# Glurge attributed to Mark Twain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716 "2016-03-31T10:13:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/41 "2016-04-01T20:24:37Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> “The reports of my blogging are greatly exaggerated.”
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> ```
> -- Mark Twain
> 
> ```

Applause.  
🙂

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/42 "2016-04-01T22:25:16Z")

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A question - would a discussion on _why_ people misattribute “inspirational” quotes to people who almost certainly didn’t make them be appropriate for here, or should I start a new thread?

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/43 "2016-04-01T22:32:57Z")

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> [@Martini\_Enfield](#):
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> A question - would a discussion on _why_ people misattribute “inspirational” quotes to people who almost certainly didn’t make them be appropriate for here, or should I start a new thread?

I think it’s an interesting topic, and deserves its own thread.

My WAG answer: because the inspirational quote sounds so much more inspiring if it’s coming from Abraham Lincoln instead of the columnist for the Sioux Falls Weekly Fishwrap.

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/44 "2016-04-01T22:49:26Z")

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“I wish god would use an internet blog, these stones are Heavy”. Moses.

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**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/45 "2016-04-01T23:10:24Z")

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> [@Baal\_Houtham](#):
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> **“Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile.”**

It looks like a severe redux of Desiderata. eg “Do not feign affection” \> Kiss Slowly.

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/46 "2016-04-02T04:11:19Z")

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> [@jsc1953](#):
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> I think it’s an interesting topic, and deserves its own thread.
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> My WAG answer: because the inspirational quote sounds so much more inspiring if it’s coming from Abraham Lincoln instead of the columnist for the Sioux Falls Weekly Fishwrap.

I’ve started the [thread here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789040), in case anyone is interested or would like to contribute.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Room](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_room/32/5069_2.png) [@Little\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Room)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/47 "2016-04-02T05:04:35Z")

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> [@Baal\_Houtham](#):
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> 485,000 Google hits for “Twain Kiss Slowly”

and I would be afraid to Google this, no matter how much I might wonder about the gentle tickle of Mr. Clemens resplendent white moustache.

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**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glurge-attributed-to-mark-twain/750716/48 "2016-04-02T16:34:08Z")

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Once again, a lie has travelled half way around the world while the truth is still putting its boots on.

([as Mark Twain also never said](http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/)).

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