{"id":755,"date":"2012-01-09T08:33:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T08:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=755"},"modified":"2018-04-11T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T15:44:35","slug":"the-quotable-watermelon-mark-twain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/the-quotable-watermelon-mark-twain\/","title":{"rendered":"THE QUOTABLE WATERMELON: MARK TWAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2161 size-full\" title=\"photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo15.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo15-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo15.jpg 273w\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"362\" \/>Mark Twain is one of the most frequently quoted pundits in history. There\u2019s a good reason for that \u2013 when you write a bunch of books, have a cool moustache, and spend a lot of time down South just hanging out and shooting the breeze, being quoted a lot is bound to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Among the pearls of wisdom attributed to Mr. Twain are such unforgettable lines as \u201cIt\u2019s not the size of the dog in the fight, it\u2019s the size of the fight in the dog,\u201d and \u201cThe trouble ain\u2019t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain\u2019t distributed right,\u201d and \u201cI don\u2019t care if \u2018ain\u2019t\u2019 ain\u2019t a word, I wrote the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn! Ain\u2019t, ain\u2019t, ain\u2019t!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite Mark Twain sayings is about watermelon, and I\u2019ve taken the liberty of inscribing it below on a piece of, what else, watermelon. I\u2019m not sure if this quote was in any of Mr. Twain\u2019s written works or if it was just something he said one day while enjoying a heavenly slice of watermelon. Either way, they\u2019re wise words from a wise man.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2162 size-full\" title=\"photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo16.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/photo16.jpg 598w\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Twain is one of the most frequently quoted pundits in history. 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