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abqtommy

(14,118 posts) Mon Feb 14, 2022, 03:30 PM Feb 2022

Here's what I remember about a Henny Youngman routine I saw on a rerun of The

Ed Sullivan Show last night...

"My wife and I have been happily married for many years now. Every week we go out
for a romantic supper with candlelight and wine...

She goes on Wednesday night and I go on Friday!"

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Here's what I remember about a Henny Youngman routine I saw on a rerun of The (Original Post) abqtommy Feb 2022 OP

My wife & I have been happily married for 17 years... Enter stage left Feb 2022 #1

"Take my wife - Please!" sop Feb 2022 #2

Seems like that was a most repeated line empedocles Feb 2022 #3

I always identified with this one! nocoincidences Feb 2022 #4

Enter stage left

(3,396 posts)

1. My wife & I have been happily married for 17 years...

Reply to abqtommy (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 03:33 PM

Feb 2022

that's not bad out of 53.

sop

(10,177 posts)

2. "Take my wife - Please!"

Reply to abqtommy (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 03:36 PM

Feb 2022

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

3. Seems like that was a most repeated line

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 03:40 PM

Feb 2022

nocoincidences

(2,218 posts)

4. I always identified with this one!

Reply to abqtommy (Original post)

Mon Feb 14, 2022, 03:50 PM

Feb 2022

Getting on a plane, I told the ticket lady,

"Send one of my bags to New York, send one to Los Angeles, and send one to Miami."

She said, "We can't do that!"

I told her, "You did it last week!"

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