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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Plot twist: there is no direct evidence that Twain ever said such a quote. Which is very fitting for this meme, its' very point itself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

'Can we reach quoteceotion by Twain quoting Churchill?'

  • Einstein
[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

~~Ethics~~ Quotes are relative

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm convinced that you tried to fool me

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

... Fuck. Fine, I'll look it up.
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Okay, he didn't use those exact words, but he said "How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again!".

Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2020/12/23/fooled/#180a2d81-ad60-4996-9c9a-3b9cd697903c
Which cites https://books.google.com/books?id=Q6c2AQAAMAAJ&q=%22believe+a+lie%22#v=snippet&q=%22believe+a+lie%22&f=false

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

Wow, I expected it to be totally fake like most quotes on the internet but I 5d-chessed you into looking it up for me. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You found the Easter Egg.

I hearby dub thee, @[email protected]...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Hey, that was their name already! What are you trying to pull!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Holy shit - the plot thickens...

Does this mean that no one is the Meme Master?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

You missed a really funny opportunity by not faking that screenshot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Oh word? So they’re the one behind all those “no one:” memes?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 21 hours ago

Nah, that's nobody...