Category Archives: Funny

David Bruce: Seize the Day — Alcohol, Authors, Bathrooms

David Bruce Anecdotes Alcohol • A Maharajah in India before World War II had an interesting way of fishing. He would have a drink and then walk down to the river, where one of his servants was standing with a fishing … Continue reading

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David Bruce: Seize the Day — Activism, Actors, Advertising, Alcohol

David Bruce Anecdotes Activism • Benjamin Lay was an 18th-century Quaker who preached against slavery. At a Quaker meeting, Mr. Lay waved a sword over his head as he shouted that slavery was just as pleasing to God as abusing the … Continue reading

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David Bruce: The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5 — Weddings, Work

David Bruce Anecdotes Weddings • Bloopers sometimes appear in newspapers, as when the California Jewish Voice published this marriage announcement: “Miss Deborah Stein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stein, was joined in marriage yesterday afternoon to Mr. Harry Salzman, at … Continue reading

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David Bruce: The Funniest People in Families, Volume 3 — Weddings, Work

Weddings • Some early preachers knew exactly how to get paid well for officiating at a wedding. When the groom asked how much the officiating cost, the preacher would say, “I don’t make a charge, but I allow the groom to … Continue reading

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David Bruce: Create, Then Take a Break — Children

Children • In a 1967 interview with Mary Harrington Hall, Charles Schulz said that his children had given him a total of three lines that he had used in Peanuts, his comic strip. At dinner, Amy, his daughter, was talking quite … Continue reading

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David Bruce: CREATE, THEN TAKE A BREAK — Art and Artists, Audiences, Authors

Art and Artists • Peter Bruegel had two sons who also painted, and who acquired the nicknames Hell and Velvet. Peter the Younger painted a lot of devils, so he became known as Hell Bruegel, while Jan painted a lot of … Continue reading

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David Bruce: CREATE, THEN TAKE A BREAK — Alcohol, Animals, Art and Artists

Alcohol • In Austria, operatic tenor Leo Slezak sometimes heard musical societies play at dances for summer visitors. Often, as the night wore on and the band members became drunker and drunker, the music declined in quality. Once, he saw a … Continue reading

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David Bruce: Create, Then Take a Break — Actors and Acting, Alcohol

Actors and Acting • As a young actor, John Gielgud discussed his plans with Lilian Baylis, founder of the Old Vic. Anxious to impress, Mr. Gielgud, who had had a successful season at the Old Vic, told Ms. Baylis that he … Continue reading

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David Bruce: The Coolest People in Comedy — Work; Create, Then Take a Break — Actors and Acting

Work • Stand-up comedians need to have a lot of confidence that they can “get” an audience — that is, make an audience laugh. When Judy Carter worked as the opening act for Loggins and Messina, sometimes the music-loving audience did … Continue reading

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Questions for the moon — t r e f o l o g y

How can the moon be full, it barely eats. Questions for the moon — t r e f o l o g y How can the moon be full, it barely eats.

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