Lakeland Ledger (Florida) By Lonnie Brown The Coffee Guzzlers Club members had kindly asked our waitress for refills. “Show me the money,” she mumbled on her way by. Nevermore, the club’s pet raven and mascot, provided some insight into the remark. Quoth the Raven: “Cuba Gooding Jr. made the line famous in the 1996 Jerry …
Golf needs a fresh broadcasting swing
Buffalo News
Who Said That?
Bark Magazine By Ralph Keyes Originally appearing in Issue #37, Jul/Aug 2006 We are no less likely to be vague about the origins of quotations about dogs than we are to be vague about the origins of quotations in general. Who said “Love me, love my dog”? Or that a man biting a dog is …
You Don't Say…
San Diego Magazine
He Says They Didn't Say So
Knoxville News-Sentinel By Sam Venable I’ve been planning this for weeks, ever since I happened upon a copy of “The Quote Verifier” by Ralph Keyes in the reference department of Lawson McGhee Library. (Well, no; that’s not wholly accurate. I didn’t “happen upon” Keyes’ book. I went to the reference department with the express purpose …
America's history is littered with misquotes
Syracuse Post-Standard By Frank Herron Independence Day brings with it a celebration of this country’s Founding Fathers and other giants of American history. The reputation of these famous people is often based on the words they said. But sometimes the famous words were never spoken by the famous mouth. Enter Ralph Keyes – a self-styled …