"I told Krassner one time that his writings made me hopeful. He found this an odd compliment to offer a satirist. I explained that he made supposedly serious matters seem ridiculous, and that this inspired many of his readers to decide for themselves what was ridiculous and what was not. Knowing that there were people doing that, better late than never, made me optimistic..."~~ Kurt Vonnegut, New York, February 14, 1996 Foreword to The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race: The Satirical Writings of Paul Krassner