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Karass.. That's it! Thanks...
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"Karass"

See Cat's Cradle (p. 14, lines 1-6)
"Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that
do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team
is called a karass by Bokonon, and the instrument, the kan-kan, that
brought me into my own particular karass was the book I never finished,
the book to be called The Day the World Ended."

Marc Leeds
author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia
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On 20 May 2005 11:45:36 -0700, "mleeds88@gmail.com"
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>"Karass"
>
>See Cat's Cradle (p. 14, lines 1-6)
>"Bokononists believe that humanity is organized into teams, teams that
>do God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing. Such a team
>is called a karass by Bokonon, and the instrument, the kan-kan, that
>brought me into my own particular karass was the book I never finished,
>the book to be called The Day the World Ended."
>
>Marc Leeds
>author of The Vonnegut Encyclopedia
Hey Marc,

Tell me about this "Vonnegut Encyclopedia" please...
And maybe you can answer this:
In which books did KV mention the fact that his sister used to say "If
there is a God, He sure hates people"? I know he mentioned it in more
than one book but I can't seem to find these quotes.
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You can look up the book at www.greenwood.com or on Amazon. As for the
quote, it sure sounds like something Kurt would have attributed to his
sister but I have no recollection of it specifically. It could be one
of those Vonnegut legends like the MIT speech people thought he
delivered a few years back. If the quote is authentic, I would start
looking in Palm Sunday; Fates Worse Than Death; Wampters, Foma &
Granfalloons; or introductory matter to Slapstick.

Marc
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On 21 May 2005 16:37:54 -0700, "mleeds88@gmail.com"
<mleeds88.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>You can look up the book at www.greenwood.com or on Amazon. As for the
>quote, it sure sounds like something Kurt would have attributed to his
>sister but I have no recollection of it specifically. It could be one
>of those Vonnegut legends like the MIT speech people thought he
>delivered a few years back. If the quote is authentic, I would start
>looking in Palm Sunday; Fates Worse Than Death; Wampters, Foma &
>Granfalloons; or introductory matter to Slapstick.
>
>Marc
Hi Marc, I'll take a look at that web site.

No, it's no myth.

For one, I found it in "Timequake" (p. 56 I think it was) but I am
certain this is not the first time Vonnegut told us of his sister
having said this. I am sure it must be in one of the
autobiographical non-fiction works above, but I've still not found it
there yet. Maybe Fates Worse Than Death?
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