Vonnegut was the American Mark Twain...

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:58 am

What a dumb-ass quote.

http://www.charter.net/news/news_reader ... feedid=241

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:08 pm

Florida, Missouri was part of Mexico at that time, FYI.

Trevkeeper · Post by **Trevkeeper** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:32 pm

The sad part is that it took me a full 6 seconds to realize why that was so dumb.

Gonzagapuma1 · Post by **Gonzagapuma1** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:38 pm

Dana Gioia wrote:"I remember being given an honorary degree a few years ago at Lehigh University, when Vonnegut was the commencement speaker, and you could tell these kids had read him in a way that they hadn't read Mailer or Styron,"

Another terrific quote from Mr. Gioia.

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:35 pm

Gonzagapuma1 wrote:
Dana Gioia wrote:"I remember being given an honorary degree a few years ago at Lehigh University, when Vonnegut was the commencement speaker, and you could tell these kids had read him in a way that they hadn't read Mailer or Styron,"
Another terrific quote from Mr. Gioia.

At least it wasn't Dana Gioia who made the dumb-ass quote that started this thread...

Gonzagapuma1 · Post by **Gonzagapuma1** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:56 pm

GiveMeBrindleeOrDeath wrote:
Gonzagapuma1 wrote:
Dana Gioia wrote:"I remember being given an honorary degree a few years ago at Lehigh University, when Vonnegut was the commencement speaker, and you could tell these kids had read him in a way that they hadn't read Mailer or Styron,"
Another terrific quote from Mr. Gioia.
At least it wasn't Dana Gioia who made the dumb-ass quote that started this thread...

I wasn't being sarcastic.

STPickrell · Post by **STPickrell** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:29 pm

leftsaidfred wrote:Florida, Missouri was part of Mexico at that time, FYI.

I will have to remember that when I get to writing official MSHSAA questions.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:34 pm

Well, it did play a big part in the start of the Australian-American war, so it's pretty notable.