Thursday, August 12, 2010

Good Story:


"A date which will live in infamy" -no, not FDR, but Emily N. Stilwell

Explanation:

So, one day, Casey, Emily's boyfriend, came home from work with very interesting news. It turns out that it is actually not the author of the quote who gains credit for the work, but actually just whatever random individual is first heard repeating it.

Turns out that earlier that day his friend used a quote by Winston Churchill in regular conversation. When Casey commented that such was a quote from Winston Churchill, the friend responded that "well I heard it from my friend Jane so I'm going to keep quoting her on it".

Later that day Casey opened up an email from the friend and after the signature line it read, "attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference"- Jane Doe. I know, I know, you are thinking to yourself, "but Sir Winston said that!". Doesn't count, Jane said it to Joe and so Joe will forever quote Jane.

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