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Esther Goodman's avatar

Thanks for this, Esther C. I'd never heard or seen this one before. Hackett was a genius.

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Irwin Rosenthal's avatar

Ernie Kovacs, Hungarian ( I believe ) and not Jewish ( I believe) made me laugh till it hurt. He never worked the Catskills ( I think) but his humor was timeless ( I know ).

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Judith Seid's avatar

I'm so embarrassed to have laughed myself silly at those jokes.

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LAINIE COOKE's avatar

love this - love you - miss you - and c'mon you know Oscar is def a cousin to Esther.

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Barbara S. Kane's avatar

Redemption by Laughter, your father was the true Rabbi!

Hysterically funny.

“The pen is the tongue of the mind”

Horace

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Bill Zimmerman's avatar

Love your memory piece. What ever happened to laughter?

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