Man, I love Mark Twain

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So glad we have a Twain avatar.

No real commentary in this thread, just really like him. Great writer, PHENOMENAL social commentator, and also especially love his writings from and about Hawaii.

What an American treasure and gem.

[kixot]

1. If Twain were alive today his favorite television show would be

The Simpsons.

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2. I think so!

And I think he'd like Star Trek.

We know he liked Guinan and the crew of the Enterprise-D, but in reality, I think he would like Star Trek, too.

But definitely the Simpsons!

maybe even All in the Family. Perhaps MASH, though I think Twain would have felt it became too sentimental and mushy in it' last years.

[Karenina]

3. Two suggestions

"Journalism in Tennessee" (I'm not certain that's the exact title in Englisch- I read an excellent Deutsch translation and laughed till I cried) AND "The Awful German Language" which, if you are acquainted with a modicum of German you'll get; if you're bi-lingual it's the FUNNIEST shit you'll EVER read in life. Ten pages long and even though I've read it MANY times, any time I re-read it I end up doubled over clutching my gut, rolling on the floor convulsing from the sheer hilarity of it.

[DemoTex]

4. Mark Twain's words are powerful in today's troubled times.

I bring you the stately matron named Christendom, returning bedraggled, besmirched, and dishonored, from pirate raids in Kiao-Chou, Manchuria, South Africa, and the Phillipines, with her soul full of meanness, her pocket full of boodle, and her mouth full of pious hypocrisies. Give her soap and towel, but hide the looking glass.
- "A Salutation from the 19th to the 20th Century," 12/31/1900

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5. Also love his prayer for war

Genius. And scathing.

[welshTerrier2]

6. Great Mark Twain quotes

you gotta love these:

"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain

"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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7. Love that last one!

That's hilarious.