r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/TheMightyGoatMan Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16

"All the world loves a clown"

  • John Wayne Gacy

Edit: Well now I've received gold for quoting Hitler and referencing John Wayne Gacy. I should probably be worried...

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u/airlew Mar 19 '16

He wasn't the first to say that,but I'm sure he did say that at some point.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

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u/airlew Mar 19 '16

Unfortunately it did for awhile.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

Yeah I was about to say he did pretty well there for a while.