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Also: Old Russians never die, they just Chekhov. I picked up a poster
with this quip at some conference many (many!) years ago; when I posted
it on the departmental bulletin board, some wag penciled in at the
bottom: "Andropov".
Earl Sampson
On 3Aug2006, at 3:01 PM, Nabokv-L wrote:
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> Re: [NABOKV-L] Kings never die...( Pale Fire)
> Date:
> Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:36:03 -0400
> From:
> John A Rea <j.rea2@insightbb.com>
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> With all the eagerly helpful people on this list, you surely
> have a sound answer now, wherein most will attribute this to
> the late General Douglas MacArthur (spell, please,DN?), who
> in one of his "farewell" addresses emitted, "Old soldiers
> never die, the just (bzw "only") fade away." Actually he
> was, in fact quoting: I first ran across this in a book I
> read in early 1935 with the title, "Old Soldier Sahib".
> That would probably indicate a British source.l
>
> Among the many variations that I have heard since the
> General's well know use, is, "Old bikers (i.e. motorcycle
> riders) never die: they just get recycled."
>
> By the way, it should be easy to verify my quote via
> interlibrary loan, if I am challenged.
>
> John
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with this quip at some conference many (many!) years ago; when I posted
it on the departmental bulletin board, some wag penciled in at the
bottom: "Andropov".
Earl Sampson
On 3Aug2006, at 3:01 PM, Nabokv-L wrote:
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:
> Re: [NABOKV-L] Kings never die...( Pale Fire)
> Date:
> Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:36:03 -0400
> From:
> John A Rea <j.rea2@insightbb.com>
> Reply-To:
> j.rea2@insightbb.com
> To:
> Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
> References:
> <005101c6b71c$c68b19d0$6501a8c0@jansy01>
>
> With all the eagerly helpful people on this list, you surely
> have a sound answer now, wherein most will attribute this to
> the late General Douglas MacArthur (spell, please,DN?), who
> in one of his "farewell" addresses emitted, "Old soldiers
> never die, the just (bzw "only") fade away." Actually he
> was, in fact quoting: I first ran across this in a book I
> read in early 1935 with the title, "Old Soldier Sahib".
> That would probably indicate a British source.l
>
> Among the many variations that I have heard since the
> General's well know use, is, "Old bikers (i.e. motorcycle
> riders) never die: they just get recycled."
>
> By the way, it should be easy to verify my quote via
> interlibrary loan, if I am challenged.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> Search the Nabokv-L archive at UCSB
>
> Contact the Editors
>
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> both co-editors.
>
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