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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Myth #2005 08/21/02 01:59 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA There's an old saying, credited to the Old West writer Ned Buntline: "If the myth conflicts with the reality, print the myth." He is also credited with making Bill Cody and other Old West characters famous. http://www.xphomestation.com/nbuntline.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Myth #2006 08/21/02 02:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 If the myth conflicts with the reality, print the myth. Are you saying that Wyatt Earp and the other famous Old West gunmen weren't really famous? That it's just a myth that they were famous? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Myth #2007 08/21/02 03:56 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: the truth is that those gunfighters mythed as often as they hit their targets. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Myth #2008 08/21/02 07:40 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean If not moretho. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,670 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 205 guests, and 17 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 18 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,769 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,937 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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