Like so much in the New Yorker these days, I thought it was not very funny---but not pretentious, either. Uncongressional. Michel L. Stone STONE & SUTTON, P.A. 116 East 4th Street Panama City, Florida 32401 (850) 785-7272 [log in to unmask] Check out my new play, Mark Twain Interruption: http://www.stageplays.com/products/mark_twain_interruptioncategorycyberpress code417 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Salwen Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 10:17 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: New Yorker: AMAZING, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MARK TWAIN QUOTES I thought it was hilarious -- silly, of course, but also delightful and whimsical.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 Subject: Re: New Yorker: AMAZING, PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED MARK TWAIN 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-previousl > y-=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/1 > 60=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 >