The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-02
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 Recently Ben Bernie and his crew played . series of one-night stands tn the hill-billy sector down in Kentucky Pausing at Q farm house to get drink of water, Bernie was escorted into the kitchen by g little girl of about 8 :. =. To his astonishment he saw a picture of himself on the wall DO you know who that is?" he asked her Nope" she hoped You don't2" he said. "Why is 1t on the wall2" "Becarise," was he reply, "Mommy put 1t there. She said I would grow up like that if I didn't stop sucking my thumb.
 At the Riviera the other night the crowd was not SO receptive to com edian Joe Lewis quips. He couldn't extract a litter "Fergoodness- sakesl" he finally exploded, T know there must be somebody out front l hear breathingl" :. You've probably heard it, but it is virgin over ueEe AAc OAAS ~"SN' Roosevelt admirer who cornered a Republican and gleefully chirped: "oh, boy, are you a no goodl The way you've been going around town complaining about he New Deal and what 1t is doing to business, You're doing all right. I saw you sitting in that sidewalk cafe" {. .. "Sidewalk cafe, my eyel" was the retort, "that was my furniturel!"
 That reminds us how kibitzer guages the progress of a poker game The winners tell dirty jokes and the losers holler: "C'mon, it's your deali" We like John An- derson's observation on this George Bernard Shaw incident Shaw once addressed letter to Col. Law renee of Arabia (who called him self Private Shaw this way: ITO Private Shaw from Public Shaw" Excerpt from a note sent by Q colyuming ace: I'm sorry I never acknowledged the orchids. I'm a lazy dog, but not an ungrateful one."
 An out of -towner, who stood out- side Ripley's Odditorium for three hours, gaping at the passing Broad yayites, got the surprise of his life when he learned that the freaks were inside! In the gevern- ment's inquiry in Louisiana all the sums mentioned in the allegedly questionable transactions are in phone number figures-running into the 100s of 1000s It suggests that they tried to up Huey Longs slogan "Every Man A King" to "Every Man A Maharajah" |. A Hollywood malcontent rates the irl- dependence scale in that town this way: A financially secure actor irl- sists on picking his own stories. When he gets a half million salted, he names the studo he cares to work for When he has more than a million dollars banked he feels cocky enough to choose his own friends.
 The hullaballoo over the fugitive "Iepke" reminded one Broadway night club manager of this amusing scene the other weekend |. A G-Man called in person and said : T have newspaper photograph of you seated at Q table with Lepke. what can you tell me about himp" "Not a thing" said the man ager, "don't even know him. He came in one night with a party and was asked to have drink with them-that's all there is to 1t" After an hour of questioning the Federal man was convinced :. :. "Before I go," he concluded, T must ask you one more question which we have to ask everybody in matters like this-have you any idea where Lepke is nowp"
 "Yes," was the retort wonderful, "in hidingl"
 The United Press reported that Adolf sent Il Duce @ long telegram of congrats on Benito's 56th birth- day .. What faux pas! :. :. Mussolini is more touchy about his age than @ movie actress in her 4Os In Italy his birthday is no longer announced or celebrated
 Because & few. years ago he stated that all men over 45 are use- less and should retire The l6 best examples of men with time on