Comments on: Morning Metro: Hometown Heroes, Dredging, and Graphing Every Idea in History

By: DarenW

DarenW — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:32:05 +0000

On this side of the pond. In the UK, Oscar gets all the credit.

By: Keith F

Keith F — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:44:36 +0000

Mark Twain really did have a lot of great quotes, but he is also arguably the most often wrongly attributed guy ever.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:14:31 +0000

It is scarey to me that, for most of the biggest dots, I recognize the proponent of the idea and remember the high school or college class in which I studied it, but I no longer remember what the actual idea is.

I also find it discouraging that Mark Twain is a relatively small dot compared to others whose ideas seem less universal like Stephen King. Mark Twain ought to be a gigando dot. He had a great quote on about everything before microwaves and cloud computing.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:12:12 +0000

Passing the T-SPLOST is one of several gambles among Reed’s plans.

1. join Republican sales tax road building scheme
2. capitalize on Beltline popularity by promising transit ahead of schedule
3. prioritize “Beltline” streetcars on T-SPLOST at all costs
4. receive federal grants ahead of other projects
5. ground breaking ceremonies and ribbon cuttings
6. claim credit for the Beltline and City of Atlanta resurgence
7. run for federal office