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Nobel academy member calls Bob Dylan's silence 'arrogant'
Associated Press ^ | Oct 22, 2016 2:50 PM EDT | Jan M. Olsen

Posted on 10/22/2016 7:26:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the American singer-songwriter’s silence since receiving the honor is “impolite and arrogant.”

Per Wastberg said Dylan’s lack of reaction to the honor the academy bestowed on him last week was predictable, but disrespectful nonetheless.

“One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is,” Wastberg was quoted as saying in Saturday’s edition of the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Humor; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: arrogant; bobdylan; denmark; nobelprize
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To: Olog-hai

Hey Nobel committee, I would not feel so all alone everybody must get stoned.


21 posted on 10/22/2016 7:41:31 PM PDT by HerrBlucher (For the sake of His sorrowful passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.)
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To: EDINVA

Kind of surprised after he recorded “Neighborhood Bully”, that the Committee would have awarded anything to Dylan.


22 posted on 10/22/2016 7:42:15 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai

What a riot. Buncha pinheads managing a fund started by the inventor of dynamite, who’ve given a “peace prize” to a known palestinian terrorist/murderer (Arafat), do-nothing with no resume to speak of “community activist” first-term President (before he started undeclared war bombing campaigns on two continents), yeah, those guys. And they’re whining because one of their “nominees” are blowing them off. Sure. Dylan’s above and beyond their poser act. Your answer “academy” is blowing in the TNT.


23 posted on 10/22/2016 7:43:35 PM PDT by normbal (normbal. somewhere in socialist occupied America)
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To: Olog-hai

Perhaps Bob Dylan has great respect for the prize and does not want to demean it by accepting it.


24 posted on 10/22/2016 7:46:25 PM PDT by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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To: normbal

The Peace Prize people are different than these people——and a different country.

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25 posted on 10/22/2016 7:49:01 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Olog-hai

And the Joooooos keep on winning.


26 posted on 10/22/2016 7:50:42 PM PDT by Phinneous
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To: cpdiii

He’s in the basement,
Mixing up the Medicine!


27 posted on 10/22/2016 7:54:32 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: BeadCounter

Nah, he’s on tour. Hasn’t mentioned it on stage, so far.
It got a one line mention on his official website, which is managed by whoever, but not Himself.


28 posted on 10/22/2016 7:55:38 PM PDT by mumblypeg (We've had a p***y in the White House for 8 years. Make America Macho Again.)
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To: xp38

Dylan to the committee: “The answer, alas, is, ‘Blow it out your ass.’ The answer is, ‘Blow it out your ass.’”


29 posted on 10/22/2016 7:56:54 PM PDT by Rastus (#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe he didn’t want to be identified with a group of complete idiots that would give that prize to clowns like Obama, Gore, Arafat, Carter, etc.


30 posted on 10/22/2016 7:57:20 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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To: Olog-hai
He should slight them forever just for the effect.
Hilarious.
31 posted on 10/22/2016 8:01:33 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Olog-hai

Since the Nobel Prizes have become meaningless and mostly political, they shouldn’t expect any respect from any of the recipients. Obama had no business getting the Nobel Peace prize, and it was granted on the belief that he would work towards peace. Yeah, we have peace all over the world, just as expected. If the Nobel committees had any decency, they would ask Obama to give back the award, and they would proceed to declare that from now on, only those that actually accomplished anything to improve the conditions of mankind, would deserve the award(s). With Obama, it was their way of trying to make things happen, and were hoping that Obama would not let them down. But, Obama was a nobody and unaccomplished and could not possibly deliver on any of the Nobel people’s hopes.

Bob Dylan should come out and put the Nobel people in their place, and tell them that he didn’t really do anything that deserves an award, just like Obama didn’t merit getting any award. He should tell them that they cheapened the meaning of the Nobel Peace Prize by awarding it to a nobody who hadn’t earned it, and still hasn’t earned it, 8 years later.


32 posted on 10/22/2016 8:04:13 PM PDT by adorno (w)
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To: Olog-hai

I think it is hilarious the winner of the Nobel prize for literature has nothing to say.


33 posted on 10/22/2016 8:05:36 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory.)
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To: Olog-hai

Bob knows they’re full of horse manure but is polite enough not to say so.


34 posted on 10/22/2016 8:07:10 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Olog-hai
because he didn't kiss the azz of an org that gave vile wretched scumbags like 0bama and arafatRAT their most precious???

his stock just went up

35 posted on 10/22/2016 8:11:58 PM PDT by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
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To: Olog-hai

A funny Dylan story:

He sometimes invests in real estate. Not to live there, but simply as a form of speculation.

It was well before a concert somewhere, in a pretty black neighborhood on a rainy day.

He was on foot and not dressed fancy, just walking along checking out buildings and houses.

This was a place where it’s unusual to see white pedestrians —they called the cops on him, as it seemed he was casing houses.

Cop was much younger, you’ll agree I think that a Martian’s first guess as to his job would not be “rock star” —he’s pretty ugly.

Cop starts interrogating him, why u here, musician, huh? Where is your gig? He says the name of this ENORMOUS stadium, or something. She comes back, “Oh! So you’re a HUUUUGE star, huh..”

He says, “Well....yeah some people have told me that...”

He doesn’t pull that whole, DO YOU FREAKING KNOW WHO I AM??!?! thing, not at all. He probably relished being taken for a “normal person”, right?

So she cuffs him up, puts him in the squad, yeah arrests him, takes him to the station

THE SHIFT COMMANDER ALMOST HAS A HEART ATTACK..!!

Yeah, that WHOLE time he didn’t cap an attitude AT ALL.

You know with 99% of people I think refusing the award would be an act of arrogance but in his case I think it’s an act of MODESTY.


36 posted on 10/22/2016 8:12:55 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Olog-hai; All

Dylan has a long history of unusual responses to awards.

http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/bob-dylan-award-history-nobel.html


37 posted on 10/22/2016 8:13:51 PM PDT by mumblypeg (We've had a p***y in the White House for 8 years. Make America Macho Again.)
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To: InvisibleChurch
He said it was up to people to lead themselves not depend on leaders.

"Don't follow leaders, and watch your parking meters."

38 posted on 10/22/2016 8:14:00 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
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To: Olog-hai

Good for Dylan. The Nobel society lost all credibility when it gave in to Obama.


39 posted on 10/22/2016 8:14:29 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Olog-hai

No Shi’ite, Norsk!


40 posted on 10/22/2016 8:15:56 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (A Vote for Hillary is a Vote for ISIS!)
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