“ Are you hampered socially by wrinkles, by stiffness of joints and discoloration or loss of hair, all because these things came upon you before anti-gerasone was developed? Well, if you are, you need no longer suffer, need no longer feel different and out of things. ”
Kurt Vonnegut, The Big Trip Up Yonder (1954). copy citation
| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
|---|---|
| Source | The Big Trip Up Yonder |
| Topic | loss suffering |
| Date | 1954 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30240/30240-h/30240-h.htm |
Context
“The living room of the apartment darkened for a moment as the riot scenes faded on the television screen, and then the face of the announcer appeared, like the Sun coming from behind a cloud. "And now, friends," he said, "I have a special message from the makers of anti-gerasone, a message for all you folks over 150. Are you hampered socially by wrinkles, by stiffness of joints and discoloration or loss of hair, all because these things came upon you before anti-gerasone was developed? Well, if you are, you need no longer suffer, need no longer feel different and out of things. "After years of research, medical science has now developed Super-anti-gerasone! In weeks—yes, weeks—you can look, feel and act as young as your great-great-grandchildren! Wouldn't you pay $5,000 to be indistinguishable from everybody else?”
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