"I like a good story, well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself." - Mark Twain
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Damnable Libel
Seriously though, I had nothing to do with any recent fires. But paraphrasing Mark Twain, I have sent a letter stating that I heartily approved of them.
well honestly someone driving around with a bunch of flares is a more plausible cause than the inevitable "jewish space lazers are burning everything!!!" that will arise. I'm amazed it hasn't come up yet.
As an aside, there is no evidence for Twain's participation. The quote investigator says that "the basic joke was credited to Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar in 1884 and this ascription was mentioned in news reports for decades afterwards. During his long career, Hoar was a lawyer, a Massachusetts Supreme Court Judge, and an Attorney General of the United States. The funeral referred to in the jest was for the prominent abolitionist and orator Wendell Phillips who died in Boston on February 2, 1884."
well honestly someone driving around with a bunch of flares is a more plausible cause than the inevitable "jewish space lazers are burning everything!!!" that will arise. I'm amazed it hasn't come up yet.
ReplyDeleteAs an aside, there is no evidence for Twain's participation. The quote investigator says that "the basic joke was credited to Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar in 1884 and this ascription was mentioned in news reports for decades afterwards. During his long career, Hoar was a lawyer, a Massachusetts Supreme Court Judge, and an Attorney General of the United States. The funeral referred to in the jest was for the prominent abolitionist and orator Wendell Phillips who died in Boston on February 2, 1884."
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