No argument there . . . ;D John Pascal > On Apr 29, 2017, at 4:13 PM, DENNIS KELLY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Everywhere there is a Twain statue, a little one of Artemus Ward should be n= > earby.=20 > > Dennis Kelly > > > >> On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:09 PM, Martin Zehr <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> =20 >> Romance is reality for the average Twain reader, such that our puny effort= > s >> 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 >> =20 >>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >>> =20 >>> Some Forum members might enjoy counting the mistakes: >>> http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me- <http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/opinion/tn-dpt-me-> >>> commentary-friday-201700501-story.html >>> =20 >>> =20 >>> How do these things get into print, anyhow? >>> =20