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Has this group considered whether MT would have blogged if he had  had a computer?  Also, would he get in trouble with ReplytoAll, or was it impossible to embarrass him, except that time at the Atlantic Monthly dinner for Whittier's birthday?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert M Ellsworth
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2017 9:20 AM
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Subject: Re: Is there a general consensus as to Twain's best full-length works?

> On Feb 3, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell =
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Ooops! My "What's the best time Saturday?" message was intended for =
another=20
> person entirely, just in case anyone is trying to make sense of it =
(like Dan=20
> Rather trying to figure out why that mugger famously asked him "What's 
> =
the=20
> frequency, Kenneth?").

Just for the record (and Hal could probably have his Twain make some = witty observations on this) =E2=80=9CKenneth, what is the frequency=E2=80=9D=  refers to a belief that there is a particular frequency of = electromagnetic radiation (around 1.12 MHz) that works on the human = brain for things like CIA mind control =E2=80=A6 in other words, what = the tinfoil hats are supposed to be a Faraday cage against; probably = something to do with the pickup from secret antennas the worldwide = dental conspiracy has put in tooth repairs.  The nutjob in question = figured =E2=80=98who better knows the secrets of radio like the = doubtless CFR-connected head of the FCC=E2=80=99 and decided direct = action was the answer. =20

(BTW, the =E2=80=98secret frequency=E2=80=99 isn=E2=80=99t for mind = control, it=E2=80=99s the Tesla =E2=80=9Cdeath ray=E2=80=9D, but = that=E2=80=99s another story=E2=80=A6)=

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