The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Walter wincheIl ]
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| couldn't accomplish in four years.
 Thousands of words were penned describing the atomic explosion at Bikini. Every adjective in the dic- tionary was left gasping. Do you know how long the explosion 'last- ed?
 Exactly one-tenth of a millionth of second!
 It isn't the atomic bomb that can ruin civilization-but the men who misuse it. It must never be for gotten that wars are made by men and can be stopped by them :. Other scientific achievements have | also caused a crepe-hanging spree. After Madame Curie discovered ra- dium famed philosopher Henry Adams wrote: "The man of science must have been sleepy indeed who did not jump like scared dog when Madame Curie threw on his desk the metaphysical bombs called ra- dium There remained no hole to hide in.
 The gimme gangs who just heaved an economic bean-ball at Uncle Sam are the same goons who invited the last depression. And when they were down to their last million bux these jittery chumps sclrried to the White House and pleaded with FDR to save them.
 Roosevelt informed one of them: T am not so much concerned that the rich should sleep peacefully in their beds as that everyone should have bed in which to sleep"
 In our colyuming adventures we probably have used this gag at least II times It usually pops up via press agents for actors It's the quip about the ingrate who asked: How could you do that to me after all I've done for you?" and the heels retort: Yeah but what'Ve you done for me lately?"
 Whatever became of that one, you wonder? It was just featured in an interesting magazine story on Chief Justice VinSon.
 Our Girl Friday says this already ran here, but we wanna read 1t again, so go away We got it from Boston editor who reports a Kiwanis Club in Minneapolis was staging nylon luncheon. The club had 250 pairs of nylons and dis tributed only one pair each to members .. AS the last pair was handed out the man in charge said: And now we want to remind you that cards announcing this event were also sent to your wives"
 To which voice in the rear boomed out: If that's the case, want to change my pair from size 9l2 to 101a!
 A minor State Dept official (noted for his kid-glove handling of Spain) was defending himself to reporters They called him Fascist You fellows have me all wrong" he moaned Why, even my father fought in the Spanish American War!"
 "zatsop' taunted reporter.
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 Professor Runyon witnessed the new film, Caesar and Cleopatra" We inquired if he liked it, and he wrote this: "Yes, and I think the people also liked it. It is good movie entertainment. Claude Rains is marvellous as Caesar, and Vivien Leigh gives most extraordinary performance. She is different Cleopatra than I have always imagined that lady. But maybe that makes her all the more at tractive. The Technicolor, thought was not too good.
 "A fellow named Stewart Grang- CT is quite hunk of guy who bears watching-especiallt around your woman"
 Then there's the one about the Englishman who drank Pimm' 's-a British drink. He wandered into a Third Avenue bar and said: Have you any Pimm's here?"
 "Shure," said the Irish barkeep, there's two of 'em at tn end of th' bar"