Hi to my Forum Friends,
This came in an e-mail to me today -- and I thought you might enjoy it. I only saw Bob Hope in person one time; at a reunion of General Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders, where I was fortunate enough to be a guest. But, what he did over his lifetime to acknowledge, honor, and entertain our military forces all over the world -- will always be a wonderful memory. As his theme song tells us, "Thanks for the memories!"
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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BOB HOPE IN HEAVEN: Thanks For The Memories!
On turning 70: "You still chase women, but only downhill."
On turning 80: "That's the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing."
On turning 90: "You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."
On turning 100: "I don't feel old. In fact, I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap."
On giving up his early career - boxing: "I ruined my hands in the ring. The referee kept stepping on them."
On never winning an Oscar: "Welcome to the Academy Awards -- or as it's called at my home, 'Passover'."
On golf: "Golf is my profession. Show business is just to pay the green fees."
On presidents: "I have performed for 12 presidents -- and entertained six."
On why he chose showbiz for his career: "When I was born, the doctor said to my mother, 'congratulations, you have an eight pound ham.'"
On receiving the Congressional Gold Medal: "I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it."
On his family's early poverty: "Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother."
On his six brothers: "That's how I learned to dance. Waiting for the bathroom."
On his early failures: "I would not have had anything to eat -- if it wasn't for the stuff the audience threw at me."
On going to heaven: "I've done benefits for ALL religions -- I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality."
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