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Re: Don't try this at home....

Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 3:43 pm
by GAHorn
jrenwick wrote:
gahorn wrote:..."There's a fool born every minute." - P.T. Barnum, of Barnum & Bailey Circus.
From the Wikipedia entry for "Cardiff Giant":
As the newspapers reported Barnum's version of the story, David Hannum was quoted as saying, "There's a sucker born every minute" in reference to spectators paying to see Barnum's giant. Over time, the quotation has been misattributed to Barnum himself.
I learned this last weekend as the result of doing a crossword puzzle. :D
Different quote ?? (heh-heh) Image