Or this- Best reasonable facsimile of a spurious purported Twain quotation cited by an ersatz Twain scholar with too much time on his/her hands. -----Original Message----- From: "Walker, Lloyd" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 12/29/2016 11:49 AM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Annual Mark Twain Awards How about this: Best recent tracking down of the actual source for a spurious Twain quote? Or this: Best made-up "quote" that Twain did NOT say, so far as we know? Dan Walker ________________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Clay Shannon [bclays= [log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2016 1:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Annual Mark Twain Awards Is there such a thing yet as a "Mark Twain Awards" for people involved in M= =3D ark Twain research and Twain-centric books? That is, a tipping of the colle= =3D ctive cap to individuals who have furthered Mark Twain studies, and have wr= =3D itten or edited Mark Twain-centric books? If not, I suggest the following annual awards: Lifetime Achievement #1 (for a living individual) Lifetime Achievement #2 (posthumous) Best New Biography (published in the current year) Best Old Biography (published prior to the current year, and not previously= =3D a winner) Best New Book (other than bio, published in the current year) Best New Article (published in the current year) Best Old Book (other than bio; published prior to the current year, and not= =3D previously a winner) Best Old Article (published prior to the current year, and not previously a= =3D winner) Should more categories be included? What is a better word than "Old"? That = =3D firefly should be replaced with fire - or, better yet, lightning. Where to go from here?" is another question, but maybe this can get a discu= =3D ssion going/some wheels turning.=3DC2=3DA0- B. Clay Shannon ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is = for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential = and privileged information or otherwise be protected by law. Any access, us= e, disclosure or distribution of this email message by anyone other than th= e intended recipient(s) is unauthorized and prohibited. If you are not an i= ntended recipient (or an agent acting on an intended recipient=92s behalf),= please contact the sender by reply e-mail and immediately destroy all copi= es of the original message. Virus scanning is recommended on all email atta= chments. ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is = for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential = and privileged information or otherwise be protected by law. Any access, us= e, disclosure or distribution of this email message by anyone other than th= e intended recipient(s) is unauthorized and prohibited. If you are not an i= ntended recipient (or an agent acting on an intended recipient=92s behalf),= please contact the sender by reply e-mail and immediately destroy all copi= es of the original message. Virus scanning is recommended on all email atta= chments.