Who Said There S A Sucker Born Every Minute
Camila Farah
This expression appears to have originated in the usa around 1850 and is often attributed to p t.
In october 1888 a new york newspaper described a jewelry based swindle and the unfortunate souls who were deceived. There s a sucker born every minute that quote is believed to be one of p t. Barnum an american showman of the mid 19th century although there is no evidence that he actually said it. Early examples of its use are found among gamblers and confidence tricksters.
Barnum has become famous in modern history thanks to the hit film the greatest showman a musical that s loosely based around barnum s life and his circus. It was always a saying with joe that there was a sucker born every minute and all through his business career he acted on that basis and generally found a good crop of them. However there is actually no evidence that barnum said this. Instead it seems that the comment originates with david hannum a new york investor.
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