Before making it big in radio and television, Burns and Allen were known for their stage performances. In fact, the act began on the stage with George barely able to hold an act and Gracie dancing. Here we see the couple in a promotional entrance.
How to Become President: Chapter 9
February 1, 2010HOW TO SHAKE HANDS AND MAKE IT STICK
ACCORDING to an old legend, our forefathers first started shaking hands so that the politicians could have only one hand free to pick the voters’ pockets.
That’s silly, if I do say it myself. Smart politicians don’t pick pockets. They take ‘em as they come.
On an average campaign tour a candidate shakes hands 400 times a day, thereby expending enough muscular contraction to milk all the cows in Van Buren County. But this would be just as silly as shaking hands. Why should a candidate milk cows when he can appoint his own Secretary of the Treasury?
Any Relation?
January 30, 2010George: Look, it’s got a coat of arms. It’s a bonified castle.
Gracie: Oh, that’s where Napoleon came from.
George: Napoleon?
Gracie: Yes, Napoleon Bonified.
Today?
January 5, 2010George: Gracie, what day is it today?
Gracie: Well, I don’t know.
George: You can find out if you look at that paper on your desk.
Gracie: Oh, George, that doesn’t help. It’s yesterday’s paper.
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