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Bob Hope
On his death bed they asked him where he wanted to be buried.His answer was, “Surprise me.”
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Do you remember Bob Hope? You’ll enjoy this.
I had forgotten that he lived to be 100,
and also didn’t realize it has been over 11 years since he died.
I Always enjoyed him, his movies, and his show. He touched a lot of lives during his life.
Thought you might enjoy a bit of memory touching. Enjoy and recall a neat comedian.
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BOB HOPE IN HEAVEN
For those of you too young to remember Bob Hope, ask your Grandparents and thanks for the memories.
WHAT A WONDERFUL E-MAIL.
I HOPE THIS WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART.
This is a tribute to a man who DID make a difference.
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.’
John Wayne – Tribute to America
John Wayne’s 1970
Tribute to America
Most of the performers have passed away. Nostalgic to a fare thee well—from a much better day for America.
PLEASE ENJOY THIS CLIP by John Wayne and friends. View Full Screen
http://biggeekdad.com/2014/09/john-wayne-1970/#.VD4BKEV8qPM.email
Thank you, Jane Kiper, for submitting to Fun at the Summit!
Do You Remember When
The perfect age is somewhere between
old enough to know better and too young to care.
How many of these do you remember?
old enough to know better and too young to care.
How many of these do you remember?
Candy cigarettes |
Plastic Army Men |
| Wax Coke Bottles filled with Colored Sugar Water  |
Soda Pop Machines Dispensed Glass Bottles  |
Coffee Shops with Tableside Jukeboxes |
Blackjack, Clove and Teaberry Chewing Gum |
| Home Milk Delivery in Glass Bottles with Cardboard Stoppers  |
Chief Pontiac Signs |
P.F. Fliers |
Telephone Numbers with a Word Prefix… (Raymond 4-601)  |
Party lines |
Howdy Doody |
45 RPM Records |
45 RPM Spindles |
Green Stamps |
Metal Ice Cubes Trays with Levers |
Beanie and Cecil |
Roller Skate Keys |
Cork Pop Guns |
Marlin Perkins |
Drive-in Movies |
Drive-in Restaurants |
Car Hops |
Studebakers |
Topo Gigio |
Wringer Washers |
The Fuller Brush Man |
Sky King |
Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorders |
Tinkertoys |
Erector Sets |
Lincoln Logs |
15¢ McDonald Hamburgers |
5¢ Packs of Baseball Cards |
Penny Candy |
25¢ per Gallon Gasoline |
Jiffy Pop Popcorn |
5¢ Stamps |
Gum Wrapper Chains |
Chatty Cathy Dolls |
5¢ Cokes |
Speedy Alka-Seltzer |
Cigarettes for Christmas |
Falstaff Beer |
Burma Shave Signs |
Kodak Brownie Camera |
Flash Bulbs |
TV Test Patterns |
Old Yeller |
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee |
Fire Escape Tubes |
Timmy and Lassie |
Ding-Dong, Avon Calling |
Brylcreem |
Aluminum Christmas Trees |
At The Hop |
If you can remember most of these, then you have lived!!!!!
Pass this link along to anyone who may need a break from their “grown-up” life,
I double-dog-dare-ya!
I double-dog-dare-ya!
