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BaldJean 
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 Topic: Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Bob Dylan
Posted: October 13 2016 at 11:13 |
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Robert Zimmerman alias Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature today. a surprise decision, but well rewarded (though I don't like his music the lyrics are excellent). congratulations
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dr wu23
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 11:39 |
Seriously...? Nobel for 'literature'...?
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BaldJean
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 11:49 |
 dr wu23 wrote:
Seriously...? Nobel for 'literature'...? |
poems are literature as well, and what else but poems are song lyrics? it is not the first time a poet wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
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SteveG
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:05 |
dr wu23 wrote:
Seriously...? Nobel for 'literature'...? |
Doc, the answer is blowing in the wind. 
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:11 |
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Well, it sure as hell can't be an award for being able to carry a tune.
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:11 |
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Saperlipopette!
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:12 |
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Dylan's got some mighty fine song lyrics but read as pure text/poetry/literature exclusively - even his strongest material is rather uninteresting.
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The T
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:26 |
Nobel Peace Prize for the president of Colombia, Literature one to Dylan...
The Nobel foundation should just stick to chemistry and physics (if...)
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CPicard
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 12:58 |
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Weird, but why not? On the other hand, Lou Reed would have been a better choice (and I'm not doing a Troll thing this time).
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SteveG
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 13:25 |
Saperlipopette! wrote:
Dylan's got some mighty fine song lyrics but read as pure text/poetry/literature exclusively - even his strongest material is rather uninteresting. |
Agreed. A+ for lyrics. D- for Literature. It's almost unthinkable how many songwriters Dylan influenced. From the Beatles to Procol Harum to Jimi Hendrix. Simply amazing.
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BaldJean
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 13:49 |
SteveG wrote:
Saperlipopette! wrote:
Dylan's got some mighty fine song lyrics but read as pure text/poetry/literature exclusively - even his strongest material is rather uninteresting. |
Agreed. A+ for lyrics. D- for Literature. It's almost unthinkable how many songwriters Dylan influenced. From the Beatles to Procol Harum to Jimi Hendrix. Simply amazing.
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so what kind of poetry would you consider to be worthy of the Nobel Prize?
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SteveG
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 14:02 |
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^Seriously, Yeats, Elliot and Kipling come to mind.
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 14:20 |
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^ they've already gotten it k
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 14:28 |
Vompatti wrote:
^ they've already gotten it k
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Indeed. Also, if you don't get before you die, you don't get.
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The T
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 14:39 |
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I'm starting to wonder why Sweden hasn't elected already its own version of Trump
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 15:35 |
Vompatti wrote:
^ they've already gotten it k
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Wow, what a coincidence!
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 16:01 |
The T wrote:
I'm starting to wonder why Sweden hasn't elected already its own version of Trump
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We don't have presidents . A single person can't rise to such power here. Fortunately.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 16:50 |
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Cormac McCarthy, DeLillo, Pynchon amazing American novelists who haven't won. Hundreds of people from underrepresented countries and groups deserving of the prize. I don't get it. Nothing against Bob Dylan but are they trying to make this Nobel as big of a joke as the peace prize?
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EddieRUKiddingVarese
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 16:55 |
My vote would go to Spinal Tap, you know their works such as Big Bottom are a masterpiece........ and will outlive dear old Bob.....
The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'
That's what I said
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand
Or, so I've read.
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo. Big bottom
Big bottom
Talk about bum cakes
My gal's got 'em.
Big bottom
Drive me out of my mind.
How can I leave this behind?
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siLLy puPPy
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Posted: October 13 2016 at 17:05 |
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So someone finally heard his music from the 60s or something?
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