Jack’s Winning Words 7/25/19
“I’m a Marxist, of the Groucho tendency.”  (Unknown)  With all the rhetoric these days about socialism, pro and con, I think that it’s time to lighten up.  Enough about economics…and more about comics.  Groucho is one of my favorites…his walk, his moustache, his cigar, his quick wit.  But, Groucho is gone and America’s funny bone seems to have gone with him.  Perhaps there is still someone whose humor cracks you up.  …or, you can YouTube: You Bet Your Life.   ;-)  Jack  

 FROM TRIHARDER:  My favorite Groucho line:  I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member. ===JACK:  Have you ever been "excluded" from an organization...purposely?  ===TH:  I sought to be on the board of the Erb Family Foundation, an environmental organization.  They sent me a polite "no thank you" letter. Than I looked at the composition of the board and I understood.  Very high brow.===JACK:  ...and, how about organizations that you're proud to belong to? ===TH:  Detroit Maccabi, ADL, WB Environmental Board, Opp Fund, Michigan State Bar. ===JACK:  I don't see any country club on that list.

FROM EDUCATOR PAUL:  My dad loved Groucho. We never missed”You Bet Your Life.”  As a kid watching it with him, I looked at Groucho as an old man making people look stupid.  Isn’t it funny how kids interpret things?===JACK:  Groucho's accent?...Was that a Jew making fun of a stereotypical Jew?===PAUL:  Nope!===JACK:  Now that I think of it, Groucho always talked that way...even in interviews..., or maybe he was always on stage.

FROM ST PAUl IN ST PAUL:  :  he was also quite a womanizer from all that i have read about him.    he and Tallulah Bankhead had a long standing tryst going among others.   pretty sure this is correct info.   still,  he was a hoot, as you noted.  some of their old movies are still quite funny.   and yes,  we do need to lighten up in this country.===JACK:  Womanizers?  They seem to be "a dime a dozen" these days, especially in DC.  ===SP:  i like the joke that they cancelled the Nativity Scene in DC this Christmas  because they could not find 3 Wisemen or even one Virgin.  but they did find a whole LOT of Jackasses! ===JACK:  How come the blog "comments" seem to have fixated on Groucho while not touching today's conversation about socialism/Marxism?  ===SP:  for some folks,  those are rather touchy topics.  also,  people often have a very distorted understanding of progressive socialism.===JACK:  What's the difference between socialism and progressive socialism?  Is there a difference between Marxism and  Groucho Marxism?

FROM DR J:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fmC0hVIa4
Groucho made the world brighter by being in it… You have too! 
I watched this video and it brought a good laugh… a great way to start the day!
===JACK:  Google and YouTube are two of my favorite modern-day resources.

FROM MY LAWYER:  One of the funniest episodes of You Bet Your Life was when he had Gonzalez Gonzalez as a guest. Watch it on UTUBE.===JACK:  Is it just me...or aging?  Was humor funnier in the "olden days?"===ML:  Today, people, in general, are too tightly wound and can’t laugh at themselves. Too much political correctness. Today, Groucho would be labeled a racist for making fun of Gonzales. That word is used too loosely. Just my opinion.===JACK:  Sometimes political correctness reaches an over-reach.    

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  I have a grandson in Tampa who is great with puns!===JACK:  (Groucho quote) Look, if you don't like my parties, you can leave in a huff.  If that's too soon, leave in a minute and a huff. If you can't find that, you can leave in a taxi. 


FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Steven Wright cracks me up.  So did Don Knotts.===JACK:  I think that we've all come across a "Don Knotts" type person in our life.

FROM KF IN FL:  I saw a dog trotting around town yesterday with a chewy stick treat hanging out of his mouth - very much like Groucho and his cigar!  I also saw a shark at the beach ......===JACK:  Groucho's looks are as funny as his jokes.  Did the shark have moustache and bushy eyebrows?