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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on May 03, 2011, 02:18:23 PM
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Out of Osama's Death, a Fake Quotation Is Born
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/out-of-osamas-death-a-fake-quotation-is-born/238220/
I am sure many of you seen it recently, especially on Facebook.
I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." - Martin Luther King, Jr
Except one thing, King never said it. It is a fake. Some people are just so guillible.
"What's fascinating is the speed of it. Someone made up a quote, attributed it to MLK jr, and disseminated it widely, all within 24 hours. Why?" the Atlantic reports. "Perhaps they only wanted to say this thing, and knew that no one would pay attention unless it came from someone else. Or, perhaps they are getting a gargantuan kick out of seeing people repeat their lie ad infinitum."
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/anatomy-of-a-fake-quotation/238257/
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The left is good at lying.
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"Never trust any quote you see on the Internet"
-- Abraham Lincoln.
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"Never trust any quote you see on the Internet"
-- Abraham Lincoln.
I have seen that quote too and Lincoln never said that since the Internet did not exist.
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:thatsright:
I liked this one:
"A woman can have a smile, and a woman can have a large backside, but I have been to the mountain and I am here to tell you that when a woman has both of those things she is not to be trusted."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"Those who would trade essential liberties for margaritas deserve neither."
--Benjamin Franklin
I have seen that quote too and Lincoln never said that since the Internet did not exist.
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This (http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2007/02/19/070219crbo_books_menand) is an interesting read. Thanks, Ptarmy.
Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.†Neither Ingrid Bergman nor anyone else in “Casablanca†says “Play it again, Samâ€; Leo Durocher did not say “Nice guys finish lastâ€; Vince Lombardi did say “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing†quite often, but he got the line from someone else. Patrick Henry almost certainly did not say “Give me liberty, or give me death!â€; William Tecumseh Sherman never wrote the words “War is hellâ€; and there is no evidence that Horace Greeley said “Go west, young man.†Marie Antoinette did not say “Let them eat cakeâ€; Hermann Göring did not say “When I hear the word ‘culture,’ I reach for my gunâ€; and Muhammad Ali did not say “No Vietcong ever called me ******.†Gordon Gekko, the character played by Michael Douglas in “Wall Street,†does not say “Greed is goodâ€; James Cagney never says “You dirty rat†in any of his films; and no movie actor, including Charles Boyer, ever said “Come with me to the Casbah.†Many of the phrases for which Winston Churchill is famous he adapted from the phrases of other people, and when Yogi Berra said “I didn’t really say everything I said†he was correct.
More at above link...
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Don't feel bad.
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"Never trust any quote you see on the Internet"
-- Abraham Lincoln.
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Marie Antoinette did not say “Let them eat cakeâ€
Well, duh. She spoke French.
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Well, duh. She spoke French.
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What would people that eat snails know about cake?
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Well, duh. She spoke French.
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The "cake" is actually the literal meaning of the word, "cake", which is actually the residue of food that is stuck, or "caked" to the pan. It is not the yummy dessert has icing and sometimes candles on top.
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My favorite quote is from Rod MaQuern, "People change, as time goes on"