A Longtime Bob Hope Joke Writer Presents Daily Insightful Topical Satire Of Current Events (Illustrated) Plus Rare Photos From Hollywood's Bygone Era And Excerpts From THE LAUGH MAKERS By Robert L. Mills -- Color Photos From the Book and Rare Classic Vintage Video Clips! Send Your Show Biz Questions to "ASK BOB" at: TheLaughMakers@GMail.com
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CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25, 2012
HONEST ABE -- The Academy has notified Stephen Spielberg that his epic film "Lincoln" may be disqualified from Oscar consideration because of historical inaccuracies. To make the movie even more exciting, in one scene Lincoln is almost killed in a dynamite blast while posing for Mt. Rushmore.
WEAR YOUR SWEATER -- Jewish women rule the big screen right now. Barbara Streisand plays a Jewish mother in "Guilt Trip," Bette Midler plays a Jewish grandmother in "Parental Guidance" and Leslie Mann another Jewish mother in "This is 40." The trend continues. Sarah Silverman has been signed for the lead in "The Life of Whoopie Goldberg."
GREENGROCER -- Researchers at Boeing used stacks of potatoes to simulate human passengers while testing Wi-Fi coverage at 35,000 feet because spuds come closest to matching the density and conductivity of the human body. To add even more realism, unshelled walnuts were attached to the "men" dummies and ripe cantaloupes to the "women."
ARRRRG -- Cable companies claim they don't prosecute people who pirate their programs for free because it's too expensive. Yeah, right. Actually, they'd like to prosecute them but they tell D.A 's they'll come in to fill out the papers between two and five and then never show up.
G'DAY MATE -- Though it took several decades, eight of ten American motorists now buckle up behind the wheel. But not because of dire warnings from Detroit or the National Safety Council. What finally did the trick was the threat of a visit from that GEICO auto insurance lizard.
Contents Copyright (c) 2012 by Robert L. Mills All Rights Reserved
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G'DAY MATE -- Though it took several decades, eight of ten American motorists now buckle up behind the wheel. But not because of dire warnings from Detroit or the National Safety Council. What finally did the trick was the threat of a visit from that GEICO auto insurance lizard.
