[HN Gopher] A commencement address by Kurt Vonnegut (1994)
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       A commencement address by Kurt Vonnegut (1994)
        
       Author : samclemens
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2021-06-11 01:40 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | BruceEel wrote:
       | Nice. Also, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc
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       | ...bears reposting.
        
       | sleavey wrote:
       | The book "If This Isn't Nice, What Is?" [1] is a collection of
       | his speeches like this. It's a nice read. Vonnegut had a very
       | interesting life and unique, mainly hopeful take on the world,
       | the sort of person you invite to give commencement speeches.
       | 
       | Small added tactile bonus: the hardback is printed on unusually
       | textured paper with some pages slightly different size to others.
       | A metaphor for the man no doubt.
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       | [1]
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_This_Isn%27t_Nice,_What_Is%...
        
       | bla3 wrote:
       | I like Mary Schnich's sunscreen speech mentioned at the start:
       | https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/chi-schmich-sunscreen...
        
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