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from The Little Rascal's "School's Out" Episode (1930)

A scene from The Little Rascal's "School's Out" episode (1930), when the teacher discovers that her students had been slipped all the wrong answers by a jokester: Miss Crabtree: Douglas Greer, what was Abraham Lincoln's mother's name? Douglas Greer: Mrs. Lincoln. Miss Crabtree: Are you children trying to be funny? Buddy O'Donald, on Paul Revere's night ride, what did he say as he stopped his horse in front of the colonial homes? Buddy O'Donald: He said, "Whoa!!" .... Miss Crabtree: I'm going to be punishing the next child severely who gives me a foolish answer! Farina, what was Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? Farina: Sixteen Forty-Four South Main Street! (As a teacher I smile because it was true when I was a class clown in school...and it's true now (sigh : )

from Duck Soup (1933)

Chicolini: Hey, I got an uncle lives in Taxes. Prosecutor: No, I'm talking about taxes - money, dollars! Chicolini: Dollars! There's-a where my uncle lives! Dollars, Taxes! #taxesfiled

Word to Know: "Rawgabbit"

—a person who speaks confidently, but ignorantly, about a subject.

from Groucho Marx’s letter of resignation to the Friars’ Club (1949)

“I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.”

Not All Chocolate is Good Chocolate

A 6th grade girl approaches Laura before class: Girl: Mrs. Rozeboom, do you like whoppers? Laura: Umm, not really. Girl: Because I brought you some. (She opens her hand to reveal three melted milk chocolate malted milk balls.) Laura: Thank you. I think you better eat them...