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Vincent Starrett? What we need are positive, realistic ideas and the willingness to work. Quote Investigator: QI has found no substantive evidence supporting the ascription to Mark Twain. The Oxford Historical Society has published material from the papers of Thomas Hearne, an English diarist and antiquarian. I concluded from the beginning that this would be the end of it; and I see I was right, for it is not half over yet.—At present, there are such goings on, that every thing is at a stand. Samuel Goldwyn? Add some corrugated plastic panels and an atrium done up in wall-to-wall Astroturf and you’d have the kind of house Metropolitan Home might refer to as “assured,” “unsparing,” or “brilliantly iconoclastic.” “Unremittingly tacky” would also cover it. Would you please explore this topic? Fran Lebowitz? His parents’ house was a short distance from PHS, the area where he later found most of his victims. Here is an example: I am writing this letter with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. What’s posterity ever done for me? We are in a pretty mess—can get nothing to eat, nor any wine to drink, except whiskey; and when we sit down to dinner, we are obliged to keep both hands armed; whilst I write this letter, I hold a sword in one hand, and a pistol in the other. Continue reading What Has Posterity Ever Done for Us? Robert Lee Bullard? Addison disclaimed credit for the joke which he attributed to an “old fellow of a colledge”. Boyle Roche? When first we fall in love, we feel that we know all there is to know about life, and perhaps we are right. Continue reading Whilst I Write This Letter, I Hold a Sword In One Hand, and a Pistol In the Other. Continue reading When Everybody Is Digging for Gold, It’s Good To Be in the Pick and Shovel Business. 1933 Oct 12: The last thing that I intend to do, brethren, is to die. Continue reading I’m Not Comfortable Being Preachy, But More People Have To Start Spending As Much Time in the Library As They Do On the Basketball Court. In 1876 the acumen of Australian businessman Walter Powell was highlighted in a piece published in “The General Baptist Magazine” of London. This remark has been credited to the influential Baltimore curmudgeon H. L. Mencken. Carl Panzram. Would you please explore this topic? Continue reading Whilst I Write This Letter, I Hold a Sword In One Hand, and a Pistol In the Other. (Google Books Full View), 1881, Early Spring in Massachusetts: From the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, Date: March 11, 1856, Start Page 114, Quote Page 115, Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, Massachusetts. I concluded from the beginning that this would be the end of it; and I see I was right, for it is not half over yet.—At present, there are such goings on, that every thing is at a stand. If you do not receive this in course, it must have miscarried; therefore, I beg you will immediately write to let me know. (Google Books Full View), 1890 May 1, The Christian Union, Volume 41, Issue 18, For the “Live Young Man” by Gerald Stanley Lee, Quote Page 647, Column 1, New York, New York. Thomas Vezey Strong? Dear Quote Investigator: First love is exhilarating. The statement’s phrasing is highly variable which makes it difficult to trace. Would you please help me to find a citation? He died in 1910, and he received credit many decades later in 1982. An instance of the secular anecdote appeared in 1904 in the Boston, Massachusetts periodical “Congregationalist and Christian World”. Any man who stands off and tries to measure the Bible with the petty yard-stick of his criticisms is unconsciously measuring himself, and the more he tries the smaller his measure is. Continue reading When First We Fall in Love, We Feel That We Know All There Is To Know About Life, and Perhaps We Are Right. Life Magazine? Groucho Marx was born in 1890 and died in 1977. A similar tale has been told about a teacher with skeptical pupils who were assigned the task of reading the classic novel “Moby Dick”. (Verified with scans). Joanne Ridgway Jun 15, 2019 at 04:43 We just discovered that we own the property where the remains of the arrow in the northeastern corner of Georgia (Atlanta to New York) is located. (Verified with scans), 1802, New Joe Miller, Or, The Tickler: Containing Near Two Thousand Good Things, Volume 2, Second Edition, (Copy of a Letter written during the late Rebellion by Sir ____ _______, an Irish Member of Parliament, to his Friend in London), Start Page 30, Quote Page 30 and 31, Printed for J. Ridgway, London. Forty years ago, a 6-year-old boy in a cowboy hat asked Gary Ridgway a question: "Why did you kill me?" She comically combined five different figurative phrases. Parisian Curator? The Bible is not on trial before the young men of this century. It is we who are on trial. 1725, Volume 8, Entry Date: February 27, 1722/3, Quote Page 50, Oxford Historical Society, Printed for the Society at Clarendon Press, Oxford, England. Here is an example: I am writing this letter with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other. I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not. Continue reading That Person Is the Richest Whose Pleasures Are the Cheapest. Even on his death day, he was least apologetic. The police won`t look as hard as they would if it was a senator`s daughter or something, you know. (HathiTrust Full View). Whilst I Write This Letter, I Hold a Sword In One Hand, and a Pistol In the Other, Dr. Mardy's Dictionary of Metaphorical Quotations, 1802, New Joe Miller, Or, The Tickler: Containing Near Two Thousand Good Things, Volume 2, Second Edition, (Copy of a Letter written during the late Rebellion by Sir ____ _______, an Irish Member of Parliament, to his Friend in London), Start Page 30, Quote Page 30 and 31, Printed for J. Ridgway, London. The stricken but still lively individual sat bolt upright and declared: This humorously redundant statement has been attributed to U.S. comedian Groucho Marx and U.K. statesman Lord Palmerston. Dear Quote Investigator: A comically incoherent or absurd statement is sometimes called a bull or an Irish bull. Instead, when guards attempted to place a black hood over his head, he allegedly spat in the executioner's face. Would you please explore the history of this family of anecdotes? Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. Quote Investigator: The phrasing of this quip has evolved over time. “My sister talks like a monologue artist in a vaudeville show,” complained Vernon. ” – Gary Ridgway. quotes and sayings of Gary Ridgway: I also picked prostitutes as victims because they were easy to pick up, without being noticed. 13. Quote Investigator: Groucho Marx died in 1977, and an instance of this jest was ascribed to him near the end of his life in 1975, but the quip can be traced back to the 1700s. John Stuart Mill? QI believes the saying evolved over time. It Is the Visitors Who Are On Trial, Dr. Mardy's Dictionary of Metaphorical Quotations, 1963, The Neurotic’s Notebook by Mignon McLaughlin, Chapter 1: Love and Marriage, Quote Page 13, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). This challenge has been encapsulated with a humorous remark. Maya Angelou (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / ANN-jəl-oh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. Just try not to shudder as you read these creepy quotes from convicted serial killers: 1. If the writer is not a three-handed alien then this statement is nonsensical. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders. Gerald Stanley Lee? Continue reading Die, My Dear Doctor! Gary Ridgway was married to Judith Ridgway. L. Curry Morton? When it is proposed to me to go abroad, rub off some rust, and better my condition in a worldly sense, I fear lest my life would lose some of its homeliness. These indecisive people inspired three eloquent figurative phrases: “sitting on the fence”, “standing on the fence”, and “straddling the fence”. He made a cameo appearance in the January 16th, 1984 episode of AfterMASH on CBS followed by a full-blown guest appearance the following week. Most Evil is an American forensics television program on Investigation Discovery, first aired in 2006, presented by forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael H. Stone of Columbia University during the program's first two seasons, and by forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie its third season. This time a profile was developed: it matched Gary Leon Ridgway. This date was after Palmerston’s death but before he received credit. Groucho Marx? Continue reading You Have the Same Chance of Winning a Lottery Whether You Play Or Not. The segment is available via YouTube. I know when a man talks of posterity in matters of this nature he is looked upon with an eye of ridicule by the cunning and selfish part of mankind. The joke was ascribed to him by 2008. Would you please explore its provenance. The Gary Ridgway quote featured above was during his final confession in court, right before he was given a life sentence. Arthur Stanwood Pier? An anecdote set in a museum highlights this divergence: A visitor to the Louvre in Paris viewed the renowned Mona Lisa and stated loudly, “That painting is nothing special. What do you think? The punchline was delivered by an anonymous Florentine doorkeeper: 2, F. W. Macdonald, Kipling’s Wesleyan preacher uncle, tells an apt story having analogical and homiletical aptness for those talking of the Bible’s permanent worth to men. Dear Quote Investigator: The probability that you will purchase a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars is miniscule. Henry David Thoreau? Jim Winder? The passage below was reprinted in the works of Addison. Anonymous? Gary Burghoff (Radar) After leaving M*A*S*H in 1979, Gary Burghoff made a handful of guest roles on TV shows like Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. Quote investigator: In 1990 top athlete Kareem Abdul-Jabbar published the autobiography “Kareem”, and he offered the following advice. There is this Story going of him, that some of the College talking once of doing something by way of Benevolence or Generosity, upon some publick Account, & he asking for what reason, it was answered, to do good to Posterity. Only that traveling is good which reveals to me the value of home and enables me to enjoy it better. What have they ever done for me? Continue reading Pay Enough for Anything and It Passes for Taste. The NBA isn’t a realistic hope for most people. Adam Neale? There is one complication. Blood streamed from a stab wound in the boy's side and ran into his cowboy boots. Widespread use of these phrases occurred in the nineteenth century. Quote Investigator: On March 11, 1856 Henry David Thoreau wrote in his personal journal that friends were encouraging him to travel around the world, but he was not enthusiastic: 1. The comical remark under examination evolved over time as the metaphors were combined, enhanced, and applied to politicians. The teacher replied, “Hermann Melville and his tour de force are not on trial. Quote Investigator: In 1963 McLaughlin published “The Neurotic’s Notebook” which included the following item. