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The knowingly false Gandhi attribution uses “probably” to mark an absurd anti-violence admonition involving an expensive signing pen. The replies extend the joke to repair costs and thrift. This is a parody, not a genuine Gandhi quotation or a report of violence. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments 2021-07-27 — Jason Lent: Sure they lost an eye, but then you have a bent nib, and palladium nibs aren’t cheap to have repaired. 2021-07-27 — Dan Cary — reply in Jason Lent’s thread: Jason Lent Gandhi was a frugal man Coverage: Captured count matches displayed count at selected review; hidden/deleted comments remain unknown. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.