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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by hydroptic@sopuli.xyz to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
 

Edited to replace original incorrect Herzog attribution with my own version that correctly attributes the quote

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[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 270 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Note:

He never said that. This quote is from William Pannapacker, a professor of American literature at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/werner-herzog-germany-quote/

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 164 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 66 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Every time I do it; makes me laugh!

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh, by the way thanks for that comment the other day!

[–] WordBox@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's like a free ride when you've already paid AM I DOING THIS RIGHT

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

It’s like rain, on your karma train.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Anytime 🫶🏻

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

This is wow you remind me

[–] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Zabjam@lemm.ee 22 points 2 weeks ago

That's my favourite Dr. Who quote

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 2 weeks ago

Audibly laughed!

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I need this as a t-shirt for the next concert I go to.

[–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Huge fan of your style. This cements that even further.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 46 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Ah, figures. I should know better than to post quotes without checking if they're attributed correctly

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 24 points 2 weeks ago

"Ah, figures. I should know better than to post quotes without checking if they're attributed correctly"

- ~~Wayne Gretzky~~

- Michael Scott

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You should probably correct it right? Like swap the image for a different Herzog quote, or change it so the image is William

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That is very doable

[–] Redruth@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

keep all text, including the misattribution to werner herzog and substitute a portrait of william shatner.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

I immediately thought that doesn't sound like something Herzog would say.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, figures. I should know better than to post quotes without checking if they’re attributed correctly

jackie chan wtf meme

Why don't you correct it then? (Eg, either delete your post, or replace the linked image with an updated one that attributes the quote correctly.)

This isn't facebook; please don't post years-old misattributed quote memes.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 weeks ago

Would have cost you exactly 0 € to not be a cunt, but here you are.

I didn't correct it because I was away from my computer for an extended period – the current version has a different image and is correctly attributed. I didn't delete it because then the existing conversation in the comments would have also gotten nuked, exactly the same reason the mod didn't delete it either.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's nice to imagine Werner's voice saying it though

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

It's nice to imagine him saying anything at all...dude could brutally roast me and I'd be like that was beautiful sir.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe just a third of him said that...?

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

So like contextually it’s a provocative statement. But it feels really weird and downright dishonest to use the cloak of ‘parody’ in this case.