Subj : Cars (was: Re: PC's and c
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Aug 31 2019 11:46:00

Joe,

JM>  When De Soto was sponsoring You Bet Your Life, he was in some
JM>commercials.  I recall his being in the latest model De Soto and waving at t
JM>camera as he drove off.

  LOL!! Sounds like Groucho.

JM>  Then at the end of the show was a large De Soto logo with him opening an
JM>O telling people to be sure to tell the dealer Grouch sent them, with a
JM>wiggle of his cigar and eye brows.

  I wonder if those are on YouTube??

JM>  Trivial side.
JM>  When The Marx Brothers were the toast of Broadway in the '20s, Groucho
JM>bought a house on Long Island and needed a car.  His first car?  A 1928 De
JM>Soto.

  Interesting.

JM>  And now you know a part of the rest of the story!
JM>  Good day!
JM>  Joe (in my best Paul Harrr-vee impersonation)

  Not bad. :)

  I'm reminded of one of the "stupid stories" that was on one of Paul
Harvey's newscasts once. This ol' boy had taken a selfie of himself in
front of his crop of marijuana plants, inside a greenhouse...and made it
the cover photo on the phone.

  Unfortunately, for him...he lost the phone.

  Who should find it?? The police!! <BG>

Daryl

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