QOTD

[Dave Wilton]

Jon Gnarr was born Jón Gunnar Kristinsson. He legally changed his middle
name, but was not permitted by Icelandic law to officially drop the
patronymic. He goes by Jon Gnarr.

He is a professional comedian and ran for office as part of the Best Party,
a satiric political party. He never expected to win, but anti-government
sentiment in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis put him into office. 


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From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Joel S. Berson
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 9:44 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: QOTD

At 8/17/2014 08:47 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

>Jon Gnarr, former mayor of Reykjavik, on BookTV:
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>"In our consciousness, humor is the closest to Free Will."

Can this be properly attributed?  His name doesn't end in -son.

Joel


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>"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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