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. The tale was attributed to preacher F. W. Macdonald. B. RIDGWAY: GENERAL BACKGROUND Gary Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949. That is the last thing I intend to do. In the interview above, Judith describes her life with Gary as normal and filled with love. This is very weak evidence, and QI believes the attribution to Groucho is spurious. Here is a germane adage: Pay enough for anything and it passes for taste. Old Bishop? The city was deserted; and then people commenced to pour through Melbourne from all parts, delirious with the idea that they would soon all be wealthy. Would you please explore the provenance of this statement? He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders. That’s the last thing I shall do. During one scene the character Virginia criticized her brother Vernon. The book included a clearly fictional letter supposedly sent during an Irish rebellion from an unnamed Irish Member of Parliament to a friend in London. Joseph Addison? Get a free quote now! Indeed, hardly a mail arrives safe, without being robbed. If they took to the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. Hence, it is possible that an existing anonymous joke was simple reassigned to Palmerston posthumously. Would you please help me to find a citation? The quip was attributed to him by March 1, 1867. Gary Ridgway also known as the “Green River Killer” confessed to killing at least 90 women and underage females during the years of 1982 to 2001. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. . Lord Palmerston (Henry John Temple) died on October 18, 1865. Hearne then presented an anecdote from Stafford’s past: 2. “This novel is boring; it contains too many details about whale hunting,” insisted a student. Boldface added to excerpts: 1. (WSPCL) for DNA typing. Quote Investigator: The earliest match located by QI appeared in the 1802 joke book titled “New Joe Miller, Or, The Tickler: Containing Near Two Thousand Good Things”. Why should I care about future generations? . Gavin Dobson? Also, the remark was not applied to politicians in general. I should have answered your letter a fortnight ago, but I only received it this morning. Emphasis added to excerpts by QI: 1. I am unimpressed.” A curator who was standing nearby said, “That painting is not on trial; you are on trial.”. Dear Quote Investigator: Critics and tastemakers have proclaimed that some paintings, books, and plays are masterpieces. Unfortunately, mining led to disappointment for most miners. 1721, The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; Volume 4 of 4, The Spectator, Number 583, Issue Year: 1714, Issue Date: “Friday, August 20”, Start Page 105, Quote Page 107, Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear’s-Head, London. (ProQuest). QI has not independently verified the date of the video segment. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1, “You’re always straddling a fence, with one ear to the ground to see which way the wind blows,” said Virginia. That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. You students are on trial.”. 1867 Mar 01: As for my dying, that is the last thing I shall do. A close variant appeared in “The Spectator” magazine in 1714. Gary is the definition of the stereotypical serial killer. Why should I care about posterity? Apocryphal? Illiterate and Superstitious Faith Followers During the years I spent as a student and teacher of the Christian Bible I came to the conclusion that (1.) If these fields, and streams, and woods, the phenomena of nature here, and the simple occupations of the inhabitants should cease to interest and inspire me, no culture or wealth would atone for the loss. Most people are of the humour of an old fellow of a colledge, who when he was pressed by the society to come into something that might redound to the good of their successors, grew very peevish, We are always doing, says he, something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us. Here is a sampling with dates: 1866 Jun 28: Dying was the last thing a man should think about. The letter continued for a few more paragraphs and ended with the following: P.S. Yet, a different mindset would allow almost anyone to feel wealthy. Joseph Addison and Richard Steele founded and operated the magazine, and both were significant literary and political figures. You don`t know them, they don`t know you. 1925 Jan 18: Die . Would you please explore its provenance? (Verified with scans), 1963, The Neurotic’s Notebook by Mignon McLaughlin, Chapter 1: Love and Marriage, Quote Page 9 and 13, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. F. W. Macdonald? Here are two versions of a pertinent adage: This observation has been attributed to the famous humorist Mark Twain, but I have been unable to find a solid citation. Dear Quote investigator: A prominent professional basketball player once shared a bracing insight. That’s the Last Thing I Shall Do, That Person Is the Richest Whose Pleasures Are the Cheapest, Pay Enough for Anything and It Passes for Taste, When Everybody Is Digging for Gold, It’s Good To Be in the Pick and Shovel Business, I’m Not Comfortable Being Preachy, But More People Have To Start Spending As Much Time in the Library As They Do On the Basketball Court, Whilst I Write This Letter, I Hold a Sword In One Hand, and a Pistol In the Other, These Pictures Are Not On Trial. Tales about individuals achieving great wealth by supplying goods and services to miners have a long history. It Is the Visitors Who Are On Trial, When First We Fall in Love, We Feel That We Know All There Is To Know About Life, and Perhaps We Are Right, You Have the Same Chance of Winning a Lottery Whether You Play Or Not, Politician: Straddling the Fence With Both Ears To the Ground, Die, My Dear Doctor! Lord Palmerston is the leading candidate for crafter of this quip based on current data. