I thought it was funny as a 6th grade fart joke. Puerile is the word! And hitting "very wide of the 'mark'" is right on the Mark!! Almost made it all worth it.
Ben
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From: "Carl J. Chimi" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 5:46:48 PM
Subject: Re: New Yorker: AMAZING, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MARK TWAIN QUOTES
I found the premise funny in a sort of meta way, but the execution was pueri=
le. I think people are used to hearing all sorts of "quotations" from Mark T=
wain, with some awareness that he didn't actually say everything attributed t=
o him. I think this piece is probably meant to play on that sort of expecta=
tion and awareness.
But I would agree with anyone who says the piece hits very wide of the "mark=
".
Carl
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> On Sep 30, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Gary Plotkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote=
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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, Sep 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Heather Morgan <[log in to unmask]>wrot=
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