Category: Anecdotes
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David Bruce Anecdotes Money • Comedian Lenny Bruce used to tell his audiences about the time Jesus and Moses returned to Earth, walked around, and finally ended up in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, where they saw Francis Cardinal Spellman. They weren’t impressed with what they saw; instead, they wondered why Cardinal Spellman was […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Marriage, Mishaps, Money
David Bruce Anecdotes Marriage • A Scottish minister with a sense of humor — or reality — used to say this to young couples he was about to marry: “My friends, marriage is a blessing to a few, a curse to many, and a great uncertainty to all — do ye venture?” • Brigham Young brought Mormonism, […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Illnesses and Injuries, Marriage
David Bruce Anecdotes Illnesses and Injuries • When she was a teenager, children’s mystery writer Joan Lowery Nixon fell from a horse and suffered a fractured skull. Her sister, Pat, was attending a Catholic school and asked the nuns to pray for Joan. Shortly before the nuns were to begin praying for her, Joan fell into […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Good Deeds, Heaven and Hell, Husbands and Wives
David Bruce Anecdotes Good Deeds • During the 1950s, an old man knocked on a door at Lancashire School and asked the two schoolboys who answered his knock if he could sit down in the room as he believed that long ago he had lived in this room at the school. After they had entertained the […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Food, Friends, Gifts, God, Good Deeds
David Bruce Anecdotes Food • Comedian Beatrice Lillie despised pretension. Often, she would go to a fancy restaurant filled with haughty headwaiters, then make her order: “Rice Krispies.” • Yogi Berra was once asked if he wanted his pizza cut into four slices, or eight. He replied, “Four. I don’t think I can eat eight slices.” Friends […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Education, Fathers, Food
David Bruce Anecdotes Education • Yen Ho was a wise man who was asked to be the tutor to the heir of a murderous despot. Seeking advice, he went to Ch’u Po Yu and explained his situation. Ch’u Po Yu answered, “When you deal with such a person, you must first improve yourself, not him.” • At […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Death, Doctors
David Bruce Anecdotes Death • Early in his life, Oscar Wilde flirted with becoming a Catholic. However, his half-brother Henry Wilson died, leaving Mr. Wilde £100 and a half-share in a fishing lodge — on condition that Mr. Wilde remain a Protestant for five years. On his deathbed, Mr. Wilde finally became a Catholic. As Mr. […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Dance, Death
David Bruce Anecdotes Dance • Sergei Diaghilev enjoyed telling this story about Vaslav Nijinsky: Mr. Nijinsky had gone to a public ball in Paris. After he and a young woman had danced together, she had told him, “You are a nice boy, but you really ought to learn to dance.” Also according to Mr. Diaghilev, Mr. […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest people Who Love Life — Clothing, Couples, Dance
David Bruce Anecdotes Clothing • Charlie Erbstein, a Chicago lawyer early in the 20th century, was widely believed to be crooked. Once he was put on trial for allegedly bribing a jury, but the testimony of a priest saved him. At the exact time the jurors were being bribed, Mr. Erbstein was sitting in the priest’s […]
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David Bruce: The Funniest People Who Live Life — Children, Church
David Bruce Anecdotes Children • Emperor Fo-siu respected the Buddhist priest Si-tien and told him that he could have any treasure — including gold, silver, jewels, priceless works of art — he wanted, provided that he could carry it away in one trip. He then gave Si-tien the key to the royal treasure rooms. However, Emperor […]
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