Comments on: The Monday Photo (Happy Birthday Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:45:45 +0000

I’ve always been partial to his essay, “The Awful German Language”.

Speaking a little of the Deutschsprache myself, it’s easy to recognize how accurately he portrays its little (or somewhat bigger) quirks.

By: K-S

K-S — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:50:05 +0000

That’s “twin evils of bararism, slavery and polygamy.”

By: K-S

K-S — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:49:07 +0000

and i deliberately avoided the awesome twainography on mormonism. fwiw, he has an interesting (and short) summary of his unusual position on one of the “twin evils” of the mid-19th c. (the other was slavery) here, for anyone interested: http://www.twainquotes.Mormonism.html

By: lane

lane — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:08:06 +0000

“Chloroform in print” – god i know, it’s a mormon reference. sorry.

it is funny though. great idea KS. (hailing from the great state of Missouri!)

By: K-S

K-S — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:59:03 +0000

Maybe everyone should help generate a list of their favorite Twainisms…because his wisdom and humor were legendary. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite but here’s a pithy little number:

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.”