Monday, January 3, 2011

Quote of the Day/Memory of the Day

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx

I like this kind of thinking. Sounds like something Wayne might have said.

Besides, I think Wayne and I used to watch Groucho once in a while on "You Bet Your Life." Groucho, by the way, was never without his cigar. Yep, it's true, right on live television. Handsome George Fenniman was the show's announcer. Couples were the contestants, not necessarily married couples. I don't remember the premise of the game, but I do remember the duck.

That strange duck would be lowered, carrying the secret word in its bill, then be pulled up out of sight. All this before the contestants came out. Then Groucho would tell them, "Say the secret word and collect $100." If you ever heard Groucho say it, you know he said woid, not word.

That's a long, long time ago.

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