Fred, I did see your response as a request for clarification, although given the number of spurious MT quotations in circulation, I thought that the intent of Jim’s query was not hard to discern.
Judith


Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies & Charles E. Zumkehr Professor of Rhetoric

Editor, Studies in American Humor *  Director, Central Region Humanities Center
School of Communication Studies * Ohio University * Schoonover Center 439 * Athens, OH 4570

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On Oct 25, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Shapiro, Fred <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

I'm not sure whether Judith Lee is referring to Scott Holmes's response, or=
my response, or both.  But for my part, I'm probably the person in the wor=
ld best able to answer the original question.  I was just trying to figure =
out what exactly the original questioner was looking for, so I could then h=
elp him.


Fred Shapiro



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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:48 AM
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Subject: Re: an authentic quote?

Is this the best we can do for a colleague who asks a question?
Judith


Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies

Charles E. Zumkehr Professor, Rhetoric & Culture Program
Director of COMS Honors Tutorials
Director, Central Region Humanities Center
School of Communication Studies
Ohio University
Lasher Hall
Athens, Ohio 45701
T: 740-593-4888
F: 740-593-4810

My newest book: _Twain's Brand:  Humor in Contemporary American Culture_ <h=
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On Oct 24, 2016, at 10:43 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:s=
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I once saw a display, in a shopping mall, entitled Genuine Replica of
the Liberty Bell.

On Tue, 2016-10-25 at 02:03 +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
What do you mean exactly by "authentic quote"?  Do you mean was it
said by =3D3D
Mark Twain?


Fred Shapiro



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Subject: an authentic quote?

"If voting made a difference they wouldn't let us do it."

Inquiring minds would like to know.
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