Definitely outdated humor…well past it’s time! And it may be oh so politically incorrect! As am I?
Did you know that on the 1930s/1940s Borscht Belt Comedy Circuit that Jewish women comedians were often referred to as Menstruating Minstrels?
Wait a minute!
Were there really Jewish women comedians during that ‘period!’
Wrong again Schmuck!
There was Milton Berle!
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If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door! … Milton Berle
To which I add…
Or add knockers…
The Texaco Star Theater (1948-1956):
I do often remember that a house in my neighborhood had the first local TV, circa 1948. I would go there to watch ‘The Milton Berle Show.’
Yes! He was the highest paid celebrity on TV at the time. Mr. Berle’s salary was $1,500 a week in 1949. But by 1950-51, it had risen to $11,500, and on May 3, 1951, he signed an unusual “lifetime” contract ( actually 30 years) with NBC for $200,000 a year.
Milton Berle, TV’s first famous star, died March 27, 2002. He was 93 and had enjoyed a career spanning over 80 years on stage, film, radio and television.
Now The Mysterious Blabberer? 
Ahh! I love this. My Dad really liked Milton Berle!
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As did I.
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Great and informative update
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Loved watching that guy when I was growing up.
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Yes! He was the highest paid celebrity on TV at that time. Must have been the dresses.
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Hahahaha… They just don’t make them like that anymore. Sad! Some of the stuff they call comedy these days…
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True! But it’s much more diverse today.
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Very true!
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For the better I hope.
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I remember that a house in our neighborhood had the first TV.
We would go there to watch ‘The Milton Berle Show.’
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We you elected antenna? Ha
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Antenna, yes.
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I figured! My brothers and I took turns…
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And moving the antenna to get the best picture possible. And I still refer to a refrigerator as an icebox. Because it was ice that made it cold in the 1940s.
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We’ve come a long way…
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But evolution is now being replaced by Devolution. We have easy access to all kinds of information and answers at the tip of our fingers.
But we do not necessary know or retain more of this so-called knowledge.
As Albert Einstein said in various ways, ‘information is not knowledge, experience is knowledge!’
“Why and why not?” are the questions that we need to seek, research and answer!
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If we have the interest in growing said knowledge/experience… Devolution… Great word! You will love my silly Y and Z blogs… I hope! I did say silly, yeah? Yeah!
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Was it one of those TVs with a tiny screen that you had to put coins in…?
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No! Just a little box set with a green screen and rabbit ears for reception!
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I liked Milton Berle. He’s be banned these days.
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Yes. Like a lot of comedians of his era.
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Okay! Now I’ve seen a few more of your paintings and I understand… Cheers!
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Dad I LOVE it!!!! 🙂
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I was allowed to stay up late on Tuesday night just to watch him!
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Same here…Texaco Star Theater…
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A long time in, er, coming, but “Knockers Up” by Rusty Warren!
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Rusty Warren just wanted to:
Make Someone Happy
Say Thank You
Bouncing Her Boobies
No … Big Knockers Up
or Little Knockers
knowing that
When a Woman Wants It
doing
It In Car Doesn’t Count!
Yes! Some say
Rusty’s Back in Town
Naked!
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I’ve heard of Milton Berle of course, but not sure if I’ve ever seen or heard anything he was in. I should check into it.
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An early TV star … in the late 40s and 50 s … Berle, Sid Caesar, and Ernie Kovacs … Kovacs’s visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death.
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Thank you for the excellent information. I remember watching Milton Berle when I was growing up.
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He was known to millions of viewers as “Uncle Miltie” and “Mr. Television” during the first Golden Age of Television. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV.
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