Fred, I did see your response as a request for clarification, although given the number of spurious MT quotations in circulation, I thought that the intent of Jim’s query was not hard to discern. Judith Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies & Charles E. Zumkehr Professor of Rhetoric Editor, Studies in American Humor * Director, Central Region Humanities Center School of Communication Studies * Ohio University * Schoonover Center 439 * Athens, OH 4570 T:740-593-4888 * F:740-593-4810 * [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> * http://www.coms.ohiou.edu/judith-yaross-lee On Oct 25, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Shapiro, Fred <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I'm not sure whether Judith Lee is referring to Scott Holmes's response, or= my response, or both. But for my part, I'm probably the person in the wor= ld best able to answer the original question. I was just trying to figure = out what exactly the original questioner was looking for, so I could then h= elp him. Fred Shapiro ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behalf of Lee, Judith <leej@OH= IO.EDU<http://IO.EDU>> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:48 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: an authentic quote? Is this the best we can do for a colleague who asks a question? Judith Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies Charles E. Zumkehr Professor, Rhetoric & Culture Program Director of COMS Honors Tutorials Director, Central Region Humanities Center School of Communication Studies Ohio University Lasher Hall Athens, Ohio 45701 T: 740-593-4888 F: 740-593-4810 My newest book: _Twain's Brand: Humor in Contemporary American Culture_ <h= =3D ttp://www.ohio.edu/people/leej/Twains_Brand.html> On Oct 24, 2016, at 10:43 PM, Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:s= =3D [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>> wrote: I once saw a display, in a shopping mall, entitled Genuine Replica of the Liberty Bell. On Tue, 2016-10-25 at 02:03 +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote: What do you mean exactly by "authentic quote"? Do you mean was it said by =3D3D Mark Twain? Fred Shapiro ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on behal= =3D f of James Caron < caron@H=3D3D AWAII.EDU<http://AWAII.EDU><https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A__AWAII.EDU&d= =3DCwIBAg&c=3D-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=3DsRkhHMQo6W5Ird1lkQFqb23bCfSHAR2XjU= SUG53db5M&m=3D8sIaD38WcEExRXBZq344XpTNLwGV_3-s8YPHUJZTCMA&s=3D1OIquafhD1Za-= iQ_N8m2t3xhI6gwr1EPn-bNBVXDECI&e=3D >> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 9:41 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: an authentic quote? "If voting made a difference they wouldn't let us do it." Inquiring minds would like to know. -- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=3Dhttp-3A= __bscottholmes.com&d=3DCwIBAg&c=3D-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=3DsRkhHMQo6W5Ird= 1lkQFqb23bCfSHAR2XjUSUG53db5M&m=3D8sIaD38WcEExRXBZq344XpTNLwGV_3-s8YPHUJZTC= MA&s=3DK4AFa2goPS4OIRIlV5W01YtEKr7Rc9LW69ITRtNbR3g&e=3D