Everywhere there is a Twain statue, a little one of Artemus Ward should be nearby. Dennis Kelly > On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Martin Zehr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Romance is reality for the average Twain reader, such that our puny efforts > are unlikely to be convincing when it comes to establishing > evidence-supported conclusions, such as the notion that Clemens borrowed > his stand-up delivery style, his pen-name, and even his early literary > joke, "Is He Dead?," from his erstwhile mentor, Artemus Ward. Of course, > some might regard this as our version of "fake news" in the realm of Twain > studies, you know who you are.... > Martin > >> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Some Forum members might enjoy counting the mistakes: >> http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me- >> commentary-friday-201700501-story.html >> >> >> How do these things get into print, anyhow? >>