Remembering Bob Hope
Dec 2, 2018 11:59:37 #
On his death bed they asked him where he wanted to be buried. His answer was "Surprise me."
I had forgotten that he lived to be 100, and also didn't realize it has been over 10 years since he died.
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ON TURNING 70
'I still chase women, but only downhill.'
ON TURNING 80
'That's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.'
ON TURNING 90
'You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.'
ON TURNING 100
'I don't feel old. In fact, I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.'
ON GIVING UP HIS EARLY CAREER, BOXING
'I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.'
ON NEVER WINNING AN OSCAR
'Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's called at my home, 'Passover.'
ON GOLF
'Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees.'
ON PRESIDENTS
'I have performed for 12 presidents but entertained only six.'
ON WHY HE CHOSE SHOWBIZ FOR
HIS CAREER
'When I was born, the doctor said to my mother,
Congratulations, you have an eight pound ham.'
ON RECEIVING THE
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL
'I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.'
ON HIS FAMILY'S EARLY POVERTY
'Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.'
ON HIS SIX BROTHERS
'That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom.'
ON HIS EARLY FAILURES
'I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me.'
ON GOING TO HEAVEN
'I've done benefits for ALL religions.
I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.'
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.
I had forgotten that he lived to be 100, and also didn't realize it has been over 10 years since he died.
__________________________________________
ON TURNING 70
'I still chase women, but only downhill.'
ON TURNING 80
'That's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.'
ON TURNING 90
'You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.'
ON TURNING 100
'I don't feel old. In fact, I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.'
ON GIVING UP HIS EARLY CAREER, BOXING
'I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them.'
ON NEVER WINNING AN OSCAR
'Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's called at my home, 'Passover.'
ON GOLF
'Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees.'
ON PRESIDENTS
'I have performed for 12 presidents but entertained only six.'
ON WHY HE CHOSE SHOWBIZ FOR
HIS CAREER
'When I was born, the doctor said to my mother,
Congratulations, you have an eight pound ham.'
ON RECEIVING THE
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL
'I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.'
ON HIS FAMILY'S EARLY POVERTY
'Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.'
ON HIS SIX BROTHERS
'That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom.'
ON HIS EARLY FAILURES
'I would not have had anything to eat if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me.'
ON GOING TO HEAVEN
'I've done benefits for ALL religions.
I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality.'
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.
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Dec 3, 2018 05:50:53 #
I loved Bob Hope and even got to interview him once. He did so much for the services.
Dec 3, 2018 06:01:23 #
AzShooter1 wrote:
I loved Bob Hope and even got to interview him once. He did so much for the services.
I lived about six blocks from him, never met him and wish I had. He owned a whole block of land in Toluca Lake and the police enforced the speed limit in his area as he requested.
Dec 3, 2018 06:53:50 #
Dec 3, 2018 06:54:56 #
I still remember him. One of the greatest comedians of all times and a great human being.
Dec 3, 2018 07:39:20 #
Dec 3, 2018 07:49:18 #
Saw him in Korea 1961, and then again in Vietnam, 1969. Most memorable events in my life
Dec 3, 2018 08:01:07 #
I used to work on his t.v. specials (I was an editor.) and nary a reel went by without something he did on the screen stopping the mixing crew cold with convulsive laughter. He was a true national treasure.
Dec 3, 2018 08:15:34 #
Dec 3, 2018 08:39:06 #
WIZARDofJOZ
Loc: Midwest
He was what you call a "real comedian." If only some of todays would watch/listen and learn.
Thanks for the reminder.
Thanks for the reminder.
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