Joseph Cotten, who said, “You know how I got my name? Sammy Davis picked it for me.” Never got a dinner!
Ben Hur, who said to his sister Ben Him, “We’d better swap names before they start calling me Ben Gay!” Never got a dinner!
Uncle Remus, who said to Uncle Ben, “You’re a credit to your rice.” Never got a dinner!
Crispus Attucks, who said, “Don’t shoot till you see the whites!” Never got a dinner!
Dean Martins great-great-uncle, Ebenezer Martin, who said to Eli Whitney, “I see the cotton, but wheres the gin?” Never got a dinner!
Eve, who asked Adam, “Does this fig leaf make me look fat?” Never got a dinner! (Got an apple, but never got a dinner.)
Joe Torre, who switched to first base because he didn’t want to go through life as Chicken Catcher Torre. Never got a dinner!
Henry Ford, who despite his immense wealth never owned a Cadillac. Never got a dinner!
Sophia Loren, whose new baby asked her, “Is all that for me?” Never got a dinner!
Adam, who said to Eve, “What do you mean you have nothing to wear?” Never got a dinner!
Donald Trumps mother, who said, “Donnie! Stop playing Monopoly and get in that barbers chair! “ Never got a dinner!
The captain of the Titanic, who said to room service, “Who sent for all this ice?” Never got a dinner!
Queen Elizabeth, who said, “Not now, I’m on the throne.” Never got a dinner!
Abraham Lincoln, who said, “A house divided... is a condominium.” Never got a dinner!
J. Paul Getty, who still hasn’t been buried - they keep finding oil! Never got a dinner!
-Red Buttons
Or even earlier, “Strange things are happening.”