Friday, April 29, 2011

Stories Have Shapes...

Did you ever realize that stories have shapes? Famed author Kurt Vonnegut realizes it, and this little piece of schitck by him is one of the most clever things I've seen recently. Please excuse his French (only once, thankfully!) and listen to this, because his wit is so sparkling it flies in the face of his routinely rumpled looks. What's more, his point happens to be kinda relative to what everyone's talking about today...a royal wedding!

Do listen, please! It is funny, funny, funny...especially for anyone who likes to write (even a blog)!

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20 comments:

  1. jenApril 29, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    That was fantastic. So clever. Now why didn't I invent Cinderella? I could be wealthy too!

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  2. UnknownApril 29, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    E stands for Electricity! HA! this was hilarious

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  3. VardaApril 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    That was fabulous! I love Kurt Vonnegut, have ever since I was a teen & started reading him. I have never seen this gem. Thank you so much for sharing it.

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  4. AmesApril 29, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    This was funny! Thanks for sharing it. Made me chuckle!~Ames

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  5. 4 Lettre WordsApril 29, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    This is so fantastic, Sue. I'm such a creative thinker, and this made me smile so big. Thank you for posting! XO!

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  6. Brian MillerApril 29, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    nice...love this as my mind wanders around the creative space between my ears...i hope you have an incredible weekend...

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  7. anitamombanitaApril 29, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    awesome! Loved it!

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  8. MomzaApril 29, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    so so nice! thanks for sharing, Sue!
    Definitely gives food for thought!

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  9. UnknownApril 29, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Makes me want to go and do that to everything I've ever written. I'm afraid my journal entries wouldn't reach those "highs"!

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  10. JennyApril 29, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Wow! How cool was this? I've never heard him speak before. Neat, neat, neat!

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  11. Joy For Your JourneyApril 29, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Ahhh, Cinderella is my most favorite story--so I guess according to this I am normal. I didn't see the wedding today though, but I have heard a lot about it. I sure wish them the best.

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  12. DonnaApril 29, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Cinderella...yes! That says it all!

    Fun post!

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  13. alpinekleinsApril 29, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Wow - what a find! Now I need to go pick up one of his books again . . . it's been a LONG time!

    Kristin

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  14. Grandma HoneyApril 29, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    "She achieves off scale happiness!"
    :) Love that line!

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  15. CarolineApril 30, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    He is hysterical! I really enjoyed that. Poor old Cinderella--but I like the infinite happiness ending. And it is pretty fascinating to see the similarity in how stories are told--bad things happen then there is some sort of recovery and "people LOVE that!"

    :) Thanks for sharing that, Sue. I hope you have a great weekend!

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  16. Lisa LooApril 30, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    So funny to think of putting my life story on a graph.....boing...boing....boing....

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  17. karenApril 30, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Oh that was funny - clever man, clever wit.

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  18. TonyaApril 30, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Great stuff!! Love a good "speech" :)

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  19. DarleneMay 1, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Funny, I never particularly liked the story of Cinderella and I can't even tell you why. But this was pretty funny. Dick thought so too. Interesting too, to hear the sound of his voice.

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  20. JessMay 5, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    SO funny- I loved it

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