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OT Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Peace Prize OT

YukonRon
YukonRon Posts: 17,261
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Never thought it happen, been rumored for years, Bob Dylan win the Nobel, in Literature for his poems and songs.
Congrats Bob. 
Times, it seems, are changing indeed.
Throwing on some ribs in his honor.
"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

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  • chuckytheegghead
    chuckytheegghead Posts: 1,201
    Well deserved 
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Read that earlier. I'm sure my pop is smiling down from heaven today.  :)
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    My son in law sent me a text this morning with the title....and a link that would not open. What an accomplishment........though i am one of those that thinks he can actually sing (wale). Love me some Dylan....old and new.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    well-deserved, probably overdue.

    how many oz of lump are you going to use for those ribs @YukonRon ?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Rascal
    Rascal Posts: 3,923
    Holy Cow!!~~
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Legume said:
    well-deserved, probably overdue.

    how many oz of lump are you going to use for those ribs @YukonRon ?
    Big ass pile of Rockwood, in the XL before I change out the base. Going to use my KAB too!
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    So you are saying this probably degrades the accomplishment (laughing).
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    northGAcock said:
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    So you are saying this probably degrades the accomplishment (laughing).
    Nope.  I just quit paying attention.  =)

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • gdenby
    gdenby Posts: 6,239
    FWIW, The various Nobel prize awardees are selected by different committees.  The economics prize was set up by the Swedish national bank, for instance, in 1969, and is sort of an add-on to the original list. For reasons of odd history, Norwegians name the peace prize winners, Swedes the others.

    Bobby's written some great stuff. Haven't bought many records since about the time of "Blood on the Tracks." "Highway 61 Revisited" & "Subterranean Homesick Blues" were a life changers.

    I still remember back when I heard, "if God's on our side He'll stop the next war," sadly.


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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    I thought that happened when they gave it to war criminal Henry Kissinger back in 1973.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Not sure why everybody is so testy on the forum lately.  to my knowledge, Obama never won the Nobel Prize for Literature, so feel free to upgrade your attention level on this without softening your stance on Obama or Norwegians or whatever.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    ...but not he Dutch.
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    HeavyG said:
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    I thought that happened when they gave it to war criminal Henry Kissinger back in 1973.
    Somebody's been busy on Google......but OK sure.  

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRkwjIWhEE

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    he didn't get the peace prize - that went to the guy who made the peace deal with the rebels.  oh wait the peace deal got rejected.  hey, we all get awards these days for trying, right?  (obama got his a few months into his presidency - before he had even started trying!)
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    No, I think that was a different category, That was a participation award. He got most enthusiastic for his slogan, "Hope", Right?
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    YukonRon said:
    No, I think that was a different category, That was a participation award. He got most enthusiastic for his slogan, "Hope", Right?


    i think that's it!  maybe this thread will have legs and make it to tomorrow night?

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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    I know where obama keeps his peace prize


    Phoenix 
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    blasting said:

    I know where obama keeps his peace prize


    Killed it.
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  • JustineCaseyFeldown
    JustineCaseyFeldown Posts: 867
    Dude is packing heat. Respect 
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    Why do you say that? He was president for an entire 11 days when they nominated him.
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Another American poet:



    Steve 
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    Why do you say that? He was president for an entire 11 days when they nominated him.

    Because he had done absolutely nothing to merit the award other than win a media fueled popularity contest.
    And hindsight shows this country is definitely a much more peaceful and loving place since he became president......said no one....ever.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • SemolinaPilchard
    SemolinaPilchard Posts: 1,282
    GATraveller said:
    SemolinaPilchard said:
    GATraveller said:
    They jumped the shark and became meaningless when they awarded one to Obama back in 2009.
    Why do you say that? He was president for an entire 11 days when they nominated him.

    Because he had done absolutely nothing to merit the award other than win a media fueled popularity contest.
    And hindsight shows this country is definitely a much more peaceful and loving place since he became president......said no one....ever.
    Sorry, I know that posting on a forum does not show "tone." I was being facetious. 
    On another Nobel prize, in an interview with one that voted to give the inventor of the internet a Nobel, he admitted that he and some others only voted to give it to Gore as a slap at G.W.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    I was thinking about this last night. Not sure of the Nobel awards criteria...but assume the person has to be alive. How great is it that as a poet, you get your due recognition while you are here to accept it while still touring (catching him here in Columbia next month) and yet be humble. Good stuff right here.
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    northGAcock said:
    I was thinking about this last night. Not sure of the Nobel awards criteria...but assume the person has to be alive. How great is it that as a poet, you get your due recognition while you are here to accept it while still touring (catching him here in Columbia next month) and yet be humble. Good stuff right here.
    It matters not to me, how the award is decided, or who it it is bestowed upon. It is an honor not to be dismissed by anyone. This signifies you have done something of value for all mankind. It is good stuff, and it is a great honor to receive it while alive.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    edited October 2016
    The pump don't work cuz the vandals took the handles, do you Mr. Jones?

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817

    Bad news, bad news come to me where I sleep, turn turn turn again, yonder standing next to me in this lonesome crowd, stands a man who swears he ain't to blame, darkness the break of noon, shadows even the silver spoon, the handmade blade, the child's balloon, eclipses both the sun and moon, put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been the champion of the world, my existence led by confusion boats mutiny from stern to bow
     ah, but I was so much older then i'm younger than that now, it's a hard, it's a hard rain is gonna fall.

    Just off the top of my head. Covered by the Dead, The Band, Burritos, The Byrds, CSNY, Fairport Convention, Hendrix, Joan Baez, Steeleye Span and hundreds more. Long, long overdue I say

    Steve 

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Interesting article about Bob and his not calling the Nobel folks, or made a comment.....http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/opinion/the-meaning-of-bob-dylans-silence.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0
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