The Milwaukee Journal – May 21,
1942
Riding the Airwaves
With BCL
Yes, People Really ARE Funny
BEFORE “People Are Funny” became a
national network feature Friday nights (NBC-WTMJ, 9 p. m.), it was a west coast
feature for four years and in that time turned up some pretty funny answers.
On one aircast, Art Baker, who
shares emcee duties with Art Linkletter, asked a contestant: “In what sport is ‘squeeze
play’ used?” Art was referring to baseball.
The contestant’s answer, however,
was “post office.”
Another time Baker queried, “What
would you call your wide who has stood by your side all these years faithfully?
Old what . . .?”
Instead of “Old Faithfull,” the
answer was “Old Ironsides.”
Again a woman was asked, “What
fish would you be reminded of if your husband came home with a saber in one
hand and a daggar in the other?” Her answer, instead of swordfish, was “pickled
herring.”
“People Are Funny” introduced a
psychology section in which someone from the audience was sent out on the
street to do certain things to test the average person’s reactions. The first
such test had a man trying to give away silver dollars. Fifteen persons were
approached, and only one actually took a dollar. They thought it was a gag.
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