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Give me a sense of humor Lord, give me the grace to see a joke,

to get some humor out of life, and pass it on to other folk.

1 posted on 12/07/2019 4:23:47 AM PST by sodpoodle
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2 posted on 12/07/2019 4:28:17 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Thanks, for the wonderful MEMORIES.


3 posted on 12/07/2019 4:29:49 AM PST by Maris Crane
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Bob Hope on Zombies and Democrats
https://youtu.be/4a6YdNmK77k

A classic, only 30s.


4 posted on 12/07/2019 4:30:24 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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I actually met him once and shook his hand. I was just a kid (11) on a transatlantic crossing.

An on board friend and I staged a pratfall on the staircase as Hope was coming down. Hope stopped to see if we were all right. Hence the opportunity to meet, speak, and shake hands.

I shook Bobby Kennedy’s hand once as well (high school), although he never even looked at me. It was just a perfunctory campaign handshake. One of hundreds, maybe thousands that day as his hand was obviously swollen/puffy.


8 posted on 12/07/2019 4:43:25 AM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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Bob Hope and James Cagney dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7im440fP8


10 posted on 12/07/2019 4:59:13 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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Classic. One of the all time greats. I also loved Jack Benny’s standup from back when.


11 posted on 12/07/2019 5:11:14 AM PST by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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Thank you for this post. That and the YouTube video which was also shared in this thread. Hope you don’t mind but I screenshotted your post and shared it on Twitter along with the “Thanks for the Memories” video.


14 posted on 12/07/2019 5:24:15 AM PST by BOBWADE (WWG1WGA)
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I miss Bob Hope and all that he and his generation stood for.


18 posted on 12/07/2019 5:59:41 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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Bob and his wife Dolores came to entertain at our base in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm.

They were amazing and wonderful.

21 posted on 12/07/2019 6:28:09 AM PST by onona (Just tell me where to muster, I'll bring my shit)
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Look at how ”comedy” has changed...nothing today but a string of cuss words and dirty jokes. It takes genius to come up with anything similar to Hope’s humor...and there us no genius in comedy today,


24 posted on 12/07/2019 6:49:46 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
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“I’ve just flown in from California, where they’ve made homosexuality legal. I thought I’d get out before they make it compulsory.” - Bob Hope


31 posted on 12/07/2019 8:12:07 AM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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“...BUT ONLY DOWNHILL....” ...lol....


32 posted on 12/07/2019 10:25:26 AM PST by tweakDU
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To: sodpoodle

Nice. Thank you.


36 posted on 12/07/2019 11:39:48 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS!)
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