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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread If I had more time #157980 03/29/06 03:00 PM 03/29/06 03:00 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman OP Pooh-Bah dalehileman   OP Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter Variously attributed to Ben Franklin, Blaise Pascal, Robert Sayre, Mark Twain. Anyone know for sure who first said it Thanks all dalehileman Re: If I had more time #157981 03/29/06 04:38 PM 03/29/06 04:38 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick   Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 I thought it was about the speech given by Lincoln, known as the Gettysburg Address, wasn't it? ~ along the lines of "if you wanted a shorter speech I would have needed longer to prepare"...? But I probably misremember. I have limited time, but this is what I found #157982 03/29/06 06:00 PM 03/29/06 06:00 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Owlbow enthusiast Owlbow   enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA T.S. Eliot gets the credit, but there’s this telegram exchange: NEED 2-PAGE SHORT STORY TWO DAYS. Mark Twain replied: NO CAN DO 2 PAGES TWO DAYS. CAN DO 30 PAGES 2 DAYS. NEED 30 DAYS TO DO 2 PAGES Re: I have limited time, but this is what I found #157983 03/29/06 06:40 PM 03/29/06 06:40 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Where you been, Dale? I must be a masochist; I've missed you. Re: I have limited time, but this is what I found #157984 03/29/06 09:28 PM 03/29/06 09:28 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA D dalehileman OP Pooh-Bah dalehileman   OP Pooh-Bah D Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Anna, I'm flattered dalehileman Re: I have limited time, but this is what I found #157985 03/30/06 07:57 PM 03/30/06 07:57 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,902 Posts227,399 Members9,134 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Boougee, Demarica, Colin, OwenGLake, AlexHanes 9134 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 253 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 7 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,683 wofahulicodoc 9,350 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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