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Kurt Vonnegut 'We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be'. Writer, graphic artist, sculptor... KV has more strings than you can fit to a fiddle. Go read Slaughterhouse 5 and take it from there.... |
Stuff stuffed in this section Bokonon A-Z - all those Cat's Cradle terms Links- some useful links to other Vonnegut sites Click on the stuff subject and watch it appear below as if by magic |
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Bokonon A-Z (well, actually, it's a B-Z) In his classic novel Cat's Cradle, Vonnegut introduces us to the world of Bokonon. Here's a quick linked list of those key Bokonoist terms used. Busy, busy, busy whispered by Bokonists whenever they are thinking of how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is Boku-maru the mingling of awareness Duffle the destiny of thousands upon thousands of persons when placed in the hands of a stuppa Duprass a karass composed of only two people Foma harmless untruths Granfalloon a false karass Kan-kan the instrument that brings people to their karass teams that do God’s will without ever discovering what they are doing Pol-pah wrath of God or shit-storm Sarooned acquiesce to the seeming demands of your vin-dit Sinookas tendrils of you life Sin-wat a man who wants all of someone’s love a fogbound child a sudden, very personal shove in the direction of Bokononism Wampeter the pivot of a karass; every karass having two, one waxing, one waning. (See Chapter 24, What a Wampeter Is for a full description) Wrang-wrang a person who steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing that line, with the example of the wrang-wrang’s own life, to an absurdity Zah-mah-ki-bo fate; inevitable destiny |
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