I thought it was an amusing parody on rampant reporting of trivial facts of famous people. 

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On Sep 30, 2013, at 7:46 PM, Gordon Snedecor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes=2C I read it as well and found it just blabber=2C trying to capitalize =
> on UCPress "Autobiograpny of Mark Twain=2C Vol. 2. Or should I say what's n=
> ew.
> Gordon Snedecor in rainy Portland=2C OREGON
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>> Date: Mon=2C 30 Sep 2013 17:01:06 -0400
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>> Subject: Re: New Yorker: AMAZING=2C PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MARK TWAIN QUO=
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>> So glad to hear I'm not the only one who did not find it funny. I don't
>> even understand it. Can someone explain what the joke is supposed to be?
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>> On Mon=2C Sep 30=2C 2013 at 4:16 PM=2C Heather Morgan <[log in to unmask]
> et>wrote:
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>>> I did NOT think was funny=2C but rather weird. The first quote is=3D20
>>> certainly a Twain - the rest=3DC2=3DA0!!!!!!
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>>> =3DC2=3DA0Heather.
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>>> =3DC2=3DA0On Mon=2C Sep 30=2C 2013 at 03:32 PM=2C Arianne wrote:
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>>> =3DC2=3DA0> The first quote is his=2C I believe.
>>>> 
>>>> I'll be interested in hearing whether anyone thought this was funny.
>>>> I didn't!
>>>> 
>>>> Arianne Laidlaw
>>>> Sacramento
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>>>> On Fri=2C Sep 27=2C 2013 at 3:09 PM=2C John H. Muller <
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