[dang]

That was Sidney Morgenbesser, a philosopher so witty that the remarks he came up with have turned into jokes and proverbs.

https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/1772...

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Have you run across a reference that traces this story? Because you get everything from joke, funny story about the person to true story about the person. In seemingly endless circular reference.