Robert Anton Wilson, RIP

[I.Rowboat]

Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy (among other works), passed away this morning. I don't know if any other 2p2ers are fans of his work, but the guy was a helluva a writer and had a first rate mind. He will be missed.

[bisonbison]

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[Men the Master]

I'll always remember RAW for a joke that he wrote on his blog (I'm not sure if he originated it, but is was on his blog)

Man is walking on a trail at a park when he sees a white duck that is splattered with sh^t all over its body. He continues to walk and sees another duck walk in front of him also with $hi-t splattered all over its body. He keeps on walking and sees yet another white duck with $--t all over its white feathers.

Then he sees a naked man who proceeds to walk toward him. He asks the naked man, "Did you see all of those ducks that had sh-t splatterd all over them?" The naked man replies, "Yes, I saw them. I used them to wipe my a-- after I took a dump".

[JP OSU]

That joke is not funny.

[rothko]

wow, missed this completely. we truly lost an original. one of the best.

[AvivaSimplex]

He died on the 11th, huh? He couldn't have waited 12 more days?


Bison,

I think it's more like this:

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[WhoIam]

Wow, that's really sad. RAW had a huge impact on my life. I discovered him when I was maybe 15 and his writings turned my on to so many different things which now play a part in my life. I know he was really suffering at the end and was under hospice care, so this is probably for the best.

[WhoIam]

Bump. There must be some other 2+2 RAW-philes out there.

[Hobbs.]

wow. RIP RAW.

Illuminatus is still one of my favorite books.

I loved when created the Guns and Dope party and ran in the CA recall election.

[Hobbs.]

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He died on the 11th, huh? He couldn't have waited 12 more days?

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would have been truly fitting.