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Bluenorthwest

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3. From 'Cat's Cradle':

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:25 AM

Jan 2014

“Perhaps, when we remember wars, we should take off our clothes and paint ourselves blue and go on all fours all day long and grunt like pigs. That would surely be more appropriate than noble oratory and shows of flags and well-oiled guns.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr

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I skipped the SOTU Tuesday night and read Kurt Vonnegut instead [View all] Cyrano Jan 2014 OP

"Why O' why are Republicons such dicks?" - American Lament Berlum Jan 2014 #1

Cheny would shoot your face off anyway, then he would expect you to apologize Fumesucker Jan 2014 #8

Love that book! abelenkpe Jan 2014 #2

From 'Cat's Cradle': Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #3

great quote G_j Jan 2014 #4

Cat's Cradle is great but Brainstormy Jan 2014 #5

Glad you enjoyed the SOTU Cyrano Jan 2014 #6

"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane" Jim__ Jan 2014 #7

That quote indicates that Cyrano Jan 2014 #10

To tell you why Republicans are such Dicks I shall quote another student of human nature Fumesucker Jan 2014 #9

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