I thought it was hilarious -- silly, of course, but also delightful and whimsical. The target, I assume, is not Mark Twain, but rather the blizzard of Mark Twain "quotations" that seems to be sweeping through the print and electronic media these days. (I see about a half dozen new ones every day.) Lighten up, people! *_________________________________* * * *Peter Salwen* * 114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371 * * * *salwen.com <http://www.salwen.com>* *Salwen Business Communications <http://www.salwenpr.com/> * * Mark Twain's New York <http://www.marktwainsnewyork.com/> * Upper West Side Story <http://www.upperwestsidestory.net/> *Fine Art America <http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/peter-salwen.html>* * * On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Ben Wise <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carl J. Chimi" <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 Subject: Re: New Yorker: AMAZING, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MARK TWAIN QUOTES 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 > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 5:01 PM, Gary Plotkin <[log in to unmask]> > wrote= > : > >=20 > > 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? > >=20 > >=20 > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Heather Morgan <[log in to unmask] > >wrot= > e: > >=20 > >> I did NOT think was funny, but rather weird. The first quote is=3D20 > >> certainly a Twain - the rest=3DC2=3DA0!!!!!! > >> =3DC2=3DA0 > >> =3DC2=3DA0Heather. > >>=20 > >> =3DC2=3DA0On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 03:32 PM, Arianne wrote: > >> =3DC2=3DA0 > >> =3DC2=3DA0> The first quote is his, I believe. > >>>=20 > >>> I'll be interested in hearing whether anyone thought this was funny. > >>> I didn't! > >>>=20 > >>> Arianne Laidlaw > >>> Sacramento > >>>=20 > >>>=20 > >>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:09 PM, John H. Muller < > >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>>=20 > >>>>=20 > >>>> =3D20 > >> > http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2013/09/amazing-previously-=3D= > > >> unpublished-mark-twain-quotes.html > >>>>=20 > >>>> -- > >>>> John Muller > >>>> 202.236.3413 l [log in to unmask] > >>>> Capital Community News l Greater Greater Washington l Huffington > Post=3D= > 20 > >>>> DC > >>>> *Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C: The Lion of > >>>> Anacostia< > >>>> =3D20 > >> > http://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-Washington-D-c-Anacostia/dp/160=3D= > > >>=20 > >> > 9495772/ref=3D3Dwl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=3D3DUTF8&colid=3D3DH42HP4SBZ8OA&co= > liid=3D3DI=3D > >> 34OMAR1SV8L9G > >>>> * [The History Press, 2012] - Winner of 2013 DC > >>>> READS > >>>> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Douglassi > >>>> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JohnMul > >>>> Forthcoming: "Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a=3D20 > >>>> Capital > >>>> Correspondent" [The History Press, October 29, 2013] > >>>=20 > >>>=20 > >>>=20 > >>> --=3D20 > >>> Arianne Laidlaw A '58 > >>=20 >