No argument there . . . 
;D
John Pascal
> On Apr 29, 2017, at 4:13 PM, DENNIS KELLY <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Everywhere there is a Twain statue, a little one of Artemus Ward should be n=
> earby.=20
> 
> Dennis Kelly
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Martin Zehr <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>> =20
>> Romance is reality for the average Twain reader, such that our puny effort=
> s
>> are unlikely to be convincing when it comes to establishing
>> evidence-supported conclusions, such as the notion that Clemens borrowed
>> his stand-up delivery style, his pen-name, and even his early literary
>> joke, "Is He Dead?," from his erstwhile mentor, Artemus Ward.  Of course,
>> some might regard this as our version of "fake news" in the realm of Twain=
> 
>> studies, you know who you are....
>> Martin
>> =20
>>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>>> Some Forum members might enjoy counting the mistakes:
>>> http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me- <http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me->
>>> commentary-friday-201700501-story.html
>>> =20
>>> =20
>>> How do these things get into print, anyhow?
>>> =20