Patinated Ponies

This is the place where I put my favorite photos that I've taken, and thoughts that I've... thought. Rarely will I reblog, but if a photo or quote is so inspiring, it may find its way on here.

"Patina" is my favorite word, and I, um, really like ponies. I might be five, I might be twenty.

Feel free to email me at: skp5n at virginia dot edu

May 3, 2011 3:53pm
thedailywhat:

Follow Up of the Day: Tipster Megan writes in to inform me that “Patient Zero” of the now-infamous misattributed MLK quote has been traced back to Facebook.
It seems the whole thing started innocently enough, when an American-born, Japanese-based English teacher named Jessica Dovey amended an actual Dr. King quote from his 1963 sermon compilation The Strength to Love with her own personal sentiments (see above).
Dovey’s words, clearly marked in the original post as being separate from the King quote, were then copied wholesale by her Facebook friends, and quickly spread throughout the web as a single, solitary quote attributed to MLK.
So now you know.
[thanks megan!]

This is why grammar is important. The original makes it so obvious, but people are dummies.

thedailywhat:

Follow Up of the Day: Tipster Megan writes in to inform me that “Patient Zero” of the now-infamous misattributed MLK quote has been traced back to Facebook.

It seems the whole thing started innocently enough, when an American-born, Japanese-based English teacher named Jessica Dovey amended an actual Dr. King quote from his 1963 sermon compilation The Strength to Love with her own personal sentiments (see above).

Dovey’s words, clearly marked in the original post as being separate from the King quote, were then copied wholesale by her Facebook friends, and quickly spread throughout the web as a single, solitary quote attributed to MLK.

So now you know.

[thanks megan!]

This is why grammar is important. The original makes it so obvious, but people are dummies.

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