tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post8057514029852472288..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: Let's see the birth certificate!bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-23973806671541912032010-09-29T06:33:44.484-05:002010-09-29T06:33:44.484-05:00So funny! Just found your blog. Thanks for the &...So funny! Just found your blog. Thanks for the "smiles". <br /><br />Laura in Ludwigsburg, GermanyLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154061965779762097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-19349908830645239202010-09-28T08:08:51.571-05:002010-09-28T08:08:51.571-05:00Erick, in that case, is John Wayne the sculptor?Erick, in that case, is John Wayne the sculptor?Classic Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090348174912406533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-77196244517258714522010-09-28T03:33:46.389-05:002010-09-28T03:33:46.389-05:00Aren't quotation marks used to delineate the t...Aren't quotation marks used to delineate the title of a work of art? If so, perhaps the statue is titled, "American."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183514379344393438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-20996268882663006292010-09-27T20:37:01.276-05:002010-09-27T20:37:01.276-05:00I think this actually is referring to testimony Ma...I think this actually is referring to testimony Maureen O'Hara gave in Congress. She was pushing for a medal of honor to be awarded to John Wayne and she asked that it say just one thing "American". So these quote marks may actually be quoting someone! They should have referenced Maureen as the speaker though.biddyariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147214672879404688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-63058134856269701012010-09-26T15:59:31.938-05:002010-09-26T15:59:31.938-05:00The irony being, of course, that "John Wayne&...The irony being, of course, that "John Wayne" should have been in quotes... given that it was a monument to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_wayne" rel="nofollow">Marion Morrison</a>...James Gilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882975452114924974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-34950242491146099682010-09-26T15:36:24.958-05:002010-09-26T15:36:24.958-05:00I love this one!I love this one!Carissa El Caminohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691378683877265921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-36575517205540173502010-09-26T11:39:48.688-05:002010-09-26T11:39:48.688-05:00Obviously reluctantly written by overly proud Iowa...Obviously reluctantly written by overly proud Iowans who wanted to tout his status as 'Iowanite'.toephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520183172273373342noreply@blogger.com