Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
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.bY DAMON.
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! took my wife Ethel 10 q
movie over in New York and
before the picture went on uer,
WAS a stage show and a guy anc
a dame came out ard told Joke;
ana one OF the Jokes was about
Brooklyn ard Ethel made q noise
Ike ssSS SSSs SSSS out loud,
Uses Ethel what is that noise
you are making? She ses I am
Kissing those peopls for telling
that Joke about Brooklyn Joe
SSS SSSs sSSS. I ses stop that
Ethel. I seS Jol have kot every
body look at US.
WHEN WE was going out
through the lobby after the pic
ture ] ses Ethel that was the
worst thing ever heard OF and
she ses do you mean me kissing
those people Joe2 ] ses yes and
just then a little guy without q
hat on stepped up and ses TO
Ethel pardon me madame but
heard what you Just ses. Are
you the party who was kissing
that act on the stage?
I SES who wants 10 know
brother? The little guy ses I
do. I am the manager OF this
theatre and Ethel ses why yes
mister I was kissing them. Did
you hear me? The manager ses
no but one OF my ushers told
me somebody was making q dis
turbance In the theatre when
that act was on by kissing and
wanted to know what TO do
about 1t. I told him to put the
disturber out II II continued but
it stopped.
FOUR OR five people had
stopped In the lobby to listen
and ! ses look Ethel. I ses lets
go on home. ! ses you are at
tracing attention and she SEES
all night Joe. ] will come in just
a minute but want to find out
from this manager what II funny
about Brooklyn. The manage
ses why madam there is nothing
funny about Brooklyn that I
know OF and Just then . big fat
guy with q moustache who had
been listening stepped UP and
ses we'll what is funny about
Hackensack then?
THE MANAGER ses what do
you mean what Is funny about
Hackensack? Where does Hack
enSack come into this discussion
! am having with this lady2 We
are talking about Brooklyn. The
fat guy ses that's al right but
sometimes people come out on
the stage and make Jokes about
HackenSack. ! live In Hacken-
sack and It's one OF the finest
places IN the world and I want
10 know why people make Jokes
about II on the stage.
THE MANAGER ses did that
act make jokes about Hacken-
sack too3 The fat guy ses no
but lots Of others do and the
manager Ses we'll neighbor I
cannot control all the acts in
the world. Then a little old
dame in q bonnet edges in and
ses yes and what about Yonkers?
They make Jokes about Yonkers
too. / have lived there all my
life and 1t Is the most beauti-
ful place you can imagine There
is nothing funny about ~ either
so why do they make those Jokes
about IL on the stage2
ETHEL SEES have girl
friend who lives in Yonkers,
Her name Is Clancy now but 1t
used 10 be Moran. She grew
UP with me in Brooklyn. She
ses Yonkers is nice but that she
would rather live In Brooklyn
The little old dame ses she must
be crazy then. ! have been in
Brooklyn and II is nowhereS
near as beautiful as Yonkers
The fat guy ses ladies have
either Of you ever been IN Hack
ensack? That IS really beau
tiful
] SES 10 the manager now YOU
see what YOU have done He
ses look friend. All 7 was try
Ing 10 90 was 20 find out why
your wife was Kissing that act.
I aid not know ! was going 10
start a riot Ethel Ses well
told YOU mister. ! % not Ike
20 hear Jokes abou. Brooklyn
and this lady and gentleman do
not Ike 70 hear Jokes about
Eackensack or Workers II
those people on the stage want
TO tell jokes about some place
let them tell them abou. Phila-
delphiA.
THE MANAGER ses whats
wrong with Philadelphia Ethel
ses why mister don't know
wrong with PHiladel-
1hia. i have never been there
The manager ses madam I come
rom Philadelphia and o, IS a
nee place and NOBODY can tel
oyes about Philadelphia on ms
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Yours truly
JOE TTRP
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