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: I do not wish my native soil to become exhausted and run out through neglect. Don Bleu? Notes: 1802, New Joe Miller, Or, The Tickler: Containing Near Two Thousand Good Things, Volume 2, Second Edition, (Copy of a Letter written during the late Rebellion by Sir ____ _____, an Irish Member of Parliament, to his Friend in London), Start Page 30, Quote Page 30 and 31, Printed for J. Ridgway… . That’s the last thing I think of doing. Would you please help me to find a citation? Only a relatively tiny number of people are able to advance to the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA). Dear Quote Investigator: A centimillionaire who is fixated on the wealth and extravagances of a billionaire may feel comparatively poor. Lord Palmerston? (Google Books Full View), 1992, “I” is for Innocent by Sue Grafton, Chapter 5, Quote Page 61, Henry Holt and Company, New York. Söndags-Nisse? Collis Huntington? An entry dated February 27, 1722/3 stated that on that day a great bell was sounded at Magdalen College, Oxford to honor Thomas Stafford, Fellow of the College, who had died that morning. Would you please help me to determine when this was said and who said it? Gary Leon Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, is an American serial killer. Hence, one should place an emphasis on education and spend time in the library. Rob Morse? Anonymous? Bill Nye? Groucho Marx? It is the visitors who are on trial.”, Continue reading These Pictures Are Not On Trial. Gary Leon Ridgway today admitted to being the Green River Killer, responsible for the deaths of 48 young women in the longest serial murder investigation in U.S. history. Please click "Accept" to help us improve its usefulness with additional cookies. Continue reading Politician: Straddling the Fence With Both Ears To the Ground. Carl Panzram was hanged to death on September 5, 1930. Sylvester K. Stevens? VELEZ-MITCHELL: But all of Gary Ridgway`s victims were somebody`s daughters. Here are two versions: Groucho Marx often receives credit for this quip, but I have been unable to find a proper citation. A variant joke was ascribed to an “old Bishop” by June 28, 1866. Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, is one of America's most prolific serial killers, so named because his first five victims were found along the Green River in Washington state.Between killing his first victim in 1982 and his capture in 2001, he murdered at least 49 women, most of them prostitutes or teenage runaways. McLaughlin shared other insights about love and desire in her book: 2. Gary Ridgway`s victims of choice. I feel you have the same chance of winning a lottery whether you play or not. Herb Caen? If you do not receive this in course, it must have miscarried; therefore, I beg you will immediately write to let me know. “I must admit that I don’t see much in them myself.” Said the reserved doorkeeper, “These pictures are not on trial. In 1901 teacher and novelist Arthur Stanwood Pier published “The Sentimentalists”. Thoreau did not want his simple quotidian pleasures to be reduced. Anonymous? Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. You’d do better if you came out into the open and showed your hand.”. The high cost functions as a marker of desirability. Boldface added to excerpts by QI: 1. (Google Books Full View). It is not the Bible that needs young men, but young men that need the Bible. Florentine doorkeeper? This statement has been attributed to popular detective novelist Sue Grafton. Walter Powell had the good sense to stop at his store and sell shovels and pickaxes at a premium, and so he suddenly grew rich. Dear Quote Investigator: During the 1800s the discovery of gold in a locale triggered a frenetic scramble of miners who dreamed of great fortunes. When he was eleven, Ridgway and his family moved to King County, Washington. Quote Investigator: When faced with a significant decision some people refuse to make a commitment. Below are additional selected citations in chronological order. the majority of people who accepted the stories were too firm in their convictions to ever question them. (ProQuest), 1904 February 13, Congregationalist and Christian World, Volume 89, Issue 7, (Untitled filler item), Quote Page 232, Column 3, Boston, Massachusetts. Would you please explore its provenance. He was a Man that lov’d to get Money, but was, however, very kind to his poor Relations. The adage can be expressed in many ways which makes it difficult to trace. The book included a clearly fictional letter supposedly sent during an Irish rebellion from an unnamed Irish Member of Parliament to a friend in London. 1883 May 17: Die, my dear doctor? Infatuated lovers feel like they have acquired esoteric knowledge of the universe. the stories were too incredible to be true, and (2.) There are many things that may have factored into Gary Ridgway's illogical actions and behavior. That’s the last thing I’ll do. Quote Investigator: The earliest match located by QI appeared in the 1802 joke book titled “New Joe Miller, Or, The Tickler: Containing Near Two Thousand Good Things”. The secret to getting rich in a gold rush is selling picks. The most likely candidate is Oxford scholar Thomas Stafford. I knew they would not be reported missing right away, and might never be reported missing. 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