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| − | (Did you mean a [[So It Goes (Marion)|Tim Marion fanzine]]?) | + | ''(Did you mean a [[So It Goes (Marion)|Tim Marion fanzine]] or a [[And So It Goes|Garry Dalrymple ANZAPAzine]]?)'' |
| − | A fatalistic [[catchphrase]] popularized by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]’s 1969 novel, ''Slaughterhouse-Five'': <blockquote>When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is ‘So it goes.’</blockquote> | + | A fatalistic [[catchphrase]] popularized by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]’s 1969 [[novel]], ''Slaughterhouse-Five'': <blockquote>When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is ‘So it goes.’</blockquote> |
[[Fannish]] use isn’t always so callously morbid; the phrase is most often employed over annoyances that can’t be fixed. | [[Fannish]] use isn’t always so callously morbid; the phrase is most often employed over annoyances that can’t be fixed. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:27, 1 August 2023
(Did you mean a Tim Marion fanzine or a Garry Dalrymple ANZAPAzine?)
A fatalistic catchphrase popularized by Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel, Slaughterhouse-Five:
When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is ‘So it goes.’
Fannish use isn’t always so callously morbid; the phrase is most often employed over annoyances that can’t be fixed.
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