen pals) but they don't express what they think the book's about, probably for fear of being wrong.

I'll just be honest and say I don't know. Maybe it's an allegory for how just because someone's in a position of authority it doesn't mean they're automatically the smartest/strongest/bravest in the room and that the small and weak are too often dismissed.

It's good. I definitely want to read more.

#kurtvonnegut #book #literature

#Literatur-News in Kürze 📚
#PerryRhodan, #KurtVonnegut & mehr
https://www.phantastiknews.de/index.php/literatur-news/30192-news-in-kuerze-perry-rhodan-kurt-vonnegut-mehr

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