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The word he used may not have been ''freeze''.
The word he used may not have been ''freeze''.


Also, he was openly drinking [[Extract of Radium]] during the address.
Also, he was openly drinking [[Extract of Radium]] before and throughout the address, stoppering the bottle only when the contents threatened to emerge and engulf the audience.


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==

Revision as of 08:04, 2 February 2016

Mark Twain is a Fallen Angel, related to Satan (nonfiction) but with better writing skills.

Quotes

According to the Albert Lea Anti-Spectator, Twain concluded a valedictorian address by thundering:

If you don't like the weather in Minnesota (nonfiction), go freeze yourselves.

The word he used may not have been freeze.

Also, he was openly drinking Extract of Radium before and throughout the address, stoppering the bottle only when the contents threatened to emerge and engulf the audience.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference