BOB HOPE'S LAST JOKE

07/28/03 | vanity

[genefromjersey]

My wife heard this story on the TV:

Shortly before he died, Bob Hope's wife, Dolores, asked the 100 year old comedian if he had any preferences as to where he would like to be buried.

Bob looked her - deadpan - and answered : " Why don't you just surprise me ? "

[Sunshine Sister]

I think he should go to Arlington National Cemetery.

[apackof2]

I loved Bob Hope, I know, I know he lived a good, long life but the news of his passing was still sad and he will be greatly missed........Thanks for the memories, Bob, you were a great American

[EternalVigilance]

Bob Hope gets to heaven, and of course immediately starts razzing George Burns that he lived 11 days longer than he did--100 years, 59 days to 100 years, 48 days.

So George complains to God about it, saying, "Is that fair? Am I gonna have to listen to this for all eternity?"

So God says: "Consider that your punishment for 'Oh, God Book 2' and 'Oh God! You Devil!'"

Burns shrugs and says, "Well, I guess it could be worse. I don't see my agent up here."

[bedolido]

I heard that on Jay Leno last night. Bob Hope, a class act to the end.

[Types_with_Fist]

During one of Bob Hope's war-time shows for the troops, an enemy shell landed not very far from the stage. An Army officer told Hope to "finish the show and run for your life." Hope replied, "I've never finished a show any other way."

[Teacher317]

LOL. A natural comedian. He will be missed.

[billhilly]

Linda Hope, adopted daughter of Bob and Delores Hope, held a press conference yesterday to relate the manner of her fathers death and to tell the world that they would be having a private funeral and burial ceremony. It was she who related that story about Bob telling Delores to surprise him.

[joesnuffy]

He took a most appropriate last name

[Jack Wilson]

The last Republican in California has checked out.

[Atlas Sneezed]

That is a gem of a story. I hope it's true, because he put one last big grin on my face.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

There is still a fellow named Ronald Reagan out there.

[SerpentDove]

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[Ebenezer]

"I think he should go to Arlington National Cemetery."

Ditto! With full military honors as an honorary veteran!

[LS]

I may be mistaken, but I think Hope has already been honored as the ONLY U.S. civilian ever given "official" U.S. military status. Someone can correct me on this. If true, he is already eligible for Arllington, but his wife would not be, right?

[Ebenezer]

Great Desert Storm era photograph! To me, Bob Hope was someone who, despite all his wealth and fame, you could relate to as "one of the guys". If he addressed the troops with a folksy line like "hey, fellas", he meant it with the friendliness he felt for our servicemen. Also, I would have found it difficult to address him by a name other than Bob (except if I were a young boy). To all Americans, from a humble buck private to the President, he was plain old Bob, your old-time friend.

[colorado tanker]

Is that a picture of his joke files? Wow.

[Hatteras]

I heard that on the radio report yesterday on the way home from work and actually laughed out loud. He was, like my parents, from a different era. There's something very appealing about "their" humor.

The other brief story I heard was when he was telling a biographer about going on a world tour. He enjoyed the recognition that he usually received where ever he went. On this particular trip, no one seemed to recognize him, no one approached him for autographs and after a while he was starting to feel a little miffed. As he walked through Red Square in China, finally a Chinese family approached and said, "Oh, your Bob Hope!, Hi, Bob Hope! Can we have your autograph?!"

Bob Hope told the biographer, "Here I had to come halfway around the world to find somebody that recognized me, so I was quite happy to sign some autographs. So as I did, I asked the family, "So, where are you from?" and they said, "Palo Alto."