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Last week Nadine Gordimer, 67, became the first woman in 25 years to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The announcement of the award pleased readers and critics of her 20 volumes of fiction, including 10 novels, and prompted an interesting response in South Africa, where she was born, where she has lived all of her life, and where three of her books were once officially banned. President F.W. de Klerk congratulated Gordimer for what he termed "this exceptional achievement, which is also an honor to South Africa...
...night began with the entrance of a pink-clad ballerina scattering confetti. Various Ig Nobel dignitaries followed, holding placards proclaiming, "Save the Rat," "Recovering Mathematician," and "The 2nd Point of Light." The dignitaries paid homage to the King and Queen of Swedish Meatballs, and watched the Sacred Torch Bearer enter and disappear...
Following the Welcome, Welcome speech ("Welcome! Welcome!"), the Salient Dignitaries and Nobel laureates were introduced to the audience. Tokens were thrown during the Token Speech, music was played during the Keynote Speech and burps were uttered during the Traditional Soda Pop Ceremony...
Other recipients were unable to attend. Robert Clark Graham, winner of the Biology Award for his Germinal Choice sperm bank, which only accepts donations from Nobel laureates and Olympic athletes, was conspicuously absent. Dr. Strangelove accepted for him. Economics Prize honoree Michael Milken had a 15 to 20 year previous engagement, so Tammy F. Baker accepted in his stead...
Participants came out of the ceremony ready for the upcoming Nobel Prize announcements. As the disembodied voice of absent Nobel laureate Professor Henry Kendall repeated after each presentation, "Congratulations. Your work is an inspiration...