tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post4718296982482811136..comments2024-02-10T20:49:20.762-05:00Comments on bjkeefe: PC-speak of the Day: 2007-01-22bjkeefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-87847598917961391722008-09-03T14:52:00.000-04:002008-09-03T14:52:00.000-04:00That's a good way of putting it. I think the only...That's a good way of putting it. I think the only thing that he's written that I didn't love was <EM>Player Piano</EM>.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-65622984027331655242008-09-03T14:43:00.000-04:002008-09-03T14:43:00.000-04:00Hard to say, but I guess I would pick Galapagos, H...Hard to say, but I guess I would pick Galapagos, Hocus Pocus, Slapstick, or the first of his books I ever read, Breakfast of Champions. It's one of those things where it seems whichever one I read last is my favorite.Twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540272057882328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-35927777450596040902008-09-03T14:27:00.000-04:002008-09-03T14:27:00.000-04:00If I had to pick one, I think it would be God Bles...If I had to pick one, I think it would be <EM>God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater</EM>. But I'd hate to have to pick just one. <EM>Cat's Cradle</EM>, <EM>Slaughterhouse-Five</EM>, <EM>Breakfast of Champions</EM>, <EM>The Sirens of Titan</EM>, and <EM>Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons</EM> are all right up there, too.<BR/><BR/>What about you?bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-73152621320775155472008-09-03T14:19:00.000-04:002008-09-03T14:19:00.000-04:00Same here. Not to get all nerdy or anything, but d...Same here. Not to get all nerdy or anything, but do you have a favorite, or favorites, among his books?Twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540272057882328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-75010469082938940722008-09-03T12:31:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:31:00.000-04:00Yes I have and yes I do: KV has long been one of ...Yes I have and yes I do: KV has long been one of my favorites.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-30853784927827990522008-09-03T12:06:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:06:00.000-04:00Oops, I posted that as "Verso" by mistake. I usua...Oops, I posted that as "Verso" by mistake. I usually post here as Twin.Twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540272057882328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-5025373745721599672008-09-03T12:05:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:05:00.000-04:00Your use of "granfalloon" in the post reminds me o...Your use of "granfalloon" in the post reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask you: Have you read Kurt Vonnegut? Do you have an opinion of him?Twinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540272057882328393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-36237415286174866062007-01-24T12:43:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:43:00.000-05:00Looking up granfalloon at Dictionary.com you get t...Looking up granfalloon at Dictionary.com you get this example of usage: <br /><br />To study a granfalloon you take a toy balloon and remove the outer skin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-88852270426765781932007-01-24T11:15:00.000-05:002007-01-24T11:15:00.000-05:00I like it! I would also like the more streamlined...I like it! I would also like the more streamlined "bibliogosphere."bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-57069518831694985602007-01-23T13:37:00.000-05:002007-01-23T13:37:00.000-05:00the online librarian contingent refers to itself a...the online librarian contingent refers to itself as the "biblioblogosphere," for what that's worth. :)Jinnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334352972258203261noreply@blogger.com