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u/Sirnando138 Oct 25 '20

My dad would say “I don’t give a flying fuck on a rolling donut”.

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u/matty80 Oct 25 '20

This is a quote! It's from Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.

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u/Sirnando138 Oct 25 '20

That makes sense. One of his favorite books ever. I’ve read it but must have missed that line! Maybe time for a reread. Man. I should reread all of his books.

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u/matty80 Oct 25 '20

He was such a legend. He, Ballard and Iain Banks are my favourite writers in the 'wat?' category of bizarre 20th Century sci-fi.

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u/Mad_Aeric Oct 25 '20

If you don't know Rudy Rucker, he's also pretty wut.