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Postby Joe3210 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:40 am

<!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>That seems familiar. Is that from Harry Potter?
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Postby Gizensha » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:01 am

<!--QuoteBegin-Joe3210+Feb 23 2006, 12:40 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Joe3210 @ Feb 23 2006, 12:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>That seems familiar. Is that from Harry Potter? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> I thought it was from Babylon 5, as a parraphrase. So I'd think it predates the 90s, and is probably from somewhat classic literature in origins.
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Postby Richard K Niner » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:16 am

I don't remember where I heard it, but it was multiple places.
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Postby DHLawrence » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:56 am

It's a paraphrase of something Mark Twain said when it was rumoured that while on a trip in Europe, he had died.
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Postby Mista_B » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:07 am

I thought it was from Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliette or something.<br><br>*shrug*
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Postby Joe3210 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:18 am

It's a mystery.
I wonder if it'll finally get it's own forum too. I've always wanted a place online where I can talk about O&M.
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Postby Zaaphod » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:13 am

I always heard it was a Twain quote.<br>
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Postby Tom Flapwell » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:31 pm

Google supports that it's Mark Twain. I haven't been able to find out how changed "greatly" to "slightly," tho I thought Woody Allen said it at some time.
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