Thursday, August 15, 2013

Passing Parade

Well, it's not a priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, but it's funny enough... and supposedly true, especially if you value dry wit.

 A cowboy walked into a drygoods store and strolls up to a man and says, "Excuse me sir, but are you Mark Twain?" 
The whitehaired gentleman repled, "Yes, I believe, I Am." 
The cowboy said, "Well, I reckon we're the best in our lines. I'm a big fan of your work. If it would be alright, I'd like to sit with you for a moment. You may have heard of me too. I'm Jessie James, the outlaw." 
Twain repled, "Yes, I believe, you are."

 Mark Twain was a great believer in the folly of the participants in the passing parade.
I'm still grinning at that dry Twain humor of his last line.

 By the way, it is said that James used to hide out in Mark Twain Cave in Missouri.
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17 comments:

  1. MalyssAugust 15, 2013 at 4:52 AM

    I love this picture! And I remember the B. Streisand's song " Before the parade passes by .."

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  2. Yogi♪♪♪August 15, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    Mark Twain is a hoot and a great writer. We have some outlaw caves here in Oklahoma. What is it with caves and outlaws. Caves are actually pretty nasty places, the ones I've been in anyway.

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  3. brattcatAugust 15, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    love this image and the twain story. there can never be enough twain stories.

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  4. TexWisGirlAugust 15, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    mutual respect for being the best at what you do...

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  5. LowellAugust 15, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    Nice photo treatment. Fun story. But I'm afraid it's a myth, for as regards to Jesse James and the author, never the twain shall meet! :)

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  6. Tanya BreeseAugust 15, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    how funny our posts connected today ;) i saw the home where jesse james was shot and killed in st. joseph, mo...we used to lived outside of springfield before moving to georgia, and then here in va!

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  7. SharonAugust 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    Who doesn't love a good Mark Twain story. Heading into Times Square are we?

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  8. VPAugust 15, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    Love the picture and the story. My favorite Mark Twain's quote is one you can use also for movies: Surely the test of a novel's characters is that you feel a strong interest in them and their affairs—the good to be successful, the bad to suffer failure. Well, in John Ward, you feel no divided interest, no discriminating interest—you want them all to land in hell together, and right away.. The hell is really full of characters lately...

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  9. cieldequimperAugust 15, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    Brilliant story, fab photo.

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  10. magiceyeAugust 15, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    Fascinating image!

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  11. MichelleAugust 15, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    superb image

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  12. RandyAugust 15, 2013 at 9:39 PM

    Love this photo.

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  13. Bob CroweAugust 15, 2013 at 10:39 PM

    Yeah, somebody makes some money marketing that legend around here.

    You could throw P. T. Barnum into this story and never give a sucker an even break.

    Multiple-exposure shot in Times Square?

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  14. Rune EideAugust 16, 2013 at 3:58 AM

    I wonder what Mark Twain would Have made of Times Square? He had had saying for everything.

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 16, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    Did you take this through a bus window Birdman, a few reflections there oui? Excellent image.

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  16. Louis la VacheAugust 17, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    Great image!
    «Louis» enjoyed the Twain anecdote and he thanks you for your visit to San Francisco Bay Daily Photo

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  17. UnknownAugust 17, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    The coolest Times Square shot I've seen, Birdman! Well done.

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