# Ken Kesey - critical edition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-kesey-critical-edition/92485>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-kesey-critical-edition/92485 "2001-11-09T18:50:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-kesey-critical-edition/92485/1 "2001-11-09T18:50:02Z")

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[Cuckoo’s Nest author Ken Kesey in critical condition, suffering from liver tumor](http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0557_BC_KenKesey-Illness&&news&newsflash-national)

Just to let y’all know. And I just picked up a copy of “Sometimes a Great Notion”, planning to read it next week when I’m recuperating.

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**Author:** ![Sofa\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-kesey-critical-edition/92485/2 "2001-11-09T20:19:36Z")

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Best of luck to Ken, and to you, **screech**.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-kesey-critical-edition/92485/3 "2001-11-09T20:29:32Z")

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What terrible news. He’ll be in my thoughts and prayers.

Sometimes I lives in the country.  
Sometimes I lives in town.  
Sometimes I take a great notion  
To jump in the river and drown.